The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-11
INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDERS
THE EXTENSION OF THE MONEY
ORDER SYSTEM INTO MEXICO.
Larcdp, Texas, WIN nc Made Inter
national Exchange ONCE.
A Convenience.

official notice OF the extension OF the
United States money order system into
Mexico to take effect at once. The cir
cular embraces the following regulations
and Instructions:
On the part OF the United States the
postoffce at Laredo. Texas, will act as in
ternational exchange office. and on the part
OF Mexico the po~toffice at Nuevo Laredo
viii in like manner act as the exchange
office. Each will dispatch daily to the
other consolidated report called an ex-
change list) OF the advices Of orders paya-
BILE in the other country.
The amount OF money orders drawn 10
the United States must be expressed in
United States money, but the exchange Of
nee al Nuevo Laredo will reissue the or
ders. and in them the amount to be paid
the payee in Mexican money will be stated
IN Mexican money, which VIII Ne convert
ed at the current rate OF exchange quoted
at Nuevo Laredo ON the day OF the ar
rival at that place OF the exchange list
from Laredo, Texas
The amount OF money orders issued In
Mexico will be expressed in Mexican
money, but 10 like manner the exchange
Office at Nueyo Laredo will convert these
amounts into United states money 1T the
rate quoted on the day the exchange list Is
dispatched TO Laredo; and the latter Of
lice VIII reissue tho orders, expressing
therein the value OF the same in United
States money.
The receipt which is feature OF the
new international money nrdar forms now
being introduced. should he carefully pre-
served by the remitter.
The orders drawn in this country on
Mexico should be fbut are not required TO
he) mailed by the remitters 20 the payees
for the use of the latter rs means Of
identification and as aifording information.
PAYMENT will not, however. he made on
such original orders. but on the additional
orders reissued at the exchange Office at
Nuevo Laredo in same manner as payment
Is now made in the United States Of the
amount OF orders drawn on Denmark, Nor
way, Sweden and other non Englsh-speak-
ing countries, reissued orders drawn by the
New York exchange office taking the
place Of the original or let's.
on and after January 2, 1900, all inter
national money orders issued In this coin-
try should be (but are not required TO bel
mailed ny the -emittars 70 the payees. The
practice Of writing or stamping across the
face of the order the sentence. viz, '7his
order is OF no value except as recent
for the money deposited" is to be dis
continued
Upon receipt Of an application for a
money order payable In Mexico and be-
fore issuing the order the postmaster
should rarefully scrutinlza the application
TO see ~ whether the remitter has given
his name and addrefs f2) whether he has
has given the full name and complete adj
dress OF the payee, including the name of
/ the state or district In which the latter g
nIa at lie ~
tion 1898. Postal Laws and Regulations
A list Of money order Offices in Mexico
! Is herewith furnished for the information
Of postmasters in this country The issu-
ing postmaster must not undertake to des-
isnate the paying office. This duty will
be performed by the exchange office at
Nuevo Laredo.
The payees address need not necessarily
be money order postoffice In Mexico;
that administration will cause the order
20 be paid at the money order office most
( convenient to the residence OF the payee.
After transcriblng in the advice all the
particulars given by the remitter In his ap,
pication the issuing postmaster should
forward the advice (,inder cover of one OF
the special envelopes furnished for the like
purpose in international business) TO the
exchange office at LAREDO, Texas, for GER
| tidcation.
The maximum amount for which
money order may be drawn In the United
States, payable in Mexico, is 500, There
is no Limitation to the number of orders
which may he issued In one day at any Of
Nee for one or more remitters, payable
at any place in Mexico, to one or more
payees.
Under the authority vested in this de-
partment by law. the postmaster Nanerai
has ordered that special fees shall be ex-
acted for the Issue of money orders paya-
BILE in Mexico, as follows: