The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-11-09
The New Postal Bzoney- Order
Sysfena.

The postal money-ofder system is to be
put into operation IN this city on the first Of
November. 1t is intended to promote pub
lie convenience, and to insure safety in the
transfer Of sblall sums of money through
the mails The mode by which safety is Sc
secured consists i'll leaving cut OF the order
She name of the psyee, or party for whom
the BIoney is intended. Ia this respect a
money order differs from an ordinary bank
daft or check When a money order is
applied for, the Postmaster furnishes the
applicant with Il printed form of application,
in which the latter will enter all the psitieu-
lars OF amount, name, address, etc., requir.
cd to lie taxed In the money order and ad-T
vice. From the items contained in such
application the postmaster will fill up shey
money order, and alse corresponding form
ct advice. The order, when completed, is
handed to the applicant, upon payment OF
the sum expe. sed therein aud Of the fee
chargeabe thereon, rhick fee mast ssrdT1o-'
bty he ldld IN Hao?cg, postage std0ipsaot be-,
ing recaraGle therefore. BY the mail imme-,
dlatety following the issue Of the money or
der the postmaster transmits the advice TO-
the Postmaster at the Office upon Which 1t 10
drawn The latter is thus furnished with all
necessary IN ornaiior, and will therefore be
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payee before the oder itself can be present.
I'd, and Le enabled TO detect fraud if any
should be attempted Any officer may draw
upon any other offieer in lhe list of meuey-
order Offices for sum, upon one order, fiom
one dotiar to thirty dollars But when q
larger than the latter is required, additieaai
orders to make it up must be obtained.
RATES OF COMMISSION i
charged for money orders. Ia.y
On Orders not exceeding $40, :. 10 cts
Over SO and not exceeding $40, Is cts.
Over $40 and up to $50, 20 cts.
No money is tc be received by any post
master other than coin United States Treas
uly notes, or notes of the National Banks,
and orders are paid in no other currency
4 money order is rendered invalid unless 10
Is prevented to the postnlaster Oh whom it
is dia~p, within ninety days from its date,
but the Postmaster General can issue new
order on the application Of the payee upon
the payment OF second fee. The saa1e
course is to be pursued IN case the order is
lost. In this case the payer is to furnish u
statement under oath that the order has
been lost or destroyed, accomr ranied by a
certificate of the postmaster that it has not
been paid and will not be paid if ahereefter
presented.
The payce may transfer his order to anoth~
cr person by endoriug it upon the back
Persons tht yetore, residing at places other
than those designated in the list of money
o,d.r offices can avail themselves of the ad-
yantagas of this system. But an order can
not be endorsed twice. tan;
In commencing the operation of the sys-
tenn it has he II deemed expedient to begin
With the larger post Offices The only Of
fcos, which nave been designated in West
Virginia and Virginia are Wheeling, Old
/ ioint Gnmiort, Norfolk and Alexandria. --
The number in the United States is l39.
Should circumstances wallent. the number
will be speedily increased. u -