The republic., 1851-06-09


any law Of Congress, for military services rendered
10 the United States, will be permitted on any Of
the above mentioned lands, as provided by the
act entitled can act making appropriations for the
civil and diplomatic expenses Of Government"
&c. approved March 3, 1851.
The offering lof the above mentioned lands will
be commenced ON the days appointed, and Will
proceed in the order in which they advertised
with all convenient despatch, until the whole shall
have been offered, and the sales thus closed; but no
sale shall be kept open longer than two weeks, and
private entry Of any Of the lands will be ad-
mitted until after the expiration OF two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city OF Washing
ton, this sixth day of May, Ammo Donini one thou
sand eight hundred and tifty one nn
BY the President:
J. BurrERFIELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- -EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right of pre- emp
ton to any of the lands within the townships and
parts of townships above enumerated, is required
establish the TO the satisfaction of the regis
ter and receiver of the proper land Office and make
payment therefor practicable aftsr seeing
this notice, and before the day appointed for the
commencement of the public sale of the lands en-
bracing the tract claimed; otherwise such claim
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May l3-lawl3w
BY the President OF the United States.
TN pursuance Of law, ], MILLARD FILLMORE,
Il President of the United States of America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sales
will be held at the aforementioned land offices in
the State of IOWA. at the periods hereinafter desig
mated, to wit:
At the Land Office at IOWA CITY, commencing
on Monday, the first day of September next, for
the disposal of the public lands situated in the fol-
lowing named townships, viz:
North of the base line and tpeyt of The fifth pal
meridian.
Township seventy nine, of range twenty nine.
Townships seventy nine and eighty, of range
thirty.
Townships seventy mine and eighty, of range
thirty one.
Townships seventy nine, eighty, and eighty-onc,
Of range thirtytwo.
Township eighty -one, of range thirty three.
At the Land Office at FAIRFIELD, commencing
on Monday, the fifteenth day of September next,
for the disposal of the public lands within the un-
dermentioned townships, to wit:
North of the base line and ,oest of the f principal
meridian.
Township seventy of range thirty.
Township seventy, of range thirty-two.
Township seventy, Of range thirty three
AT the Land Office at DUBUQUE on Monday
the eighteenth day of August next, for the disposal
of the following tracts, to wit
A small island in sections seventeen and eigh-
teen, in township eighty-two north, of range one
east, and the southeast quarter of section twenty
seven, in township ninety-six north, Of range nine
west of the fifth principal meridian.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools,
military and other purposes, together with "those
swamp and overfowed lands made unfit thereby
for cultivation, if any, which shall be selected by
the State authorities before the days appointed for
the commencement Of the public sales respectively,
under the act entitled "An act to enable the State
of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp
lands within their limits" approved September,
25th, 1850, 1iu be excluded from the sales. And no
locations for land bounties heretofore granted by
any law of Congress- for military services render.
ed to the United States, tpiH be permitted on anu of
The above mentioned lands, provided blythe act en-
titled "An act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses OF Government" &c., ap-
proved Sd March, 1851.
The offering Of the lands will be commenced on
the days appointed, and proceed in the order in
which they advertised with all convenient dcs-
patch, until the whole shall have been offered, and
the sales thus closed; but sale shall be kept open
longer than two weeks, and private entry of any
of the lands will be admitted until after the expra
tion of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city Of Washing
ton, this sixth day Of May, Ammo Domini one thou
sand eight hundred and fifty one.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
j. BUrTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.