The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-01-11

The Malta Post Office opened it.
doors Saturday morning to the publ
as a Postal Savings Bank. Georg
A. Chambers was the first deposito
and to him belongs the distinction
of making the first deposit in th
government savings bank of Malta
Following is information for depos
itors:
OBJECT
1. The Postal Savings System il
established for the purpose of pro
viding facilities for depositing say
ings at interest with the security o1
the United States Government fo
repayment.
| SAFETY
2. The faith Of the United States
is solemnly pledged to the payment
of deposits made in postal savings
depository offices with accrued in
terest as provided by the postal-sav
ings act.
| WHO MAY DRPOSIT
8. Accounts may be opened anl
deposits made by any person Of the
age Of 10 years or over in his or hel
own name and by married woman in
her own name and free from any in.
terference or control by her husband
No person can have more than one
account at any one time.
4. No person may open a postal
sayings account at any post Office
who Is not u patron of that Office.
s. All accounts must he opened
in person by the depositor or his au-
thorized representative. After op-
ening 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
corporation, association, society
firm, or partnership, or in the names
of two or more persons jointly.
Z. No account will be opened Ii,
the name Of one person in trust for
or OH behalf of another person or
persons.
SERVICE FREE
=. The service of the Postal Saw
ings System is free. and no charge or
fee is collected or required in con-
nection with the opening of All ae-
count or the withdrawal of money
deposited.
PRIVACY OF ACCOUNTS
9. No person connected with the
Post Office Department or the postal
service is permitted to disclose the
name Of any depositor or give any
information concerning al account
except to the depositor himself, UNI
less directed to do so by the Post
master General.
HOW TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
10. When person applies to open
al account he must furnish the nee
essary information for the postmas-
ter or his representative to fill out
an application, which he will then be
required to sign. If the applicant
signs by mark his signature must be
witnessed by disinterested person.
DEPOSITS
II. Deposits are evidenced by pos
tal-savings certificates issued i'm fixed
denominations of 81, 50. $5, $40, 500,
$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
Oh which interest begins. The post
master or his representative will
make out duplicate of each certiti-
cate issued, which the depositor will
be required to sign and which the
postmaster will retain IN his records.
12. No account may be opened for
less than $1.OO, nor will fractions of a
dollar be accepted for deposit.
l3. No person will be permitted to
deposit more than 500 in any one
calendar month nor to have tota
balance to his credit at one time of
more than $500 exclusive or accu-
mulated interest.
IA. Savings certificates can not be
tranferred oe negotiated and will be
payable only to the person to whom
issued.
l5. On opening an account de-
positor is supplied with an envelope
in which he may keep his saving cer-
titicates. On this envelope is print
ed information for his guidance. and
also blank ledger record on which
to keep an account of his deposits
and Withdrawals.
16. In case a savings certificate is