Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1901 — ROUSED BY MANY ROBBERIES. [ARTICLE]

ROUSED BY MANY ROBBERIES.

Government Urges Postmasters to Take Better Care of Funds. The rustotfice Department, roused by numerous robberies throughout the country, notably that of SI,OOO in bills at Chicago recently, has issued the following general instructions to postmasters regarding the care of government funds and stump supplies: Postmasters arc required to exercise the greatest care and give the best possible protection to Government funds and stamp supplies In their custody. During business hours money, postage stamps, etc., must he kept so as to be inaccessible to the public and concealed from view. If the postodice, wheu unoccupied, is not stteli a safe place as to warrant the postmaster in leaving his personal funds therein all Government mould's, postage stamps, etc., must be removed therefrom to a place of the greatest possible safety. The law provides that a postmaster may deposit his funds in a national bank if there be one in his town,'city or county. If, however there be no national bank so located and a private hank be accessible there will be no objection to a postmaster placing his Government funds, postage stamps, etc., therein, provided that they lie placed in a private receptacle as ills official property and subject to ills exclusive control, and that this be done at Ills own risk and expense.