Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-05-27
Official.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at he First Session Of The Thirty Eighth
Congress.
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bled That to promote public convenience and Ia insure
greater security in tho transfer of money through the
United States malls the Postmaster General il hereby a
horlzed TO eatabh under such rules regulations as
ne may md expedent and necessary, uniform money
order system at all post offices which he may deem suli
able therefor aud which shall be designated and known
as Money Order Ohees and IL sh III be the duty OF the
deputy postmaster at every money order office to issue in
such manner and form the Postmaster General NAV
prescribe an order for of money payable bv ihe
deputy postmaster OF any other money order office which
the person applying therefor may seeet and the dennv
postmaser who Issues such order shall required 10
send through the mails, without delay to the deputy
postmaster on whom is drawn, notice thereof and
he shall not deliver such order TO the applicant therefor
until the latter shall first have deposited with him the
amount Of money for which such order is drawn together
with the proper charge fec therefor hereinafter pro
vided Aud 1t shall not bB lawful any deputy most
AseI 70 issue money order on any other deputy post
master without having previously received the money
hereor and any person who shall violate this PROVISION
shall DO deemed guilty OF msdemesnor and conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than y nor
more than five hundred dollars.
Sec. D. 4nd BE- nJu,ther enacted, That money order
thall not be valid or payable unlesE IL be drawn on
printed or engraved FORM which shall be furnished to the
money order Offices by the Postmaster General; and IL
shall 6e the duty OF the la to supply such Offices also
of which the deputy postmaster shall hand to each appl
cant ior money order, who shall be required enter or
cause 20 be entered therein his the name
aha aures o the party to whom the order Is to be paid
together with the amount thereof and the dao of appca
Saro5 om ana Al a. az sash applcaons when ed up and de
at ms onre for such eugth of time the Postmaster
General may prescribe.
shall be issued for any sum less than than
tny aoars and all persons who receive money orders
sha be required to pay therefor the following charges or
fees, viz For order for dollar or for any larger
sum- but not exceeding dollars, fee Of cents shall
ue charged ana eAacted by the postmaster giving such
order for an order Of than ten not exceeding
twenty dollars the charge shalt bs een rents aud for
every order exceeding dollars fee twenty cents
shall be charged
Sec 4. And be il further s1aced That II tho purchaser
o. money order from having made error in stating
the name Of the Office OF payment the name OF The
payee or for other reasons be derous the said mo
ny eruer DO modified or changed 1t shall be tue duty
tho deputy postmaster from whom he received il 10 lake
back at his request the first order, another in
lieu thereof for which fee shall be charged and ex-
acted and 1t shall also be the duty OF deputy most.
master to repay the amount OF any money order to the
person who obtained it, IL the latter apply for such repay
men and return the money order but the charge or es
paid therefor shall not in any be refunded.
| sec o. And De ii further enacted, That if any money
order be not presented to the deputy postmaster on whom
Is drawn within ninety days after its date it shall not
be valid or payabe but the Postmaster General shall be-
and he is hereby, authorized application Of the payes
Of such money order to cause order lieu thereof
to be Issued in his avcr for which second fee shall be
exaced And the Postmaster General is authorized
whenever money order shall have been cAuse
duplicate thereof 10 be issued for which sse1nd f
be paid on application of the remer or of tile payee Of
such order provided the party losing the original shall
furnish statement, under oath or affirmation, ss,tiug
iorh the loss or destruction thereof and certificate
the postmaster by whom 1t payable that had not
been paid and that u would not thereafter be paid.
Sec o. and be further endcted, That the payee Of a
money order may, by his written endorsement thereon
direct i 70 paid to any other person. and it shall be the
duty oil the deputy postmaster whom il ia ordered to
pay the amount thereof to the person thus designated
provided the to whom the money is endorsed
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require that the written endorsement genuine
he is the person thereby empowered receive payment
he oraer put such second person shall not be at liberty
to endorse the same order to third party
one endorsement shall render any order invalid AMI not
payable and tue holder thereo in order to obtain the
amount OF the order shall be required to apply In writing
to the Postmaster General for order il lieu thereof
Tor when new order second fee shall be charged Pro
vtded however That in all cases. under this section the
original order shall be returned and such proof shall be
made Of the genuneness of the endorsement thereon the
Postmaster General may require.
Sec Z AID Be 4 further enacted That deputy post
masters at money order Offices may be allowed by the
Postmaster General compensation for the issuing and
paying OF money ORDERS not exceeding onehrd OF the
whole amount of tees money orders issued
option Of the Postmaster General, oneeghth Of per
centun the gross amount orders paid al their oces
Iotded Ihat ~ emoluments arising from such rates of
compensation shall be subject 70 the provisions Of the
forty first section of the act of third of March, eighteen
hundred and twenty-five, entitled "An to reduce into
one the several acts establishing the Post Office Depart
mont"
sec s, And be further endc,ed That IL shall he the
duty ofthe Postmaster General to require all posmasters
who may be authorized to isue pay money orders
execute new onleiel bonds conditioned for the faithful per-
iormAnce OF al duties and obligations imposed by this act
in addition to those required of them by existing laws
poslmasers and shall be the duty Of the Postmaster
General TO direct all payments transfers to or from
ney order offices. He may direct transfers money order
funds from postmaster to another and he may require
and dec transfers or payments to be made from the
funds received for money orders creditors OF the Post
Office Department. to be replaced by equivalent transfers
from the funds OF said department arising from posages
and he may require and direct transfers payments be
made from the funds of the Post Office Department in the
hands Of any postmaster arising from pOstage to the mo
ney order offices And 1t shall be the further duty of the
Postmaster General to require each postmaster to render
to the Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post Office Depart
weekly semiweekly daily of all money
orders Issued and paid and Of all fees received or issuing
them of all transfers, payments made from funds
ceved for money ORDERS and OF all moneys received to he
applied to the payment Of money ORDERS account OF
l money order offices.
Sec o. And be il further enacted That moneys
paid into the Treasury for the service Of the Post Once
Department the Postmaster General shall have power 10
transfer to the deputy postmaster of any money order
office such may be required and above tho
current thereof TO pay money orders drawn
the latter and such transfers shall be made by warrant
signed and registered by the Auditor of the Treasury for
the Post Office Department.
Sec TO- And be further enacted That II shall be the
duty Of the Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post 0aCa
Department TO receive all accounts arising in the money
order ohoeH or relative thereto aud to audit and settle
the same, and TO certify their balances to the Postmaster
General as often as he may require. He shall keep and
preserve all accounts arising in said Offices and shall re
port the Postmaster General delihquenoes of post
masters In rendering their money order accounts,
paying money order funds. He shall keep the ae
counts Of the money order Offices separately from the
accounts for possges and in such manner to show the
number and amount Of money orders issued by each post
i master, and the number and amount OF money orders
paid the amount Of fees received and all the expenses
the establishment And II shall be the further duty OF
the auditor superntend the collection of all debts due
to the United States TO the Post Office Department by
may have BEEN employed in the money order offices He
shall direct suits and e al proceedings and take all such
as may be authorized by law to enforce the pay
ment Of such debts for the recovery Of penalties
= arising under the provisions of this act.
"a sec H. And be II further enacted, That all moneys
ceved ior the sale Of money ORDERS including all fees re
10 ceVed LOT selling the same all moneys transferred from
N the funds of the Post Office Department to the money
order Offices all funds transferred or paid from the
ord1r oeea - me use and service Of the Post Office De
ID partmen and all transfers Of funds postmaste
to another for the use Of the money offices shall
deemed and taken to be the moneys the Treasury
j. the United States And fany postmaster assistant clerk
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