Smyrna times., 1865-04-20
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the First Session of the T1irty.eiphth
Congress.
lPuBI1C-No. Ill

fPuBLtc-No I'LL
An ACT to establish postal money order system.
lie Il enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentdtiUes Of the United States of America in Con.
Press assembled, That to promote public convent
ence aud insure greater security in the transfer
of money through the United States mails the Post-
master General is hereby authorized to establish I'M
der such rules and regulations he may hnd exPe-
dent and necessary uniform money order system
at all post offices which he may deem suitable there
for and which shall be designated and known as
"Monev Order Offices - and il shall be the duty of
the deputy postmaster at every money order Office to
issue in such manner and form as the Postmaster
Gcnera may prescribe, an order for sum of money
payable by the deputy postmaster of any other mo-
ney order office which the person applying therefor
may select; and the deputy postmaster who issues
such order shall be required TO send through the
mails without delay, to the deputy postmaster on
whom II is drawn, due notice thereof, and he shall
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, to.
gcthcr with the proper charge fee tn ,refor, as
hereinafter provided. And il shall not be lawful for
any deputy postmaster to issue a money order an
any other deputy postmaster without having prev-
Ouslv received the money therefor; and any person
who shall violate this provision shall be deemed gull
ty ot mISdcmeAnOr, and on conviction thereof shall
be fin ID IN any not less than fifty nor more than
hFe hundred dollars.
Sec. 9. And be Il further enacted, That money
on printed or engraved form, which shall be fur
nIshed to the money order offices by the Postmaster
General and it shall be the duty of the latter to sup
pl such offices also with the blank forms ofappc cation
money orders, one of which the deputy pOstmas-
icr shall hand to each applicant for n money order,
who shall be required to enter, to be entet
ell, therein his own name and the name and address
:" the patty to whom the order is To be paid tngeth
or with the amount thereof and the date of appca-
tIpn. And all such Applications. when filled up aud
Ia ar..i Inc ipn ~ shall ha
file at his office for such length of time as the
PtLmlSte General may prescribe.
Sec. B. And be It further enacted. That money
o7d-r shall be issued for any less than one or
mo han thirty dollars and all persons who receive
mmcy orders ShIl be required to pIy therefor the
following charges fees viz: For an order for one
dollar, Tor any larger sum- but not exceeding ten
dollars, fee Of ten shall be charged and rxac-
tel by the pOstm Iser giving such order; for
der Of more than ten aud exceeding twenty dol.
r., the charge shall be fifteen cents and for every
Oricr exceeding twenty dollars fee oftwenty cents
Sl. bt charged.
Sec 4. Aad be 1t further enacted That if the pur-
chascr of Il money order, from having made error
in stating the name of the office of payment, the
of the payee, for other reasons, be desirous
,t The said money order be modified changed,
1t shall be the duty of the deputy postmaster from
whom hc received TO take back, nj his quest the
first order, and issue another in lieu thereof, for
which L new fee shall be charged and cx1ctcd and
repIy the amount of any money order to the per-
who obs lined IT, it the latter apply for such re-
payment aud return the money order; but the charge
Zee paid therefor shall not in any be refund
ed.
Sc ). And be it further enacted, That if any mo-
nv order be not presented to the deputy postmaster
whIm it is drawn within ninety days after da te,
shall not be valid payable; but the Postmaster
G. neral shall be- and he is hereby, authorized, on
apple ton of th- payec of such money order, to
II r l..
f,vor for which second fee shall be cxactcd. And
tn: Postmaster General is further authorized, when
a money order shall have been lost, TO cause
duplicate thereof To be issued for which second fee
shall DC pad on application of the rcmitler of the
p'yee at such order, provided the party losing the
orIginl shall furnish statement under oatb or ,c
rn tion, setting forth the loss or destroc,;on ,here.
ot and certificate from the postmaster by whom il
was payable that it had been paid and that i,
would not thereafter be paid.
SEC 6. And he it further enacted. That the payec
OF money order may, by his written cndorsemcn
thereon direct to he paid TO any other person. and i
sh,l be the duty Ct the deputy postmaster on whom
it ordered TO pay the amount thereofto the person
thus designated, provided the person TO whom the
money order is endorsed shall furnish such proof
tie z st master General may require that the writer
endors ,ncnt is genuine, aud that he is the person
thereby empowered TO receive payment OF the order
bu such sccond person shall not be at liberty
d,rse the same order to third party, and more thar
one cndorsemcnI shall render any order invalid ant
MT PAYABLE nd the holder thereof, III order to Obtain
tie amount Of the order shall be required to app
IN writing to the POstm ster General for new orde
ia lien thereof for which new order second fe
shall be charged PrOUided hOtOeUer That IN all ca
ses under this section, the original order shall b
returned and such proof shall he made OF the gent
incncsN o the endorsement thereon az the ROBtma'
ter General may require
Sec 7. And be II further enacted. That dePut
D,stma~tcrs at money order offices, may DO aliowe
by the Postmaster General, compensation tC
the issuing and paying Of money orders, nos exceed
ing nne-thlrd of the whole amount of fees on none
orders ISSUED aud, at the option of the Postnastc
GeDeral, one.eighth of one per centnm OH the grO'
amount of order. paid at their offices: PrOUidet
That all emolnments arising from such rates of con
pensai Jn shall be subject to the provisions Of tn
forty.rst section of the act of third Of March, eight
cen hundred and twenty five, entitled IAN act to re
Cuce into one the several acts establishing Inc fos
Office Depa rtment."
Sec. 8. And be II further enacted, That it shall
the duty of the Postmaster General 10 require a
Posnasters who may be authorized to issue and pa
money orders. TO execute new official bonds cono
fiOned tor the faithful performance of all duties
obligations imposed By this act in addition to thos
r.quired Of them by existing laws as postmaster,
and shall be the duty OF the Postmaster General
direct all payments or transfers to or from none
oxder officers. He may direct transfers of none
order funds from one postmaster 10 another and i
NAV require and direct transfers payments to 3
made from the funds received for money orders
creditors of the Post Office Department, to be :.
placed by equivalent transfers from the funds Of sal
d :partment arising from postages; and he may r
onire and direct transfers Of payments 10 be mac
from the funds Of the Post Office Department in u
hands Of any postmaster arising from Postages 70 u
money order Offices And it shall be the further d
ty of the Postmaster General 90 require each pos
master TO render TO the Auditor OF the treasury
the Post Office Department weekly, semi.week
or daily accounts Of all money orders issued al
paid, and Of all fees received for issuing them, OF
transfers, or payments made from funds receiv
for money orders, and of alb moneys received to
applied 70 the payment Of orders, or on account
money order Offices. ~f
Sec. 0. 5nd be IL further enacted, That out of {
moneys paid into the Treasury fos the service oft