XI.
BONDS.[ToC]
1. Bonds must be taken from the following Officers:—
Postmasters.
Assistant Postmasters in City Offices.
Money Order Savings Bank and Registration Clerks in City Offices.
Railway Mail Clerks.
Letter Carriers.
2. The amount of the penalty of the bond required from Postmasters must be governed by the revenue collected, and the amount of business transacted. Care must be taken to use the Money Order form of bond for all Postmasters transacting Money Order and Savings Bank business. A Postmaster's bond should in all cases be completed before he is placed in charge of the office.
3. The amount of the penalty of the bond required
| From Assistant Postmaster in City Office, is from | $1,000 to $1,600 |
| From Money Order and Registration Clerks in City Office, from | 600 to 1,000 |
| according to amount of responsibility. | |
| From Railway Mail Clerks | 800 |
| From Letter Carriers | 400 |
4. Bonds can be accepted either from the Canada Guarantee Company, or from two private parties whose sufficiency for the penalty must be certified by a magistrate. Bonds from the Guarantee Company are preferred.
5. Great care must be taken in the filling up and execution of the bonds. The names in the body of the bond must be spelt in the same way as they are in the signature. In the description of the residence of the parties, the name of the judicial, and not the name of the electoral, county must be inserted.
6. All erasures and corrections should be avoided, but, if made, should be initialed by the parties whose signatures as witnesses are attached to the bond.