The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-07-14
INFORMATION FOR DEPOSITORS
CONCERNING POSTAL SAVINGS
SYSTEM-TO BE ESTABLISHED
AT BLACKFOOT, JULY 14th.

AT BLACKFOOT, JULY 14th.
Object
The Postal Savings System is estab-
lished for the purpose of providing
facilities for depositing savings at in
terest with the security of the United
States government for repayment.
Safety
The faith of the United States is
solemnly pledged to the payment of
deposits made in postal savings depos-
itory Offices with accrued interest as
provided by the postal-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 own
name, and by a married woman in
her own name and free from any in
reference or control by her husband.
mo peson can have more than one ac-
count at any one time.
No person may open a postal saw
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
opened in the name O any corpora
ton, association, society, firm or part
nership, or in the names of two per-
som 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 deposition 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
r 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-
ouired to sign. If the applicant sign
by mark, his signature must be wit,
messed by a d~isinterested person.
Deposits
I DEPOSITS are evidenced by posta'
e savings certificates issued in fixed de-
; nominations of 81. 50, IS, $40. $40
$50 and 500, each bearing the name
/. of the depositor, the number OF his
: account, the date of issue, the name
e of the depository Office, and the date
t at which interest begins. The post
e master or his representative viii
}, make out a duplicate of each certin
r cate issued, which the depositor will
p be required to sign and which the
e postmaster will retain in his records
No account may be opened for les'
e than 81, nor will fractions or a dollar
r be accepted for deposit.
No person is permitted to deposl
more than 500 in any one calenda'
'r,onth . to have a total balance II
his credit at one time Of more thai
: $500. exclusive of accumulated inter
I est.
Savings certificates can not D.
d transferred or negotiated and will d.
$ payable only to the person to whom
issued.
On opening an account a deposito
: is supplied with In envelope in whiel
d he may keep his savings certificates
On this envelope is printed informa
ton for his guidance. and also
blank ledger record on which to kee'
an account Of his deposits and with
drawals.
In case a savings certificate Is los
4 or destroyed the deposition should nc
tify the postmaster. II deemed pro"
er, a e certificate will be issue
upon compliance by the depositor wit
the necessary requirements.
Z Postmasters are not permitted t
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