Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-27
The New.Postalmoney-ordsrs system

2he new, Eontn1money -OfueF SygSems
The Postal money. order system is to be
put into operation in this city on abe frat
of November. III il, intended 70 pro-.
mote public e66yenfen6e; and % insure
safety n ne trapsfert pt small sums OF
money through the mails. The mode by
K6ichasafaryciE secured consists in leaving
out Of the order the name of the payee or
party for whom the money is intended. In
this respect o money order differs from an
ordinary bank draft or check. When q
money order is applied for, the postmaster
furnishes the applicant with printed form
Of application, in which the latter viii en-
ter all the particulars Of amount, name,
address, &C., required. to be stated in the
money order and advice. From the items
contained in such applicatien, the post
master will ill up the money order, aud
also tho corresponding form of advice
The order when completed, is handed to
the spplieanS upon payment Of the sum
expressed therein and Of the fee charge
able thereon, which fee must tEvGyi-G6ly Dc
paid IN money, postage stGmPs not being
receivable therOor.i By. 1the mail immedi.
ately following theissue of a money order,
the postmaster transmits the advice to the
postmaster at the office upon which it is
drawn. Tbs latter is thus furnished with
all Necessary information, and will there.
fore be informed of the names of the re-
mitter and payee before the order itself can
be presented, and be enabled to detect
ftaud, If any shSulf be attempted
Any officer may draw upon any other OIL
Ger in the list OF money order Offices for a
sum, upon one order, from one dollar to
t6Ity dollars But when larger than the
latter is required. additional orders to make
It up must be obtained. ,a,a.
y1RATEs OF COMMISSION
charged for money orders
onorderS not exceeding s10..............1o cents.
Over SO and NOT exceeding cents.
Over $40 andup 10 80 cents.
No money is to be received by any
postmaster other than coin, United States
Treasury notes, or notes of the National
Banks, and orders are paid in NO other
currency. A money order is rendered in.
valid unless it Is presented to the post
master on whom 1t lie drawn, within ninety
days from its date, but the Postmaster
General can issue new order on the ap.
plioation of the payee upon the payment Of
q second fec. The same course is to be
pursued ia case the order is lost. In this
case the payer 10 to furnish a statement
under oath. that the order has been lost
OF destroyed, aseompAnisa by a certificate
of the postmaster that it has not been paid
and will NOT be paid II thereafter present.
cd. o.; 4'
The payes may. transfer his order to an,
other person by endorsing it upon the
back. Persons, therefore, residing OF pla-
Gee other than those designated ia the fist
Ofmoney. order Offices can avail themselves
Of the advantages of this system. But an
order cannot be endorsed twice.
In commencing the operation Of the
system ithas been deemed expedisnt to be.
gin with the larger post oficss. The only
Offices which have yet been designated in
West Virginia and Virginia are wheeling,
Old Point Comfott, Norfolk and Alexan..