The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-09-21
POSTAL SAVINGS
BANK OPENED
AT the Clarksburg Postoffce
Wednesday Morning TO
Do Business.

uSSudy mOIulu6 at q CLOCK IOl
the transaction OF business. 1t /.
located in the money order de.
partment of the building and Will
be open daily except Sunday from
s o'clock in the morning to o'clock
in the afternoon.
Bank Circulars.
Concerning the postal savings bank
established by the government the
following circulars have been mailed
to the public:
l. The postal savings system is
established for the purpose of pro-
viding facilities for depositlug savings
at interest with the security of the
United States government for repay
ment.
., The faith OF the United States
is solemnly pledged to the payment
OF deposits made in postal savings de-
posltory officers with accrued interest
as provided by the postal savings act.
3. Accounts may be opened and de
posts made by any person of the age
of 10 years or over In his or her own
name and by a married woman in her
own name and free from any inter-
ference or control by her husband.
No person can have more than one
account at any one time.
4. No person may open a postal
savings account at any postoffice who
is not a patron OF that Office
5. An accounts must he onened In
person by the depositor or his an
thorIzed representative AFTER omen
ing an account depositor may for
ward subsequent deposits "a me most
office by mail.
Only from Individuals
6, DEPOSITS win he accented only
from individuals. and M account viii,
no onened in tba rane AZ onv cnrnnr-
alton. association society arm ar
partnership or in tho names a. two
or more nersons Jointly
7. No account win no onened IN tho
name az one person in trust far or ON
bebalf ~ another narson ~ norso,s
s The service of inc nosta, saw
ings system lis free ana no CHARGE ar
fee is collected ar required IN conror-
lion with the openIng Of an account
or the withdrawal ~ nancy denos,t-
ed.
a No narsor cor,ec,od u,,,, t.o
postoaica dnnortment ar tbo nost,I
service is nermitted IN disclose tho
name Of any denosltor ar ytvc any
Information concerning an account OK
cept TO the depositor himself unless
directed to do so by the postmaster
general.
How to AppIyt
10. When a person anpI,es IN ONE,
an account he must snrnIsb tho neres
sary information for the nostmasta
or his representative 10 mi ont an an.
plication. which he will then bo ra
CURED to sign. II the applicant signs
by mark his signature must he wit
messed by a dlslnterested person
IL. Deposits are evidenced By pos
tai savings certificates issued in dyed
I denominations of 81, 81, So $40 $40
$50 and 500, each bearing the name
of the depostor the number of his
account, the date Of issue, the name
of the depository office, ana the date
on which interes, begins. The post
master or his representative vii, make
out a duplicate of each certificate is
sued, which the dep6sltor viii be re
CURED to sign and which the post
master will retain in his records.
IL. No account may e opened 10
less than 81, nor will fractions or
dollar be accepted for deposit.
10. No person is permitted 10 de
posit more than 500 In anv one cal
endar month nor to have a total bal
ance to his credit at one time of NOR
than $500 exclusive Of accumulate
interest.
Certificates Transferable.
IA. Savings certificates can not b
transferred or negotiated and viii b