APPENDIX A 
UNITED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS ACT 
AND ITS AMENDMENTS 
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSI 
TORIES FOR DEPOSITING SAVINGS AT INTEREST WITH 
THE SECURITY OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR REPAY 
MENT THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 1 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of 
Representatives of the United States of America 
in Congress assembled, That there be, and is 
hereby, created a board of trustees for the con 
trol, supervision, and administration of the pos 
tal savings depository offices designated and 
established under the provisions of this act, and 
of the funds received as deposits at such postal 
savings depository offices by virtue thereof. Said 
board shall consist of the Postmaster General, 
the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney 
General, severally, acting ex officio, and shall 
have power to make all necessary and proper 
regulations for the receipt, transmittal, custody, 
deposit, investment, and repayment of the funds 
deposited at postal savings depository offices. 
The board of trustees shall submit a report to 
Congress at the beginning of each regular ses 
sion showing by States and Territories (for the 
preceding fiscal year) the number and names of 
post offices receiving deposits, the aggregate 
i Amended by acts of Aug. 24, 1912 (see pp. 143- 
144), Sept. 23, 1914 (see pp. 146-147), and May 18, 
1916 (see pp. 141-150). 
Board of trus 
tees. 
Personnel. 
Powers. 
Report to Con 
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