Evansville daily journal., 1864-06-16


,rpl caHt f9r 5 money order. who shall be required
.o eafer or cause 70 be entered, therein his own I
san.s. snd the name and add.ass Of the party to
whom ths order Is 70 Be paid, togsfbsr With the
amount thereof Ard the date Of Application And
al saeh applications, when hiled Up and delivered
70 TIE deputy postm2ster, snail - preserved on
hie at his Office for sueh length Of tine a. the
Postmastsr General may prescribs
sc. ,. And Be Z further sAaetsd, That no money
order shall be iszasd fSr any sum less feaa euz r
more tAan thirty dollars aud al persons who
raaeiTe moDey orders shall Be required % nav
therefor the fSil9aiug ch4rgss or fses viz. TSr |
an order for dollar, or any larger supa but
not exceeding tsn dollars, Zee 0f ten cents shall
Be CHARGED ana sxactsd ~ the 2ostmsxtsr giving
such order; for 50 order % more iaan ten and not
exeesding twenty dsllaFs, the charge shall - 81
teen esbtsi aud Tor every order exossdinK twenty
dollars r. q tNsniy cents shall b charged.
Sec. T. And bs z further sHaeted. That II the par
esassT Il mOEey order from having made az Il
error IN stating the Of the ofHes of paymsnt,
- the pane Of the psyss, CT for othsr reasons b
dstirOos that the said money order be modified or 1
changed, II shall - the duty u the deputy post
master from whom be rsesiTsd if to take back 50 |
his request, ths fret ordsT and issus another ia
lieu tfsreof, foF which ns~ fse shall b. charged |
aud exacisd; and u shail als0 be the duty q .
deputy postmaster 10 repay the amount of any
money order 70 ihs psrs0n Eho Oh aimed IT, II the
latter apply for such Fspaymsnt AID return the
money order, bui the charge or rs raid thersfgr
shali not in any case be refunded
Zee. 8. Aad BE- Il further eaactsd, That ifsny no
ney order - not presented 70 the dsgaty DQstmas-
ter os SboEa it Z drawn within ninsty days after
its date. 10 shall Be valid or payable but the
Postmaster General shaM b., azd he II hereby,
sutheriKe5, on applseati0n Of the p@yss o. such
moueF ORDER % causs nsN order ia lieu thereof
b u iszued IN be favor, for which second lss
I shall bs sKaetsd- And the Postmaster Gsneral IL
further aafhoriEsd. WhsbsTer a monaT order shall
have been losf, % Gauss duplicate thereof 10 BE-
/ iasu=d, faF which second fss shall b paid on
application q the FeittsF Of the payss of such
order provided the party losing fhs original shall
farniah a statement, under oath or Gfirm&tion,
seiiing forth the loss or destruction thsFsof. abd
a certificate from the postmaster By whom f
payable that Il bad net been paid. and that Il
/ would not thereafter b. paid
/ Sec. o. And b Il FURTHER enacted That the payss
/ Of money order may ~ his writes endorsement
/ thereon direct il 70 b pald 70 any other persos
4 and t shall be the duty d the deputy postmaster
On shem IL Is ordered % pay the AMOUNT thereof
% the person thus designsted provided the uerasu
| 70 whom the money order 10 endorsed shall fur
NIB such proof the Postmaster General may ~.
I qss.fe that the written eBd0fsemsHt IL genuine
and that be IL the person thereby empowered 70
receive payDe0t of the order but such second
person shall not BE- Al liberty 20 eadorsa the ssf-
order 20 q third party, and more than one en-
dor snaent shall render any order Invalid, and moi
payable. and the hoiisr thereof Ia order obtain
the amount d the order shall BE- required 70 ap-
ply Ia writing 70 the Postmaster General for q
new osaer in lieu thereof. Tor which rev order .
sacoud fss shall BE- charged press.Eef Aaaesser
That IN al cases, under this seetiau the original
order shall be returned, aud such proof shall be
ns3a d the geuuineusss 8f the endorsement there
On as the P0staaastsr Geasral may require
Sec. T. Aud b q farfaer saaesed, That deputy
postfaasisrs, az monsy order Offices, may be al
| ioeed by the Postmaster General, ss a compensa-
tion for the iasaing aud paying Of noaey orders,
I nct sAessdinE 0ne-thifd u the Whois hmoHnt of
Il rs money orders issnsd, an8 af the option Of
the Postmaster General, eighth n one per
centum on the gross amount o. orders paid at
their ofiloes tfsstdsd That al enalamenss aris-
ing from such rates Of eampsnssflon shall - sub.
eef 70 tho provisions Of the forty hrst section OF
the act q third of March. eighteen hundred and
twenty ave, entitled An act 10 reducs into one
the several acts establishing tue Poat-OG3es De.
| pafinsnt."
Sec. 3. lad Be Jurtksr s.aassI. That u shall BE-
the duty Of The Postmaster General 70 require all
/ psstmasters who may BE- authorized 10 Issue and
psy money orders 10 sxecute asw efieisi bonds
coHdliiooed for the faithful performances of all
dotles and obligations imposed hy this act ia
I addition 70 those required Of them bY existing
laws e. poatnasfsrsf aud II shall be the duty d
ths fosimasier General TO direct all paynssats o.
trausfsIs % or from money order offices lie nav
iiFeet transfers of money order funds from ore
| pestmast1F % another agd he may require and
direct transfers or payments 70 be lnada from ths
funds esiFed for money orders t. creditors o
, the Post OfAcs Depart eut, 20 r. replaced by
eqaiyalent transfers from tue funds OF said de-
part ment arising rom poseaRas and he mar re-
qairs aud direct transfers of payments 10 be mad.
from the funds Of the Psst-Oniee Department Ir
the haads u any postmaster arising from post
ages 70 the money order Offices Aaa Il shall b,
the further duty Of thu Postmaster General TO Re
quire each postmaster 10 render to she Auditor o
} the Treasury for the Post-ofaes DspaTtmsn
weekly, semi weekly or daily aceouuts Of all mo
neg orders issusd and paid and of all fes reeve.
for issuing them, Of all trausfsfs or paytaeut
! made from funds received for mousy ordsrs, an,
| of al moneys received 20 b applied 10 the nav
inent ot money orders, or on seoonnt Of nonel
, | order Offices
r Zee. .. lad = e fsrthev suae,sd. That out q
= the wonsys psid into ths Treasury for tha aaryic
5 o. the Posi-oaass Department the Postnss,ts
General shaii have powsr 90 transfer 60 ths aspnt
Z postmaster o. any money order once such sHm =
may os required, over aud above the current rsYe
- nua thereof, = psy money orders dfaNn On th
e latter aud sueh Transfers shalt Be made hx ~a1
a rant on the Treasury By the Postmaster Genera
aad eonuieraigned aud registered hy tho Audlto
J. % tks Treasury for ths Fost-ofnes department
II sec. 10. Aad - = fsrfhsr enacted, that Il .ha
- the duty u ths Auditor Of the Treasury for a
Pest once Department 90 receive all aeconst
II arising IN the money order Offices or rsiati,
thereto, and % audit aud settle the sams and
certify their balances 20 the Postmaster Gsnera
e as oftsn as hs nav reqaire. he shall keep an
n preserve all accounts afising Ia said Offices ar
shall report TO the Postmaster General all dslli
y queneies of postmasisra in rendering thsir meus
d rider accounts, or In payias ever money orb
: funds. lie shall keep the aecaaats ~ the snon,
order Offices separately from the accounts aor pos
u ages, aud IN such inAuneF - to shou tho aumta
A. and amount Of m0nfN orders Issued by each pos
master, and the number snd amount Of mon,
- orders paid the amount OF fees received and 4
J. the expenses of the establishment And IL aha
be the fur her duty % the Auditor 20 supariuter
= the eoisc'ion Of All debts du= 20 the United stats
~ I OF % NAa AhshsAAttH department. IF pfas8Hf
e late pasimsstsrs, OF other persons Who ate,
may have been, employed In the money ord,
q Offices, He shall direct suits ard legal pruess,
q / Tugs. and take all such On assures a. nav
authorized bv Law % enfaTss the payment Of sac
dsbts, or for the recoysrY Of any penalties arlsiu
% under the provisions Of this act.
ss Sec. II. AHa De a further enacted, That al m,
nsys received for the sale Of money orders InelH'
ing all fsos received for selling the same ali n.
- uey transferred from the funds OF the Post ON
re Department 70 ~. money order Offices, all fan,
n trAnsisrrsd or Paid from the money order oaio
10 msnt aud all transfers ef funds from enc pos
AZ master 10 another for the use Of the money era
Offices. shall be deemsd and taken 20 be the N,
Is neya In the Treasury ef the Unita5 States Ar
II any postmaster, assistant, clerk. CT other %
I | son employed in or connected with the hustn.
operations Of the money order eaeSs. shall col
b., vert 20 bis own In any wa7 whstaver or sha
~ use ey way of Investment In any kind Of proper
= or merchandise, or shall Loan with without 4
ae tsrsst, or shall dspssit 10 any bank. shall
'lr change for other funds. any portion Of such m
- nsys, every aach act shall be deemed and aalatx
Va t9 Be A. enbszHlement Of % much % said none
" As shall ee thus taken, converted. u-ed. oAus
M deposited, or exchanged, which Is hereby deelAr
20 he felony aud any failure u pay over or
produce The neneys intFustsa 20 snch perssn
the ase Of the money order Offices shall - be
aad taken 20 Be prima fAcie evidence q such 81
ed bezzlemeat. And any Postmaster, assistant eIrr
:. or other person employed la or connected wi
~ the business ~ the money order efioss, and
persons advising OF participating IN such act
~ being convicted thsresf before any court Of
United States II competent jar sdiction, shaii
ne ssnssnced to imprisonment Tor tsrm of net Il
ha than elk months nor mcEa than ten years ard
!, ine equal 90 the amount Of tbs money smbe
~ slsd. And apon the trial Of any indicfms
3y against any person for embsEzllnE public mou
under the provisions of this act IL shall b prir
~ faeie evidence for the purpose Of showing = b
1e Ahee against such person 90 prodscs trsa scri
az frem the mosey order account books % the Aud
- or Of the Treasury for the Pest -ofnos Departnsu
u aud such transcript, wh.u certified by said Aud
re or nader his seal Of officc, shall he admitted
ar evidence In the courts Of the United States.
he Sec. IL Aad bs Il fsrtasr eaaetsa. That II a
person shall falsely make. forge, eounterfsit, 9
On grave, or prnt, Or cause procars 20 Be fails,
ed made forged. coanterisfted, esErsvsa. or prints
"a or willingly aid assist in lssly making. fol
ing, eounterfsiting, sagraYing. Or printing a
order In imitation Of 81 purPorting 20 be = mon
- orasF Issued By one postmsxter span another poa
MASTER; or shall falsely alter sr cause or prccr
g n aitercds or willingly aid or assist In hlss
altering, any mousy order issued a. Aforesaid
shall pass, utter, or pRbish, or attempt 10 "a
. utter, er paeiash, as true. sny false, forged
~ / couuterfsttea ordsEs purpertinz 70 bs q mor
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