The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-05

eminent for repayment.
Safety.
2. The faith of the United States is
solemnly pledged to the payment Of
deposits made in postal savings de-
lpository offices, with accrued interest
thereon, as provided BY the postal
savings act.
Who May Deposit.
3. An account may be opened and
deposits made by any person Of the
age Of ten years or over In his or her
name, or by married woman in her
own name and free from any control
Jor interference by her husband.
4. Deposits will be accepted only
from individuals, and no account will
be opened in the name Of any cor
Iporation, association, society, firm, or
partnership, or in the name OF two
or more persons Jointly. No account
will be opened in the name Of one
person In trust for or on behalf Of
another person or persons.
4 5. A person may open a postal
savings account at any depository
postoffice, but no person may at the
same time have more than one postal
savings account either at the same
Office or at different Offices.
4 s. All accounts shall be opened in
person by the depositor or his author
A lied representative. After opening an
account, depositor may forward
4 subsequent deposits to the postof1ce
by registered mail or by. money order
made payable to the postmaster
No Charges to DeposItors.
4 z. No charges or fees are collected
or required from depositors in con
Injection with the opening of accounts
or the subsequent deposit or with
. idrawal Of moneys.
How to open an Account.
4 81. When a person applies to open
: an account, he shall furnish the nee
essary information to enable the post
master to fill out an application, which
: the depositor will then be required
!. to sign.
Deposits.
9. Deposits are evidenced by post
al savings certificates issued in fixed
denominations of 81, 81, IS. $40, $40
$50 and 500. each bearing the name
LOT the depositor, the number OF hi
account, the date of issue, and thu
name OF the depository Office. The de
,Ipositor shall sign duplicate of eacf
certificate, which the postmaster viii
retain.
10. No account may be opened foj
! less than 81, nor will fractions Of ,
: dollar be accepted for deposit. (Se'
= paragraph 16 relative tospostal saving!
I cards and stainps.) s.
IL. No person is permitted to de
post more than 500 In any one cal
lendar month nor to have total bal
ance to his credit at any time of NOR
than $500 exclusive Of accumulated in
lterest.
IL. Postal savings certificates ar
not transferable or negotiable, AM
} are payable only to the person t
whom issued, except as provided i
K paragraphs 81, % and 20.
13. On opening an account dc
Ipositor is supplied with an envelop
lin which he may keep his savings Gel
II tificates This envelope bears info1
5. nation for his guidance, and a blan
q ledger record on which an account .
n his deposits and Withdrawals may b
q kept.
e IA. II postal savings certificat
lis lost or destroyed the deposito
II should notify the postmaster. Upo
a. compliance by the depositor with tn
e necessary requirements, new CO
a. Itiflcate will be issued by the thir
8, assistant postmaster general if deem
ed proper.
n 15. Postmasters are not permit.
st to receive issued postal savings ce
s tificates for safe keeping.
postal Savings Cards and Stamps.
1s. Amounts less than 81 may /
saved for deposit by purcashing i
le cent postal savings cards and 10-cel
+" postal savings stamps. Each post
In savings card bears blank spaces
In which such stamps may be alike
re- from time to time. A postal savins
es card with nine postal savings staml
lg affixed will be accepted as depos
Id of 81 either in opening an account
sk in adding to an existing account.
es IT. Postal savings cards and staml
of are not valid for postage, and pos
IN masters will not exchange them f
lpostage stamps nor exchange postal
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