The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-02
by the Presldent of the united States.


IN pursuance of law, !, WILLARD FILLMORE,
l. 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 ARKANSAS, at the periods hereafter
designated, to wit.
At the Land Office at BATESVILLE, commence
ing on Monday, the first day Of September next
for the disposal of the public lands situated within
the aforementioned townships and fractional town
ships, viz:
North Of the base line and .oest Of The fifth principal
meridian.
Township two, of range three.
Township two Of range four.
Fractional township fourteen, north of White
river, OF range nine.
North Of the base line and east Of the Gf principal
meridian.
Township ffteen of range two.
Fractional townships eleven and twelve, of range
six.
At the Land Office at CHAMPAGNoLE, COM
mencing on Monday, the fifteenth day of Septem-
Der next, for the disposal of the public lands within
the aforementioned townships to wit:
South Of the base line and ,oest of the fifth principal
meridian
Townships eleven and fourteen, of range seven
teen.
Township eleven, of range eighteen
AT the Land Office at HELENA, Commencing on
Monday the eighteenth day of August next for
the disposal of public lands within the following
named townships and parts of townships, viz:
North Of the base line and east Of The fifth principal
meridian.
Sections thirteen, twenty three twenty four and
twenty five, east of the St Francis river in town
ship three, of range four.
Township nine, of range seven
South of the base line and oest Of the ffh principal
meridian
Township four and part of an island in sections
thirty two and thirty three in township thirteen, of
range one.
AT the Land Office at LITTLE ROCK, com
mencing on Monday, the first day of September
next, for the disposal of the public lands in the fol-
lowing named tracts on and near Cypress lake. viz:
North Of the base line and ,oesl Of The ff principal
meridian
The south half of section eight, the south half of
ten, fractional sections fourteen and fifteen the
north half OF seventeen the east half of twenty one
Twenty-Five the north half and southwest quarter OF
twenty three, the northwest quarter of twenty six
and the west half Of the northeast quarter of TWEEN
ty.seven, in township three, of range fourteen.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools,
military and other purposes, together with "those
swamp and overlooked 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
2Sth, 1850, tDiH be excluded from the sales And no
locations for land bounties heretofore granted by
70 the United States tciH be permitted on anu of tie
dboce mentioned lands, provided by the act emit
tied can act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses of Government," &c, APP
proved Sd March, 1851
The Offering of the above mentioned lands will
be commenced 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 the two weeks
Given under my hand at the city Of Washington,
this sixth day Of May, Ammo Domini one thousand
eight hundred and ffty-one.
WILLARD FILLMORE
BY the President
J. BUTTERFfELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE-. EAIPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right of pre- empton
20 any Of the lands within the townships and parts