Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-10-20
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POstpOnemeni
or PrAi. Srl-l 1ad Priraie Esiriss u Lad.
1T0TICE of pos,7o7eneu, IT pubic ealrs and
--vl,r entrees af '4a-.z a,t.l'I he ini'f ai
,.-.-rf.. ada ~ .1s G. +r. " 3d. by trca's.
-.nleIu Dtacat Rabbit er-, h. 90 September.
eighteen hundred and thirty.
Wherras, hy The eaaeIuans PROV ID I'd Lhe ael ~
Congress, approved on t'e l9d - june l'9- emit
tied "Au act % grant pfe-empiaa H4hts I'D = VIZ.
on tie rruh|ic anls t 81 declared hil u shiu
h. ihe iuiv sf tbr Pfe-rlen 81 tie United States 10
cause 10 be- reserved from sale 81 entry under the
noyi.ons oil th.. nr any other aw ct the Unite
Stairs any tract or tracts Of sni, reserved o. any
chactaw under Oh, provisions 81 The treaty Oh
Dancing Rabbit cre.h OF ont Ihol and r'yNt hun
dred AMI thirty anl 3sn to reserve irom sale ~ en-
trv sufficient quantity ni tAe h~ls acquired nv
sail treaty, upon w4lth % such sfltmtht or III
pfoyement has been made, as would euute NE SET
ier or impinSer u a night 81 prc-empuon under
M, az. "a satisfy the claims Of such Indians may
have been entitled 10 reseryaions under the sad
treaty and whore lands may have been sold by the
Ijn;ted Staira on account Of any dellult, neglect,
or omission of duty the part OF any officer OF tie
United States; such reservation from sale 10 CON
tinue antil tie e1ims 10 reservations under SAID
treaty shall be investigated BY tee board of Com
mssianers appointed lor that purpose, and their re-
port finally acted Oh BY Congress"
Notice Is therefore hereby gwen, BY direction Of
NE President Of The United States, that eatrie' o.
land claimed under the Aforesaid act granting the
right Of pre eaption ,eh be recetued but, that no
sales either ut pubic auction priTdte entry (oher
than pre-emptou nghtz) of any Of the lands coded
10 the United States by the treaty with The Choc-
iaw Indians, concluded al Dancing Rabbit creek, IN
| Septembey, 1880 will be permitted until further dl-
| reelions ether liom the Executive or The Congress
of the United States.
Notice IS also gwen that the Public Sales Of Land
IN the State Of .bIs5isPpi, proclaimed by The Pfes-
dent, on the fourteenth Of May 1888, 10 take place
at tie Land Offices ct
CHoccnrMA, Oh Monday, the l2th Of November
next;
CoLuNnus on Monday the 29th October next; |
AuGusrA, Oh Monday, the 9th Of November next |
and the Public Sale Of Land proclaimed IN Ike man
ner on the 9TH of May 1888 to take place at De-
MoroLIs in the State Of .fiabama, on the 20l Of Oc
tober next; and of the fraction OF section thirty
four west Of the Tombeckbee river, IN township
twenty of range seventeen west; at TuscALooSA, IN
The same State, on Monday, the 9Th Of October next
arc hereby indefinitely postponed.
By order Of the President
JAMES WHlTCOMB,
Commissioner ofthc General Land QUce'
General Land Office; July %, 1888,
GEsEEAL LASp OFrIcL,
August !, 1888 !
GExrLEMES Herewith tran united you will re-
.eive number of copies oil q notice, ISSUED by or
Ter the Executive, respecting Tie concluding pro- 7
iiso 10 The acl ofC0ngress approved June q! 1888,
nIi,led An act u grant pre-empton rights To set {
lerS on the public lands.
You are already advised in the circular letter Of {,
he Commissioner, dated Sd ullimo, exposllory OF n
he meaning Of the prescription law, thai he reslrc- NJ
on intended bv the following language" LandS N
eserped 10 ana Chocfac under The treaty Of Dane NJ
* Rabbit creek cannot be entered or sold undcr n
us or any other act Of Congress, lncule what Al
C called contingent locallo's aade by Col George
4 Martin, and other locating agents.
In consequence Of the nun passag Of The bill be- n
re Congress at Us late sesson, lur extending the
rm Of the commission Tor adjufllcalny the lith ar
lie lChocta~ claims, il i appthendtd thai ( eat n
delay VIII clsuo TO Their faai settlement Ihnn has "A
en anticipated Ihr ubpcl of The law heug 10 st
cure within the limits OF tie Ch0ctaw cesson, ea
antity ofhnd suite eu to allsly, whenever fnal- fir
determined the claims NJ the Indians under the ST
aiy which is Tie paramount law, II therefore re- fra
IL that pr-tmptlnn rlLltt can ennre unlV IN the ir
emf that 1t shall moi be nseeltained 10 conflict with
pits intended 10 be secured 10 the Ch0ctaws by
--~Ipls III y circumstances il is to be understood
al the validity al all prescription entries which $3.50
al be admitted within the limits OF the said Chloe
" cesSion ~ necessarily contingent on whatever
y be the final action Of Congress aud the Exccu-
G IN the settlement Of those claims pursuant to ~
terms oi the treaty. ~
Hereuno annexed, for your government, are the -
ms Of receipts and certificates To be used in all
IS Of presumption rights, So condtoualy, per- =
ted TO be proved aud paid Tor IN your district. VI
u will procure sufficient supply at these orms
case they are oti6rnished from this office in time
your operations U
Very respectfully
Gentlemen, your ohedieut servant 10
JN0. NJ. MOORE
Actiag Commissioner
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