The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-10-04

be preserved by the pos master receiving
them for stich time the Postmaster Gen |
SEC. l09. That the Postna stcr General shall
furnish money-order Offices with printed or
engraved forms for money S-orders, and no
order shall be valid nnicss IL be drawn upon
such form.
money-eTtler shall send notice thereof by
nail, without delay, 10 the postmaster on
whom II is drawn.
SIC III. That no moncy-crdcr shall be
valid and payable, unless presented TO the
postmaster on whom 1t Is Gawn within one
year after its dni : hut the Postmaster Cen
eral. on the application of the remitter or
payee ofany su.;h order, may cause a new
order to be issued in iiesi thereof.
SFC. ji2 That the payee OF u moncy-order
may, by his written Endorsement thereon,
direct ii to be inid 10 any other person,. and
the postmaster on whom 1t is drawn shall pay
tile same to the person thus designated, pro-
yicd he shall furnish such proof as the POST
master General may prescribe that the in
dorsemenL Is genuine, amt that he Is the per-
son enpmwGre a YER 70 receive ni naiXmen. n. an
order invalid ami not payable, and the hoi-
der, 10 obtain payment, shail be required TO |
apply In writing to the Postmaster General |
for q new order in liea thereof returning the /
original order, and making sueh proof OF the |
genuinencss OF the Enforcement rs the Post
master General may require.
SEC. 1l3. That after inoncy-ordcr has been |
issued, Ii the purchaser desires TO have II |
sued the order shall take it back and issue |
another In lieu of it,, for which new fee |
shall be eXacied.
SEC. III. Tint, the postmaster issuing q
money-order shall repay the amount Of 1t up |
tie application of the person who obtained |
IT,, and the return of the order, but the fee |
paid for 1t shall not be returned.
SIC. lis. 4 hat whenever. u money y-order |
has been lost, the Postmaster General, upon
The application Of the remtter or payee Of
such order, may catISe duplicate thereof to
be issued, without charge, providing the
party losing the original shall furnish Is Ger
tincate from the postmaster by whom 1t was
payable that it had not been, and would not
thereafter he, paid, and similar certlilcaie
from the DV whom 1t issued
that 1t had not been, and would not thereafter
sEG Il6. Tint any person who shall, with
intent to deffaud. falsely make, forge, coun-
Lerfeit, engravc. or print, on cause or pro-
engraved, printed, willingly aid or as
sist In IIlscl making, forging, cotlntcrfciiinR,
engraving, Or printing, any order In imitation
of or purJoriing 10 be money-order issued
by the Posi-Once Department.. or any Of It's
tnre or Endorsement thereon ;any person
who shall falsely alter, or cause or procure
to be altered, or willingly aid or assist in
falsely altering any siI1h money order any
person who shall, with intent to dcfraud,
iass. utter, or publish. or attempt TO pass,
utter, publish, true, any such false,
forged, counLertcited, or altered money-or-
der, knowing the same, or any signature or
..onntcrhited. or altered. every such person
shall be deemed guilty o4clony, and, on con-
vction thereof, sllall be imprisoned at hard
labor for not less than two nor more than five
years, and be Ened not exceeding i've thou-
ssand dollars.
Sic. III. That all payments and transfers
TO and from money-order offices shall DC ull-
der the direction OF the Postmaster General.
lie may ira nsfer mnney-orttcr funds from one
postmaster to another, and from the postal
transfer money-ortier funds TO creditors Of
the Department, TO he replaced by Equivalent
transfers from the postal revenues.
SEC. lis. That the Postmaster General may
transfer to the postmaster ut any money-or-
der Office, by warrant on the treasury, coun-
tersigned by the Auditor for The Post-OfIce
Department. and payable out of the postal
revenues, such stun as may be required over
and above the current revenues at his Office
toIay the money orders drawn upon him.
SEc. 1l9. That the Postmaster General
shall require each postmaster at money
order ollie render to the Post-Oflice De-
par;ment weekly, seml-weekly, on daily ac-
counts OF all noi,ey-ortlers issued and trid; OF
all fees received for issuing them; OF all
transfers and payments made from money
| order funds and OF all money received to be
! usesl for the payment ol noney-orJicrs or on
1 account of money y-order business.
- SEC. l20. That the Auditor for the Post
Office Department shall keep the accounts Of
the moncy-order business separately, and In
stich manner AS to show the number and
amount of money-erders issued at each Office,
/ the number and amount laift, the amount Of
/ fees received, ami all Lhe expenses of the
b money-OI1ier business.
SEC. 12I. That all money received for the
sale of fmoney-orders, iuciuding all fees there
on, all money transferred from the posta
revenues to the niont.y-orsler funds, au anon
| funds TO the service OF the Post-Oflce Depart.
ment, and all money-ortler funds transiei1'ed
|
deemed and takon TO be money-0Ttler funds
and money In the treasury of the United
| states. a nd il shall be the duty oil the as
i sistan treasurer of the United States to open,
at the request of the Postmaster General. tn
account OF ''money-oriter funds deposited Dy
-taeneTY,', and of drafes against the amount 81
det os to drawn by hin and countersgned
by tbs Audi or.
SkC, I22. That any postmaster, assistant,
clerk, or other person emp Dyed In or CON
nertt;d with the business or operations of any
i own use, IN any way Whatever, or loan, ol
deposit in any bank, or exchange for other
i r.Intls, auv portion Of the nloney-oruer funds
shall be deemed guilt of embezzfement; and
any such pei son, a. well as every other per
son advising or participating therein, shall
on conviction thereof, for every such ofrense
be imprisoned not less than six mpnths
nor more than ten years, ilnd pc hneti III q
sum equal to the amount embczzled ana any
failure to pay over produce any money
order funds intrustcd to such person shall be
taken 10 be pr1ma-iil;ie evidence Of fembezzie
mont and upon the trial ofany indictment
against any person FOR sIch embezzielnent. Il
shall be l1riina-f:l.ie evidence OF n balance
against him to produce a transcript from thu
none y-order count books OF the Auditor fnl
the Post-Ofee Department. But nothing
herein contained shall be construed 10 pro
hibit any postmaster depositing, under TIN
! direction of the Postmaster General, in
national bank designated by the Secretary o
the Treasury for that purpose, 10 his owl
credit as postmaster, any money-order o
other funds in his charge, nor lrevent III
negotiating drafts or other evidences OF deb
through such bank, or through United state
dsbarsing officers, or otherwise, when In
strticted or required tu do so by the Post
master General, for the purpose of remittin
surplus money-orrer funds from one pos
olee to anotheT 70 Re se IN Hiyengs n,1s g 4,
| | United States shall he requireu to issue. III
der regulations TO be prescribed by the Sex
re.ary of the Treasury, duplicates OF los
checks drawn by them in favor of any pos
, master ON account of money-order or-othe
JJulJli: funds received by them from som
- other postmaster.
: SEC. l23. That postmasters at money-ortle
offices may be allowed. as compensation tt
issuing and paving money-orders. not exceed
ing one-third of the whole amount OF fees 80
le1.etl on orders issued, and One-forth of ON
: per centum on the gross amonnt OF order
@ as .neir peshse oies ,, h provlrea s
salary, shall not exceed four thousand dollar
r per annum, except in the case OF the pos
:: master ut New York city, hereinbefol
PROVIDE.
SEC. III. That the Postmaster General ma
: Jay ont of the proceeis OF the money-orti'
business the cost OF stationery and sScil inc
> dental expenses as ARE necessary tor II
' transaction of that business.
!; q SEC. 12J. That the Postmaster General IN;
employ such an additional number of clerl
r at money-order offices as may be nccessal
d for conducting the operations of the none
4 order system, who shall be paid out of Il
e proceedS of the money-order business
3 SEC 126. That for the greater security
Y may establish uniform system of regtstr
i SIC l27. That mail-natter shall be reg
@ tered only on the application OF the par
: posting the same, and the fee therefor sha
4 liot exceed twenty cents in addition to d
! regular postage, to be, in all cases, prepait
j and all such fees shall be accounted Tor
d such manner the Postmaster General sha
direct: Provided, That letters upon the of
V cial business ofthe POst-OfIice Deparme
: which require registering shall be registcrt
h free of charge, and pass through the mai
l. free Of charge.
Il SEC. 12s. That a receipt shall be taken up
l. The delivery ofany registered mail-matte
If showing to whom and when the same w;is
:, -livered, which shall he returned to the sc
u der, and be received in the coiits as prtn
: facie evidence of such delivery,
~ a. SEC. 129. That the Post-Oflce DeTartmeI
II or its revenue, shall not be liabl for the lo
of any regsteree matchmaker.
= SEC. l30. That mailable matter shall be
E regular printing matter third, insceilaneo
= matte er.
l. SEC. 131. That mailable matter Of the fiji
z class shall embrace all corrcsdondenc
II wholly or partly in writing. except DOC
q manuscripts and corrected proof-sheets pa
ri ing between authors and publishers.
I, SEC 49,. That Inailable MATES of the st
e ond class shall embrace all matter exclnsi'
ri 1y in prient, and regularly issued at slau
D. periods from known Office of puDiicato
Of without addition by writing, mark, or sigl.
;e SIC. 133. That mailable matter OF the thi
IS class shall embrace all phamplets, occasioh
>, puDiications, transiens newsTapefs, lnIhe
at zines, hand-bills, posters, unsealci circnlai
IN prospc;tuses. books, beOk-nanuscr1pts, prO
" sheets, corrected proof-sheets, maps, prin
RS cngravings, blanks, flexible patterns, sanpi
sr 0fmerchandise not cXoeeding twelve ounc
ID In weight, sample cards, phonograpnlc latp'
II letter envelopes, postal envelopes ana VIA
m z photographic repre&ectations of diifere
= types, seeds. cuttings. bulbs. roots, ectoI