Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-15
lay l6, 1854.
RuRIo-No. I'LL


AHAcT to establish postal money order system.
Be It enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
BentAtVes Of the United States Of America In CON
grea sAtmblsd, That 70 promote public eonven.
Of money through ths United States mails, me
Postmaster General Il b, rsby authorized to ostGb-
And expedlept and necessary, a uniform money on
der Gygtsm at all post ofiseS which he may deem
known - money Order Ofaees" and IL Shall be tht
duty Of the deputy poStmAster At every money or
der once 70 in O. In such manner and form a the
Postmaster General may prescribe, an order for
sum Of money payable BY the deputy postmastSr Of
any other money order once which the person an
plying tbeEotoE may select; and the deputy post-
ssnd through the mails, without delay To me depu
y postmaster on whom It Is drawn, due notice There.
can't therefor until the latter GhAIl hrst have deos
RED with him the amount Of money for which g1eh
order drawn, together with the proper char 70 or
~ therefor, a. hereinafter provided And Il snail
not be lawful for any deputy postmaster to I1Eue
money order on any other deputy postmaster with.
and Any person who EhAll violate this provision ShNl
b deemed guilty Of niSdsAmor, and on conviction
thereof shall be hned In any sum not les than fty
nor more than ave hundred dollars.
Sec. 2 And be It further enacted, That money
order GhAu not be valid payable unless II be
drawn on printed or engraved form, which shall
master GenerA and Il shal be the duty or the Iat,
Ter TO supply such offices also with the blank forms
SGphcotion ios money ordsrD, one of which tho
money order, VIVA shall be required 10 enter or
cause 70 entered therein his name and the name
AaoFSa OF the party u whom the order 70 to be
paid together with the amount and the dats
O. application And ali such applications, wien
nued up and d0liSerOd to the deputy poEtmHnfar
shall be preserved nle at his ONCE for moi Isn",b
Of time a. the PoetmAsisr General may preScribs,
zee. And Be 1t further enacted, That no money
otu'L snAh % Issued Tor any sum less than one or
more than thirty dollArE and all perSon0 Who re-
eetTe money ordsTs shall bO required 70 nav tberS
S sue iS0ung charges or lees viz: For an order
Iot one dollar, or for any larger sum, but NOT 81.
eeeuing ten doArE, fee OF ten cents ~ rhnr1
60 A1d enacted BY the PostmAstSr giving such or.
twenty dollars, the charge shall be een cent? and
for every order exceeding twenty dollar fee NJ
twenty cent? BhAll be charged
Sec. 4 Aud be it further enacted, That ~ thu
purchaser OF money order, from having made an
erior IN stating the name OF the ONCE OF payment
or the name OF the payee, or for other reasons BE-
desirOuH that tue said money order DO nod6ei ~
changed II shall be the duty of the deputv nost
master from whom he received It to take back, ct
MS request the FIRST order, AndfssuO another IN lieu
thereof, for which . new fee shaII be CHARGED And
e1Aetet; and It shall also DO the duty Of deputy
der 70 the person who obtained IT, II the Sttsy
Ply LOT such repayment and return the money order.
enaEge or fec paid therefor shall not In any
see. .. And be It further enacted. That II any
ISttS ~ pc not presented to the deputy post
tar IL Az ~ LIt drawn within ninety days AZ.
nostmA.eE Genefal shall be, and hB IA hE1ebv ~,
rGsE ~ On Pneation the pAyee Of such money
Iueo IN nm mvor' Tor which second fec shaII he
Hete9. ana the PostmASt General Is f1Ttbsr - i
ihoriHed, whenever money order shall have 80
LCst 70 cause duplicate thereof 70 be iGSusb ~ |
which second fee shall be paid on application 81
ne RENTER or Of the Payee Of such ORDER proyded
the party losing the original 6hAl furnish GtStS
nent under oath or Affirmation, setting forth me
Ioss or destruction thereof and certificate from thS
PostmStSr BY whom It was payable that it had moi
been paid, and that It would NOT thereafter be |
Bee. g. And be 1t further enacted That the paySe
q money order may, BY his written endorsement
theFSon direct e 70 DO paid to any other persos
aed shal be the duty Of the deputy poStmaSter on
WHOM y y ordered 70 pay the amount thereof to the
the money order endorsed EhAl furnIsh such brood
a. the Postmaster G0nOFAl may require that ne |
person thereby empowered to receive payment IA
the order; but such second person shall not 10 A.
liberty 70 endorse the same order to . third party