The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-06-22
IOFFICIAI.l
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed st the First Session Of the Thirty
Eighth Congress
lPrEuo-No. II

Be e7lacsd NJ the SsGt> and Hosse Of Representatives.
o The Tniaod Sta>I Of AnsertcG tD COgres osseHaoea
That 10 promote pubic Venence AMI 70 insure great
security the transfer of money through the United
States mails tie Postmaster General - hereby AatLoT
zsd - establish under such rules All As LIE
may mi expedient and necessary Uniform money
order system AL post Offices which lie may deem suI
able therefor and which shall Do des sna-ed and Auo~
Money order Offices aud 10 si44I - Tie duty ~
tne deputy possastsrat every money order Office 10
issue ia such manner AID ioIi - the Fos'iA-ter 1e
prescribe order for sum of money
oy the cep1gy P0stnAster q any other money order
J once winch the person applying hrfelOf may assct
Ani ths deputy ppstn ster who issues such order tt
Dc required send through the mails without delay O.
The deputy postmaster vhOnl i j. lrAWn tueuoce
thereof shall deliver such order D. the app
cant therefor until the latter shall hrst have deposited
with ham the amount Of money for which such order -
drawn together ~tb the proper charge Or fee therefor
as matter provided And . shall lot Do lA"ia ior
any deputy postmaster 70 ISSUE money order any
ether deputy postmaster without having previously Re-
oriFsi Tie money therefor and any Psrson "hS shall
violate tll- provision shall Do deemed gully VI ullsle
mcanor and on CONVICTION thereof shall be lined ia
Any less than nty more than i've hundred
collars
Sc . Andt> afutAer enaeted Thai money order shall
aos o. valid payable unless II be drawn Sn pTiatsf
or engraved form hch shall be furnished ~ The money
order Offices by the POstater General and i shall be t-
duty of the latter supply such oces also with The
blank form Of application Tor money orders one Of which
The deputy postmaster shl hhd 20 esch appieStio
money order sLa be required % enter or cause %
b. entered therein his name sud The name a.
party whom the order IS 20 be paid, 10
gether the amount thereof aud the date OF apIca
and all such applications when niled up ana dellv
the deputy postmaster shall be preserved on te
hs orcc 0r such length OF time a. the Postmaster
General may prescribe.
SC and b. Il further mated That DO money order
shall d. issued Tor ally sum less than one Or more than
thirty cu@rs AID al persons who receive money oriofs
shall be required 90 pay therefor the following charges
for order or one dollar OF Tor any larger
sum but exceeding len dollars, fel 81 tcH ceLts
shall be- charged snl ex4cted the postmaster giving
such order Tor order Of more than ten and not
csediug twenty dollars the charge shall be- fifteen cents
and Tor every order exceeding twenty dollars ~ Of
twenty cents shall be charged
See AMI D. Il furtAer enacted That the p4rchss-
| er = = money order, from having made
stating the name II tho office payment tie
said money ha modnei changed shall be the
duty q the deputy postmaster from whom ns received
It back Al A request the hrst order AMI issue
another n lieu thereof, for which new Zee shall be
charged and eIact@d shall also be- the duty ~
deputy postmaster q repay the amount II any money
order 10 tho person who obtained H. TIE latter Apply
for such repay and return the money order but
the charge Zee paid therefor shall nos any be
| refunded
sec g. And Be u further e7sdcted That II any money
De not presented 70 the deputy postmaster on
whom It drawn within ninety days after Its date, II
shal noE hs vaii payable, Bat the Postmaster Gen
shall be- and he Is hereby authorized, on application
payes Of such money Order, 10 order
in lieu thereof % be issued IN his favor for which
secout fss shall be e1actet And the postmaster
General further authorized Whenever money order
shall have been lost, 10 duplicate thereof 10
issued Tor which second I've shall be paid appl-
cation u Tue TeTnitIer OF payes Of
provced the party losing the original shall furnish
statement under oath or anirma ion, setting forth
the destruction thereof and certificate from
the postmaster By whom payable that it had
been paid and that Il would not thereafter be paid.
Sec 6 And be II further enacted, That the paJee Of
money order may by his written endorsement thereon,
direct 70 De paid any other person and shall BE-
the duty Of the deputy postmaster on whom II 10 order
ed pay the thereof the person shus tcsgna
Ied provided the person 10 whom the money order g
endorsed shall furnish such proof the Postmaster
General may require that the written endorsemsnt IL
genuine and thai lie Is the person thereby empowered
10 receive payment Of the order but such second per
son shall not be 81 liberty 10 endorse the same or
der 70 a third party, and more than endorsement
shall render any order invalid and not payable and tie
holder thereof order obtain the amount Of the order
shall be required 10 apply in writing 20 the Postmaster
order second fee shall be charged Provlded, hOtOsr
cases under this section, the original order
shall be returned such proof shall be made Of the
geuunsness Of the endorsement thereon the POstmA
1 General may require.
Sec and b. ii further enacted That deputy pos.mAst-
ers money order Cfces, may be allowed BY ths Post
master General as compensation for The issuing and
paying Of money orders exceeding onethird Of the
whole amount Of fees money orders issued and ~
the option OF the Postmaster Oensra oneeghtn OF one
per the gross amount Of orders paid a. their
Offices PrOridef That ali em0uments arising from such
rates compensation shall be subject TO the provisions
first section Of the act of third Of March,
eighteen hundred aud twenty i've, entitled An act 10
reduce into tho several acts establishing the Post
/ Office department
Sec 5 ind be further enacted, That It shall be the
duty tile Postmaster General 10 require all pOsnlast
! ors vi 10 authorized
dors to execute new official bonds conditioned Tor the
faithful performance Of ai duties and obligations i'm
posed by this addition to those required Of them
by sting postmasteTs and II shall be the duty
Il the Postmaster General 20 direct all payments
transfers from all money order offices lie may d
transfers Of money order funds from one postmAs
another and he may require and direct transfers
or payment made from the funds received for
Is orders creditors of the PostOce Department TO
Do replaced by equivalent transfers from the funds or
said department arising from postage and he may re-
quira transfers " 70 be made from
the funds II once Department the hands Of
any postmaster arising from Postages 30 tbs money
der Offices And shall be tho further duty Of the Post
master require zach postmaster 70 render 10
the Auditor of ths Treasury for the Post once Depart
ment ky semi weekly or daily accounts of all mon
~ orders issued and paid and of al ees received for
| SUNG them, of all transfers or payments made from
funds received for money orders aud Of all moneys
csed be spped 10 the payment of money orders OF
on account OF money order orcss
| Sec o And b. II further enacted. That out Of the
moneys paid into the Treasury for the service Of the
Post Ofice Department tbs Postmaster General shall
have power TO transfer TO the deputy postmaster u
any money order ofice such sum as may be required
over ami above ths current revenue thereof so pay
money ORDER. drawn the latter and such transfer
sh. ~ made BY warrant ths Tre2lury by the Post
master General. and countsrsgned and regHtersd by
the Auditor OF the Treasury Of the Post once Depart
ment.
sec 10 And be Il further ,n1cted That shall be the
utv u She Auditor u the Treasury for the Post Office
Department all accounts arising the money
order Offices relative thereto and 10 audit AID settle
ths certify their balances - the POstmassF
General often lac may require. He shall keep aud
ursssrvs ali accounts arising said Offices shall
port u she Postmaster General all deDQuenciss OF post
masters rendering their money order accounts
paying over money order funds He shall keep the &C
counts of tho money order Offices separately from The
accounts FOR postages and IN such manner show
number AMI amount u money orders issued by eAt
! postmaster, and the number and amount OF money
ars paid the Of fees received and all the
Of the establishments. And Il shall De the further
duty Of shs auditor to supsrntend Ihe collection Of al
cebls tho United States 10 the Post Office De
v ra-pU her Der
sons who are or may have bssn employed tue money
order Offices He shall direct suits and legal proceedizg
and take AL such measures as may be authorized BY
enforce the payment OF such debts, for the
covery Of any penalties arsing under the provisions
this act.
SEC IL And b Il further enIc1ed That all moneys re
ceved for the sale of mOnsy orders including al isss
ceived for selling the all moneys transferred from
order Offices alunds transferred or paid from the monel
order Offices the and Of the Post once T
partnent and atrsnsrsrs Of funds from postmaste
another Tor the of the money order Ocss shall b
deemed and tAksl 70 be the moneys ths Treasury
the United states And any postmaster, assistant
clerk other person employed connected With th
business operations Of the money order Offices sha
convert 10 his use ANY way whatever, or shal
chantse shall loan with or without interest EhA
deposit any bank shall exchange for other funds
any portion Of such moneys, every such shall b
deemed aud aclucged 70 be az oeIzernent OF
OF said moneys shall be thus taken converted used
u loaned deposited or exchanged which hereby de
elAred 70 be felony and any failure pay
produce The ntrusted 10 such person for the
Of the money order ofces shall be held and
| prima fscie evidence of such smbezxlement And an
postmaster assistant clerk, other person employs
connected with the business Of the money Ords
Offices and al other persons advising p4rtcipAtia
such Ect beng convicted thereof before any
OF the United States of competent jurisdiction shall
sentensed 70 imprisonment fer term Of not less thA
sx months nor more than ter years and 20 fine equi
20 the amount OF the money embefxet And upon "a