Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-25


OF its postmasters or agents, or any material
signature or Endorsement thereon any per-
son who shall falsely altor, or cause or pro-
euro to be altered, or willingly aid or Assist in
falsely altering any such money-order; any
person who shall, with intent to defruud, pass,
utter, or publish, or attempt to pass, utter, or
publish. rs true, any such false, forged, coun-
forfeited, or altered money-ordcr, knowing
the same, or any signature or Endorsement
thereon, to be false, forged. counterfcitcd, or
altered, every such person shall be deemed
guilty OF felony, and, on conviction thereof
shall bc imprisoned at hard labor for not
less than two nor more than five years and
be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars.
SEC. III. That all payments aud transfers
to and from money-ordor offices shall be UNI
dor the direction of the Postmaster General.
lie may transfer money-order funds from one
postmaster to another, and from the postal
revenue to the mOney-order funds; and he
may transfer money-order funds to creditors
OF the Department, to be replaced by equiva-
lent transfers from the postal revenues
SEC. llS. That the Postmaster General
may transfer to the postmaster mt any money
order Office, by warrant on the treasury
countersgned by the Auditor for the POST
Oiilce department, and payable out Of the
postal revenues, such sum rs may be required
over and above the current revenues ut his
office to pay the money-orders drawn upon
him.
SEC. ll9. That the Postmaster General
shall frequire each postmaster Mt n money
order Office to render TO the Post-Oflice De-
partment weekly, semi-weekly, or daily ac-
counts of all money orders issued and paid;
OF all transfers and payments made from
money-order funds; and Of all money receiv-
ed to be used for the payment of money-or-
ders or on account OF money-order business
SEC. 100. That the Auditor for the Post
Office Department shall keep the accounts
OF the money-order business separately, and
in such manner rs to show the number and
amount of money orders issued Mt each Of
flee. the number and amount paid, the
amount of fees received, and all the expenses
of the money-ordor business.
SEC. 1871. That all money received for the
sale of money-orders, including all fees there
on, NIL money transferred from the postal
revenues to the money-order funds, all mon
ey transferred or paid from the money-order
funds TO the service of the Post-Oflice De-
partmcnt, and all money-order funds trans
fcrred from one postmaster to another, shall
be deemed and taken to be money-order
funds and money in the treasury of the Unit
cd States And it shall be the duty OF the
assistant treasurer of the United States to
open, at the request of the Postmaster Gen
eral, AN account Of "money-order funds de-
posted by postmaster to the credit of the
Postmaster General, and of drafts against
the amount so deposited drawn by him and
countersigned by the Auditor.
SEC. 1872. That any postmaster, assistant
clerk. or other person employed in or con-
nected with the business or operations of any
money-cr der office who shall convert to his
own use, in any way whatever, or Loan or de-
post in any bank, or exchange for other funds
any portion of the money-oder funds, shall
be deemed guilty of embezzlement; and any
such person, us well as every other person
advising or participating therein, shall, on
ipii For l.
imprisoned for not less than six months nor
more than ten years, and be fined in u sum
equal 10 the amount cmbezzlcd; and any
failure to pay over or produce any money
order funds intrusted to such person shall be
taken TO be prma-facic evidence of embez-
element; and upon the trial OF any indict-
mcnt against any person for such embeZzle-
ment, Il shall be prima-facie evidence of a
balance against him to produce transcript
from the money order nccount-books of the
Auditor for the Post-Onice Department But
nothing herein contained shall be construed
TO prohibit any postmaster deposi.lng, under
the direction of the Postmaster General, in
national bank designated by the Secretary
OF the Treasury for that purpose, TO his own
credit MS postmaster, any mOnoy-ordcr or
other funds in his charge, nor prevent his ne
gotiatlng drafts or other evidences Of debt
through such bank, or through United States
disburslng officers, or otherwise, when in
structcd or required TO do so by the Postmas-
ter General, for the purpose of RENTING
surplus money-ordcr funds from one post
office to another, to he used in payment of
money-ordcrs. That disbursing officers of
the United States shall be required to issue,
under regulations TO be prescribed by the
Secretary of the Treasury, duplicates Of lost
checks drawn by them in favor of any post
master on account of money-order or other
public funds received by them from some
other postmaster.
Sec. 1873 That postmaSters at money-or-
der offices may be allowed, MS compensation
Tor issuing and paying money orders, not ex-
ceeding one-third of the whole amount of
fees collected on orders issued, and one
fourth Of one per centum on tho gross amount
of orders paid at their respective offices, pro-
vidcd such compensation, together with the
postmasters salary, shall not exceed four
thousand dollars per annum, except in the
case of the postmaster Mt New York city, as
horeinbefore provided.
SEC. 1874. That the Postmaster General
mny pay out Of the proceeds Of the money
order business the cost OF stationery and such
incidental expenses AS are necessary for the
transaction of that business.
SEC. l25. That tho Postmaster General may
employ such mn additional number of clerks
at money-ordor offices rs may be necessary
for conducting the operations of the money
order system, who shall he paid out of the
SEC 1876. That for the greater security of
valuable mail-mattcr, the Postmaster Gcncr-
al may establish II unioirm system of regis
traton
SEC. 1871 That Matchmaker shall be reg
istered only on the application of the party
posting the same, and the fee therefor shall
not exceed twenty cents in addition to the
regular postage, to be, in all cases, prepaid
and all such fees shall be accounted for in
such manner as the Postmaster General shall |
direct Provided, That letters upon the OIL |
ciil business of the Post-Oflice Department
which require registering shall bo registered |
free OF charge, and pass through the mails |
FREQ of charge.
SEC. 1873. That II receipt shall he taken |
upon the delivery of any registered mail |
matter, showing to whom and when the same |
was delivered, which shall be returned TO |
the sender, and be received in the courts as |
prma-faoie evidence Of such delivery.
SEC. 100. That tho Post-Oflice Depart |
ment, or its revenue, shall not be liable for |
the loss of any registered Matchmaker
SEC. 1870. That mailable matter shall be |
divided into three classes first, letters sec |
ond, regular printed matter; third, mscel- |
laneous matter.
SEC. 1871. That mailable matter ofthe first |
class shall embrace all correspondence,
wholly or partly in writing, except book
manuscripts and corrected proof-sheets pass
ing between authors and publishers.
SEC. 1872. That mailable matter of the
second class shall embrace all matter exclu-
sively in print, and regularly issued at stated |
periods from known Office of publication,
without addition by writing, mark, or sign.
SEC. 1879. That mailable matter of the
third class shall embrace all pamphlets. oc-
casional publications, transient newspapers,
magazines, hand-bills, posters, unsealed cir
culars, prospectuses, books, book manuscript,
proof-sheets, corrected prooi-sheeis, maps,
prints, ongravngs, blanks, flexible patterns,
samples OF merchandise not exceeding twelve
ounces in weight, sample cards, Photographic
paper. letter envelopes, postal envelopes and
per, Photographic Representations of diner
ent types, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions,
and all other matter which may be declared
mailable by law, and all other articles not
above the weight prescribed by law, which
are not, from their form or nature, liable to