4. MILITARY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS. The Western Division, composed of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Military Departments, is situated within the following limits: The country west of a line drawn from Fond du lac, Lake Superior, to Cape Sable, Florida, and embracing the part of Wisconsin Territory west of said line; Iowa Territory; the States of Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama ; West Florida; and the Indian country west of the Mississippi River. The Eastern Division, composed of the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Military Departments, comprises the following States: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The Head Quarters of the Army are at Washington, D. C. The Head Quarters of the Western Division are at New Orleans, La. The Head Quarters of the Eastern Division are at Troy, N. Y. Military Geographical Departments. No. 1. West Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Kentucky Head Quarters, Fort Jesup, Louisiana. No. 2. The country west of the Mississippi river, north of Louisiana and Texas, and south of the 37th degree of north latitude - Head Quarters, Fort Smith, Arkansas. No. 3. The State of Missouri above the 37th degree of north latitude, Illinois, Iowa Territory, Wisconsin Territory west of the line drawn from Fond du lac, Lake Superior, to Cape Sable, Florida, and the frontier country north and west of the lines indicated - Head Quarters, St. Louis, Missouri. No. 4. Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin Territory east of the line drawn from Fond du lac, Lake Superior, to Cape Sable, Florida — Head Quarters, Detroit, Michigan. No. 5. Vermont, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania-Head Quarters, Fort Columbus, New York. No. 6. Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode IslandHead Quarters, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. No. 7. Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia- Head Quarters, Fort Monroe, Virginia. No. 8. North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia - Head Quarters, Fort Moultrie, South Carolina. No. 9. (temporary) East and Middle Florida gustine, Florida. Head Quarters, St. Au VII. POST-OFFICE ESTABLISHMENT. 1. Table of Mail Service for the Year preceding the 1st of July, 1844, as stated by the First Assistant Postmaster General. Number of Post-Offices supplied, 2. Post-Office Statistics for the year ending June 30, 1844. 14,103 413,100 $3,676,161 547,743 135 11,245 $4,237,285 1,934 3. Number of Post-Offices, Extent of Post Roads, and Revenue and Expenditures of the Post-Office Department; with the amount paid to Postmasters and for transportation of the Mail. 4. RATES OF POSTAGE. For a letter, not exceeding half an ounce in weight, (avoirdupois,) sent not exceeding 300 miles, Sent over 300 miles, For every half ounce, and any excess over every half ounce, the same rates of postage; and when advertised, two cents on each letter; or four cents, if the advertising cost so much, additional. For drop letters (not to be mailed) each For any printed circular, handbill, or advertisement, on quarto post, single cap, or paper not larger than single cap, unsealed, sent any distance, For any pamphlet, magazine, periodical, or other matter of every kind, that is transmittable by mail, and has no written communication on it, of one ounce or less, or for a newspaper exceeding 1,900 square inches of surface, For each additional ounce, or an excess greater than a half ounce, For any other newspaper, sent over 30, and not more than 100 5 cts. 10 2 22 Free. 1 116 "Quarto post " is the size usually called letter paper, say about ten by eight inches to the page; "single cap" is the size commonly called writing paper, say thirteen by eight inches to the page. Where the circular is on a sheet larger than single cap, it is to be rated as a pamphlet. As the postage on these articles is chargeable on each copy, postmasters will carefully examine all packets, and rate the postage accordingly. When the article to be mailed is a circular, pamphlet, or newspaper, it ́ should be so enveloped, or folded, that it can be distinctly seen at the office to be such, and also that it contain no writing, marks, or signs, to serve the purpose of written communications. If not done up so as to open at the end, it is to be charged as a letter, by weight. No packet can be mailed which weighs more than three pounds. Bound books of any size are not included in the term "mailable matter," except books sent by Governors of States. The establishment of private expresses for the conveyance of any letters, packets, or packages of letters, or other matter transmittable in the United States mail, (newspapers, pamphlets, magazines, and periodicals excepted,) from one city, town, or other place, to any other city, town, or place in the United States, between, and from and to, which the United States mail is regularly transported, under authority of the Post-Office Department, is prohibited. So is the causing to be conveyed, or the providing for the conveyance or transportation, by regular trips, or at stated periods or intervals, as aforesaid, any letters, or other matter transmittable by mail as aforesaid, newspapers, pamphlets, magazines, and periodicals only excepted. Every person offending against this provision, or aiding or assisting therein, or acting as such private express, shall forfeit and pay $150 for each time any letter or letters, packet or packages, or other matter properly transmittable by mail, (except newspapers, &c.) shall or may be by him, her, or them, or through his, her, or their means or instrumentality, in whole, or in part, conveyed. This is not to prohibit the conveyance of letters, packets, or packages, or other matter by private hands, no compensation being tendered or received therefor in any way, or by special messenger employed only for the single particular occasion. 5. PRIVILEGE OF FRANKING. 1. The President, ex-Presidents, and Mrs. Madison and Mrs. Harrison, retain the franking privilege, as regulated by former laws. 2. The Vice-President, members of Congress, and delegates from Territories May transmit public documents free during their official terms; May send and receive free, letters, newspapers, or packets, weighing under two ounces, during the session of Congress, and for thirty days before the commencement and thirty days after the close of any session; May receive letters free, not weighing over two ounces, during the recess. This does not include the interval from the close of one Congress to the commencement of the next; May transmit free written letters from themselves the whole year—that is, from sixty days before the commencement of any session until the meeting of the next Congress. 3. The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives May send free public documents during their official terms; May send and receive free letters, newspapers, and packages, not weighing over two ounces, during the session of Congress, and for thirty days before and after; May send free letters written by themselves during their official terms. 4. The governors of States may send free the laws, records, and documents of the legislature to the governors of other States. 5. The three assistant postmasters general May send free letters, packages, or other matters relating exclusively to their official duties, or the business of the Post Office Department; |