The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-14

to open, at the request of the Postmaster Gen.
eral, an account of "money.orde funds" deposits
ed by postmasters to the credit of the Postmaster
General. land of drafts against the amount so
deposited, drawn by him and countersigned by
the Auditor. i9s q trar ~ -
SEC. l22. That any postmaster, assistant, clerk,
or other person employed in or connected with
the business or operations of any money-order
Office who shall convert to his own use in any
way whatever, or loan, or deposit in any bank,
or exchange for other funds, any portion Of the
money-order funds, shall be deemed guilty ofem
bezzlement, and any such person, as well as
every other person advising or participating
therein SHALL on conviction thereof, for every
such oIense, be imprisoned for not less than six
months nor more than ten years, and be fined in
sum equalto the amount embezzled; and any
failure TO pay over or produce any money-order
frnds intrusted to such person ehall be taken 10
ye prima-facie evidence of embezzlement; and
upon the trial OF any Indictment against any
person for such embezZlement, it shall be prima
facie evidence of a balance against him to pro-
dnce a transcript from the money order account
books of the Auditor for the Post Office Depart
ment. But nothing herein contained shall be
construed to prohibit any postmaster depositing,
under the direction of the Postmaster General,
in n Z OF al bank designated by the Secretary of
the Treasury for that purpose, to his own credit
as postmaster, any money-order or other funds
in his charge, nor prevent his negotiating drafts
or other evidences of debt through such bank. or
through United States disbursing officers, or 9TH
erwise, when instructed or required to do so by
the Postmaster General, for tn purpose of re-
hitting surplus money-order funds from one
post-otlce to another, to be used in payment of
money orders. That disbursing officers of the
United States shall be required toissue under
regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of
the Treasury, duplicates of lost checks drawn by
them in favor of any postmaster on account of
money order or other public funds received by
them from some other pc m; ser. ~
r SIC. 123. That postmasters at money order
offices may be allowed, as compensation for issu-
ing and paying money orders, not exceeding one
third of the whole amount of fees collected on or.
ders issued, and one fourth of one per centum on
the gross amount of orders paid at their respect.
i've offices, provided such compensation, together
with the postnasters salary, shall not exceed
four thousand dollars per annum, except in the
case of the postmaster al New York city .as here.
inbefore provided. 't+ p .s H0I-t'lLf ri.
SIC. l24 That the Postmaster General may
pay out Of the proceeds of the money order bust
ness the cost of stationery and such incidental
expenses as are necessary for the transaction of
that business.
SIG. 1875. That the Postmaster General may
employ such an additional number of clerks at
money-order Offices as may be necessary for
conducting the operations of the money-order
system, who shall be paid ont of the proceeds of
the money order business
Sac. 1876. That for the greater security
of valuable mailmatter, the Postmaster
General may establish a uniform system of
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