On the back of this application slip the following matter is printed: Fees Charged for Money Orders Payable in the United States (which includes Guam, Hawaii, Porto Rico and Tutuila, Samoa); also for Orders payable in Canada, Cuba, Newfoundland, the United States Postal Agency at Shanghai (China), and the Philippine Islands. For Orders for sums not exceeding $2.50 If over $2.50 and not exceeding $ 5.00 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 3 cents. 5 cents. 8 cents. ..10 cents. .12 cents. ...... 15 cents. 18 cents. 20 cents. 25 cents. .30 cents. Memoranda of Issuing Postmaster : NOTE. The maxim..m amount for which a single Money Order may be issued 18 $100. When a larger sum is to be sent additional Orders must be obtained. Any number of Orders may be drawn on any Money Order office; but, if Orders are drawn in excess of $100 on any one day upon an office of the 4th class, notice of the fact by letter (or Form 6037) is to be promptly sent the Department by the issuing Postmaster so that provision may be made for payment. Applications must be preserved at the office of issue for four years from date of issue. [EDITION October 1, 1902.] SIGN NAME OPPOSITE WHEN PAYMENT IS MADE. Keceived Payment, Manufactured under patent of American Accounting Co., Chicago, Ill. OF ISSUING OFFICE INFORMATION FOR THE HOLDER. 1. DO NOT HOLD THIS ORDER AS A RECEIPT: SEND IT TO THE PERSON TO WHOM THE MONEY IS TO BE PAID. 2. DO NOT MUTILATE THIS ORDER, OR CHANGE ANY PORTION OF IT. 3. IF THE HOLDER DESIRES TO TRANSFER THIS ORDER TO ANOTHER PERSON HE WILL SIGN THE FOLLOWING FORM OF ENDORSEMENT. PAY TO. THE AMOUNT OF THIS ORDER PAYEE MORE THAN ONE ENDORSEMENT IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. (THIS SPACE FOR STAMPS OF BANKS. THESE ARE NOT REGARDED AS ENDORSEMENTS.) IF NOT PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF ONE YEAR FROM THE LAST DAY OF THE MONTH IN WHICH ISSUED, AN ORDER BECOMES INVALID BY LAW, AND TO OBTAIN THE AMOUNT, THE OWNER SHOULD PRESENT IT TO THE POSTMASTER AT A MONEY ORDER OFFICE, WHO WILL FORWARD IT WITH AN APPLICATION FOR A WARRANT, WHICH WILL BE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN LIEU THEREOF FREE OF CHARGE. The blanks are filled by the applicant, and the slip is handed to the money-order clerk with the amount of remittance and the required fee. From this slip the money-order clerk makes out the money order, the form of which is shown on pages 163 and 164. This order must be sent to the person to whom payment is intended. The purchaser of the money order is given a receipt like the following: DETACH HERE; THIS RECEIPT IS FOR THE REMITTER. The applicant should read the money-order applica tion and money order carefully, as they have printed on them all necessary information. No single money order shall be issued for more than $100. When it is required to send larger sums than $100, additional money orders must be obtained. Banks will receive money orders on deposit. Indorsement of Money Order. There may be one indorsement of a money order. More than one indorsement invalidates the order, and the holder, to obtain payment, must apply in writing to the Postmaster General for a new order in lieu thereof, returning the original order. Loss of Money Order. In the event of loss or destruction of a money order, the remitter, payee, or indorsee may make application through either the office at which the original was issued or the office on which the original was drawn, for a duplicate to be issued in lieu thereof. Apply to the postmaster for the form of application for duplicate. No charge is made for the issue of a duplicate order. Payment of Invalid Domestic Orders. A money order becomes invalid if not presented for payment within one year from the last day of the month of issue. Such orders will be paid after the year, however, by warrants of the Postmaster General, countersigned by the auditor for the Post-office Department. In order to obtain payment of the amount of an original or duplicate order which is more than one year old, the holder must present the same to the postmaster of any money order post office, with an application for a warrant. Upon receipt of the application, a warrant for the amount of the original order, drawn upon the Treasury of the United States, will be issued without charge to the applicant and mailed to his address. International Money Orders. So far as is practicable, the methods of transacting domestic money |