Postal Notes.

Lake County Press, Volume V, Issue 278, 26 January 1888, Page 2

Postal Notes.

i The following regulations regarding the issue and payment of jxistal notes are taken from the Post and Telegraph Guide, ami we publish them ! for general information : 1. The followhr; are the amounts for which postal notes are issued, together with the poundage payable in respect of each note: — I Amount of Note. Poundage I p. d. d. 1 0 i | 1 (i .. .. •- •• i ! -2 (> 1 !5 0 U 7 •> . . • • • • . . 2 | 10 0 .. .. .. -.3 12 « .. ■• •• ..3 i 15 0 Broken amounts may be made up by the use of postage stamps, not exceeding M in value, Mixed to the havk of any one )x*'tal note. •2. The person to whom a 'wta' voce is issued may, before parthrc with it. I'l ; " » te nniiie o( the 1 person to whom the auiou.ij is to lie paid, and n>a\ fill tn the name of the .Money Older Oiflce, at which the amount is to b-. paid. The person so named must si'„'u the receipt ft the loot of t.ie note, and must a'so "ill in the name of the Money Order Office if that lias not been already done. 3. Every person to whom a postal note is issued 1 should keep a record of the number, date and i name of office of issue, to facilitate inquiry if 1 lie note should be lost. 4. If a postal note be crossed " and Co."paj mont will only be made through a lianker and if the name oi a banker is added, payment will onlj be made through that banker 5. After a postal note has once 'neon paid, to I whomsoever it is paid, the Postmaster-Geneial I will not be liable for any mrther claim. fi. If any erasure or alteration be made, or if the note is cut, defaced or mutilated, payment may j refused. 7. The regulations under which the postal notes are issued allow the Postmaster tor ef use or delay tl e payment of a note ; but he must at once rtj.ort his reasons for so dohnr to the Postmaster General. 8. After the expiration of four months from the ast day of the month of issue, a postal note will be pa table only on payment of a commission equal to the r. nount of the original poundage with the add't'on ( ; f mo'e i ban I'oar months have lapsed since the said expiration) oi t-ie amount ot the original pouodo-je for ovary iiirher period of four months wuicb. has so elp.psed, and for every portion of any such pei iou ot Tour months over and above eveiy complete period. The commission thus p-id inu.-.t be adWed in postage stamps to the f.ce of the noie.