The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-07-07
say that II 1t is done any worse than
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INFORMATION FOR DEPOSTTORS
CONCERNING POSTAL SAVINGS
sYsTEM-TO BE ESTABLISHED
AT BLACKFOOT, JULY 14th.
Object

facilities for depositing savings at in
~terest with the security of the United
States government for repayment.
Safety
The faith of the United States /.
solemnly pledged to the payment o
deposits made in postal savings depos
itory Offices with accrued interest a.
provided by the post~al-savings act.
Who May Deposit
Accounts may be opened and de
posts made by any person of the age
of 10 years or over in his or her owl
name, and by a married woman in
her W name and free from any In
reference or control by her husband
No peson car have more than one &C:
count at any one time.
No person may open a postal say.
ings account at any post office who is
not a patron of that office.
All accounts must be opened in
person by the depositor or his autho.
orized representative. After open
ing an account a depositor may for
ward subsequent deposits to the post
Office by mail.
Deposits will be accepted only from
individuals, and no account will be
iopened in the name o any corpora
ton, association, society, firm or part
nership, or in the names of two per-
sons Jointly.
No account will be opened in the
name of one person in trust for or
on behalf on another person or per-
sons.
Service Free
The service of the postal savings
system is free, and no charge or fee
is collected or required in connection
with the opening of an account or the
withdrawal of money deposited.
Privacy of Accounts
No person connected with the post
office department or the postal ser
vice is permitted to disclose the name
of any depositor or give any informa-
ton concerning an account except to
the depositor himself, unless directed
to do so by the postmaster general.
How to Open an Account
When a person applies to open an
account he must furnish the neces-
sary information for the postmaster
or his representative to fill out an
application which he will then be re-
quired to sign. If the applicant sign
by mark, his signature must be wit
messed by a disinterested person.
Deposits
Deposits are evidenced by postal
savings certificates issued in fixed de-
nominations of 81, SO, IS, $40, 500,
$50 and 500, each bearing the name
of the depositor, the lumber Of his
account, the date of issue, the name
of the depository Office, and the date
at waich interest begins. The post
master or his representative will
make out a duplicate of each certifi-
cate issued, which the depositor will
be required to sign and which the
postmaster will retain in his records. |
No account may be opened for less
than 81, nor will fractions OF a dollar
be accepted for deposit.
No person is permitted to deposit
more than 500 in any one calendar
month nor to have a total balance to
lis credit at one time of more than
$500, exclusive of accumulated inter-
Est.
Savings certificates can not be
transferred or negotiated and will be
payable only to the person to whom
ssued.
On opening an account a ~depositor
s supplied with an envelope in which
le may keep his savings certificates.
IN this envelope is printed informa.
ion for his guidance, and also a
flank ledger record on which to keep
n account of his deposits and with
In case a savings certificate is lost
II destroyed the depositor should no.
ify the postmaster. If deemed prop
r, a new certificate will be issued
pom compliance by the depositor with !,
he necessary requirements.
Postmasters are not permitted to
eceive certificates for safe-keeping. h
Savings Cards and Stamps K
Amounts less than 81 may be saved |
DR. deposit by the purchase of 10-cent !
ostal savings cards and adhesive 10 a
ent postal savings stamps. Each I
ostal savings card contains blank y
PAGES to which savings stamps may I