The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05

The postal money -ordsr system is to be
put into operation in this city, and at other
designated points throughout the country,
on The Let of November. It il intended to
promote public convenience ~ atfOrding =
cheap. immediate and safe agency for the
transmi ssion through the mails q small
sums OF money for which bank drafts can
net readily be procured. The mode by
which safety is secured consists ID leaving
out Of the order the name Of the payee or
party for whom the money is intended. In
this respect money order differs from IN
money order is applied for, the postmaster
will furnish the applicant with printed
form Of application, in which the latter
will enter all the particulars Of amount,
name, address, DC, required to be stated In
the money order and advice. From the
postmaster will fill up themOney order and
also the corresponding form Of advice.
The order, when completed, is handed to
the applicant, upon payment Of the sum
expressed therein and ofthe fee chargeable
thereon, which fee must invariably epaid
in money, postage stamps not being receiv-
able therefor. BY the mail immediately
following the issue Of money-Ortler., the
postmaster transmits the corresponding
advice To the postsn aster at the Office upon
which j: is drawn. The latter is thus fur
nished, before the order itself can be pre-
sented, with all necessary information TO
detec. fraud, If any shonid be- attempted.
Any Office may drawn upon any other
Office in the list of money order Offices for
q sum, upon one order, from one dollar to
thirty dollars. But when q larger sum
than the latter in required, additional or
ders to make IL up must be obtained.
Rates Of commission charged for money
orders:
On orders not exceeding $lo....... 10 cents
n 800 yc<sos1inSy &00 IL
Over TO and up to $3O..........-...-... 20 cents
No money will b. received for orders ex-
| cep, coin, United Htn4es notes, or notes Of
the National bauKs, end orders cannot BE-
paid in any other currency. A money Or
| der IS rendered invalid unless II - pre-
serted 70 the postmaster on whom ~ il
drawn within ninety days from its date;
order or the application of the payee upon
| the payment Of second fee. TIE same
course is 10 be pursued in case the order il
! lost In this case, the payee il TO iarnisha
statement, under oath, that the order has
been los: Or destroyed, accompanied by the
certificate Of the postmaster that il has not
been paid, and will not be paid if thereafter
presented. The payee may transfer his or
der to another person by endorsing it upon
the back. Persons, therefore, residing Mt
places other than these designated in the
List Of money-order Offices can avail them
6eiv0S Va I00 huVa0CBS0o Oh tuI5 DyStous
but An order cannot be endorsed twice. In
commencing the operation Of the system il
has been deemed expedient TO begin with
the largest pest ofhces only. A list Of
money order Offices viii be found q; the
post office in this city. The total number
In the United States is one hundred and
thirty-nine. Should circumstances war
rant, the number will speedily be in
creased. af
The Mozart Democrats Of the 9TH New.
York district renominated Ben Wood for
Congress, but he declines on account Of H.
| health, and . belief, as he says, that he can
Ners He is very happy, however, that
| his constituents approve his conrse in OPP
posing the coercion OF states and refusing
10 vote dollar or . man for this unholy
war. Rl IN 4fssm41 sfs a
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