The balance of a depositor in paid up deposits and capitalised interests is not permitted to amount at any time to more than 1,000 florins.
The Depositor must with the first deposit inscribe his signature in the place appointed on the third page of the deposit-book and must further give an account of his calling or occupation, the place, day, month, year of his birth, as well as the place where he lives and his address. He must moreover sign with his own hand the so-called «Gegenschein» (Counter-certificate) to be found in the deposit book. And he himself choose a given private «Watchword» (Losungswort) and inscribe it in the appointed place in the counter-certificate.
The result of this will be that payments back in the customary way can only follow on giving this watchword.
A person who cannot write is obliged to bring with him a witness who authenticates the depositors mark by his own signature. To those known personally to the Post Office official, or, who identify themselves by means of a certificate of domicile, a passport or a work-or service book, the Post Office official can himself become the witness.
In the case of Societies, Unions, Cooperative Associations and persons having a legal position either the bringer of the first deposit can give his signature and be then regarded as the Payer, or no signature will be received. In the latter case nothing can be done with reference to the deposits until the Payer by means of an official document, No 14, signifies to the Post Office Savings Bank who will be authorised to give notices of withdrawals and to collect payments.
Subsequent payments can be effected on each book at any office without further notice and without its being necessary for the person to come personally.
Every deposit must be at once entered in the deposit-book by the Post Office official and this entry is to be certified by the imprint of the Receiving Offices stamp of the day and the signature of the Post Office official. The Depositor (Payer) is bound before leaving the office to examine the entries sufficiently so as to see that they are correct.
Deposits are also received from Rural Agents to the limit of 300 florins for each deposit-book and for each commission bought. Deposits up to 5 florins pay no fee. For deposits of more than 5 florins a receiving-fee of 5 kreutzers is charged.
The Post Office Savings Bank receives from Depositors, Coupons of Austrian Bond falling due and enters the proceeds in the deposit-book and to the depositors account.
To this end the coupons together with the deposit-book are either to be given in at the Bank of the Office, or forwarded post-paid to the Post Office Savings Bank at Vienna.