The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-09-18
At the CIarksburg Postoffce
Wednesday Morning to
Do Business.

be located in the money order de-
partment of the building and will
be open daily except Sunday from
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
10 the public:
1. The postal savings system Isl
established for the purpose of pro-
yidfnE facilities for depositing savings
al interest with the security OF the
United states government for repay
ment.
2. The faith of the United states
is solemnIy pledged to the payment
of deposits made in postal savings de-
positOry officers with accrued interest
as provided by the postal savings act
g. Accounts may be opened and de-
posits made by any person Of the agei
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 oneI
account at any. one time
4. 30 person may open a postal
savings account at any postofice whol
is not a patron of that office
s. All accounts must be opened I'M
person by the depositor or his au-
thorized representative. After open
ing an account a deposttor may for
ward subsequent deposits to the post
office by mail.
Only from Individuals.
6. Deposits will be accepted only
from individuals. and no account will
be opened in the name OF any corpor-
alton, association. society. firm, or
partnership, or in the names of two
or more persons jointly.
Z. No account will be opened in the
name of one person in trust for or on
behalf of another person or persons.
s.. The service OF the postal saw
inEs system is free, and no charge or
fee is collected or required in connec-
ton with the opening of an account
or the withdrawal of money deposit
ed.
9. No person connected with the
postoffice department or the postal
service is permitted to disclose thei
name OF any depositor or give any
Information concerning an account eX-t
cept to the depositor himself. unless
directed to do so by the postmaster
general.
How to Apply.
10. When a person applies to open
an account he must furnish the neces
sary information for the pOstmaste
or his representative to fill out an ap-
pIication, which he will then be re
CURED to sign. If the applicant signs
by mark his signature must be wit
messed by a disinterested person.
IL. Deposits are evidenced by pos
tai savings certificates issued in fixed
denominations of 81, 81. So, $40, $2Ol
$50 and 500, 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 post
master or his representative will make
out n duplicate of each certificate is
sued, which the depositor will be re-
qulred to sign and which the post
master will retain in his records.
IL. no account may be opened 70
less than 81, nor will fractions of
dollar ibe accepted for deposit.
10. NO person is permitted to de
post more than 800 in any one cal
endar month nor to have n total bal
ance to his credit Mt one time of NOR
than $500 exclusive of accumulate
interest.
Certificates transferable.
II. Savings certificates can not b
transferred or negotiated and will
payable only to the person to whom
Issued.
Is. On opening an account de |
positor is supplied with an envelop
in which he may keep his saving |
certificates. on this envelope
printed Information for his guidanc |
and also n blank ledger record
which to keep an accou - OF his de |
posts and Withdrawals.
1G. In case n savings certificate |
lost or destroyed the deposItor shoul' |
notify the postmaster. If deeme |
proper a new certificate will be is
sued upon compliance by the depos
itor with the necessary requirements I
II P9stmasters are not permitted
to receive savings certificates for
safe-keepinE.
Savings Cards and Stamps.
49, Amounts less than 81 may os
saved for deposit by the purchase Of
10 cent postal-savings cards and ad-
hesive 10 cent postal savings stamps.
Each postal savings card contains
blank spaces to which savings stamps
may be affixed from time to time as