The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-11-15

GaCllClSS lOT uepOSll1uS "asthSo oo al
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
depository Offices with accrued inter
est as provided by the postal-sayiogs
act.
WHO NAY DEPOSIT.
8. Accounts may be opened and
deposits made by any person of the
age of ten years or over in his or her
own name and by married woman
in her own name and free from any
interference or control by her husband.
No person can have more than one
account at any one time.
I. No person may open a postal
savings account at any post office VINO
is not a patron of that office.
All accounts must be opened III
person by the depositor or his author
zed representative. After opening
an account a depositor may forward
subsequent deposits to the post office
by mail.
6. Deposits will be accepted only
from individuals, and no account Will
be opened in the name of any ccrpor-
alton, association, society, firm, or
partnership, or in the names of two
or more persons jointly.
7. No account will be opened. IN the
name of one person in trust fer or on
behalf of another person or persons.
PRIVACY OF ACCOUNTS.
9. No person connected with the
post Office department or the pos
tai service is permitted to disclose
the name of any depositor or give any
information concerning an account
except t. the deposi:or himself, unless
directed to do so ty the Postmaster
General.
DEPOSITS.
IL Deposits are evidenced by
postal savings certificates issued IN
fixed denominations Of 81, 81, 3d. $40,
500, $50, and s1oo, each bearing the
name of the depositor, the number OF
his account, the date of issue, the
name of the depository office, and the
date on which interest begins. The
postmaster or his representative will
make out duplicate of each certit-
cate issued, which the depositor Will
be required to sign and which the
postmaster will retain in his records.
70. No account may be opened Tor
less than 81, nor will fractions OF .
dollar be accepted for deposit.
13. No person is permitted to de-
posit more than 500 in any one calsn-
darmonth nor to have total balance
to his credit at one time Of moro than
$500 exclusive Of accumulated interest.
"A. Savings certificates cannot be
Transferred or negotiated and will be
payable only to the person to whom
issued.
IS. On opening an account de-
positor is supplied with An envelope
in which he may keep his savings cer-
tificates. On this envelope is printed
information for his guidance, and also
a blank ledger record on which to
keep an account Of his deposits and
Withdrawals.
16. In case a savings certifcsse 10
lost or destroyed the depositor should
notify the postmaster. If deemed
proper, a new certificate will be is-
sued upon compliance by the deposi-
tor with the necessary requirements.
II. Postmasters are not permitted
to receive savings certificates for safe
keeping.
SAVINGS CARDS AND STAMPS.
1s. Amounts less than 81 may be
saved for deposit by the purchase OF
1o-cent postal-savings stamps. Each
postal-savings card contains blank
spaces. to which saving stamps may be
affixed from time to time as purchas'
ed. and a postal~savings card with
nine 1O-cent savings stamps thus fixed
will be accepted as deposit OF 81
either in opening an account or in add
ing to an existing account.
10. Savings cards and stamps will
be redeemed only by the issue of saw
ings certificates and are not valid for
postage. They will not be received
in exchange for postage stamps nor
will postage stamps be accepted in ex'
change for postal-savings cards for
stamps.
INTEREST.
20. Interest will be allowed Oh all
deDosits at the rate of per cent per