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

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'0 SEC o. rn,, tho po.,mo,,o, eo0o,., NO., 80.
scribe uniform dress to DO worn by ottor-carriors
and any person not connected With the etter-carref
branch 81 the postal service who shall wear tho uni
Of msdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof for every
such oiienso shall be aned not moro than hundred
both, At thodiscretion Of the court
SEC. %. That the Postmaster General may estab
lsh In places whore letteroarrlors employed and
also IN other places whore, IN his Judgment the public
ny requires y receiving boxes for the aePos
therein 70 be collected as oten as public convenience
SEC. 90. That any person who shall wiriully and
malcicvsy inlure, tear down, destroy any letter
box pillarbox, or other receptacle established by The
Postmaster General for the safe deposit Of matter for
the mail OF for delivery, or who shall wiluiy and ma
lsiSusy assault any lettercarrier when in uniform,
while engaged on his route In tho discharge Of his duty
as ottercaIrer, and any person who shall wiilmlly
aid or assist thoron, shall, on conviction thereof for
hundred nor more than ono thousand dollars, or be
not less than one nor more than three years
according 70 the circumstances and aggravaton Of tho
| onense.
SEC. %. That each lcttcr-carl1er shall give
| bonds, with sureties, 10 be approved by the
| Postmaster General, for the safe custody and
delivery of all maimatter, and the faithful
account and payment of all money received
by him.
| SEC. 0s. That the Postmaster General.
when the public convenience requires il, may
establish within any post-ofice delivery one
| or more branch-ofices, for the recent and
delivery of mail matter and the sale of
stamps and envelopes; and he shall prescribe
the rules and regulations for the government
| thereof But no letter shall DO sent for de-
livery to any branch-ofce contrary to the re-
quest of the party to whom Il is addressed
SIC 3d. That the rate of postage on news
papers, excepting weeklics, lperiodcas not
| exceeding two ounces in weight, and circu-
lars when the same are deposited in a letter
| carrier office for delivery by tho office or u
| carriers, shall be uniform nj one cent eacif:
bnt periodicals weighing more than two
ounces shall be subject to u postage of two
cents each, and these rates shall be prepaid
| by stamps.
| SEC. 100. That no extra postage or carriers
fees, shall be charged or collected upon any
Matchmaker collected or delivered by car
| riers
SEC l0l. That all expenses of lotter-car-
| riers, branch offices, and receiving-boxcs or
| incident thereto, shall be kept and reported
in separate account, and shall be shown in
| comparison with tho proceeds from postage
| on local Matchmaker mt each office, and the
Postmaster General shall be guided in the
expenditures for this branch of the service
| by the income derived thcrefrom.
SEC. l02. That TO promote public convent
once, and to secure greater security in the
| transfer of money through the mail, tho Post
master General may establish, under such
rules and regulations rs he may deem expe-
dent, uniform money-order system, mt all
suitable post-oliices, which shall be designat-
| cd rs moncy-orler Offices
| SEC. 1903. That the Postmaster General
may conclude arrangements with the post
| departments of foreign governments, with
which postal conventions have been or may
be concluded, for the exchange by means of
postal orders, of small sums of money, not
exceeding fifty dollars in amount at such
rates of exchange, and compensation to post
masters, and under such rules and regula-
| tions as he may deem expedient; and the
cxpensesiof establishing and conducting such
system exchange rs may be paid out Of the
proceeds of the money-order business,
| SEC. l0i. That the postmaster ut n money
order office shall issue in such manner and
| form rs the POSTMASTER General may pre-
| SCRIBE All order for aspeciied sum of money,
payable by the postmaster at any other mon
| ey-order Office which the person applying
therefor may select; but no money order
| shall be delivered until the amount thereof
and the proper fee therefor, have been de-
posted with the postmaster issuing it: Pro-
vided, That the postmaster of every city
where branch post-ofiices or stations are es-
tablished and in operation, subject TO his SUI
pervision, is hereby authorized, under the
direction Of the Postmaster General TO issue.
or cause to be ISSUED. by any of his assistants
or clerks in charge of branch post-oflices or
stations, postal money-orders payable ut
his own or at any other money-order office,
or ut any branch post-ollice or station of his
| own. or Of any other money-order office as
the remittcrs thereof may direct; and that the
postmaster and his surcties shall in every
case be held accountable upon his official
bond for all moneys received by him or his
| designated assistants or clerks in charge of
| stations from the issue of money orders under
| the provisions OF this act, and for all MONEYS
which may come into his or their hands, or
al. in, 10 hi.
of the transaction by them of money order
business. And all the provisions of law now
| in force respecting the issue and the payment
| of money-orderS, and the disposal of money
| order funds in the custody of postmast-
ers, shall apply 20 all money orders issued
| under the authority given by this act, and to
all moneys received rom the issue thereof |
SEC, l05 That any postmaster who shall
issue money-order without having prev- !
ously received the money therefor shall be |
deemed guilty Of misdcmeanor, and on
conviction thereof, shall be fined not less !
than fifty nor more than five hundred dol |
lars.
SEC. lO6 That in case of the sickness or
unavoidable absence from his Office of the !
postmaster OF any mOney-ordGr poSt-ollicp |
he may, with the approval OF the Postmaster
General, authorize the chief clerk, or some |
other clerk employed therein, to act IN his |
place, and 10 discharge all the duties required !
by law Of such postmasters; Provided, That !
the official bond given by the principal of the !
Office shall be held 10 cover and apply to the |
acts of the person appointed TO act in his |
place in such eases And provided further |
That such acting officer SHALL for tho time |
being, he subject to all the liabilities and pen- |
nlties prescribed by law for the official mis- |
conduct in like cases of The postmaster for |
whom he shall act.
SEC. l07. That no money order shall be is
sued tor more than iifly dollars, and the fees |
therefor shall be, for orders not exceeding |
ten dollars, five cents; exceeding len and |
not exceeding twenty dollars, ten cents; OK
ceeding twenty and not exceeding thirty dol
lars, fifteen cents; exceeding thirty and not |
exceeding forty dollars, twenty cents; eX- |
ceedng forty dollars, twenty-five cents.
SEC 1903. That the Postmaster General |
shall supply money-ordcr offices with blank
forms of application for money-orders, which
each applicant shall fillup with his name. the
name and address Of the party to whom the
order is 10 be paid, the amount, and the date
Of applications and all such application shall |
be preserved by the postmaster receiving
them Tor such time as the Postmaster
General may prescribe.
SEC. 1909. That the Postmaster General
shall furnish money-order offices with printed
OF engraved forms for money-orders and no
order shall be valid unless ii DO drawn upon
such from.
SEC. 40. That the postmaster issuing a
money-order shall send n notice thereof by
by mail, without delay, to the postmaster or
whom il is drawn
SEC. Ill. That no money order shall be
valid and payable unless presented TO the
postmaster on whom il IS drawn within one
year after its date; but the Postmaster Gen
eral, on the application of tho remitter or
payee Of any such order, may cause n now
order to DO issued in lieu thereof.
SEC. lie. That the payoe of money-order
may by his written Endorsement thereon.
direct il to be paid to any other person, and
the postmaster on whom il is drawn shall
pay the same to the perssn thus designated
provided he shall furnish such proof ms The
Postmaster General may prescribe that the
Endorsement is genuine, and that he is the
person empowered TO receive payment; but