The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-20

any law of Congress,for military services rendered
10 The United States, will be permitted on any of
the above mentioned lands provided by the
act entitled An act making appropriations for the
civil and diplomatic expenses OF Government,
&C., approved March 3, 1851.
The offering Of the above mentioned lands will
be commenced the days appointed, and will
proceed in the order in which they are advertised
with all convenient despatch, until the whole shall
have been offered and the sales thus closed but no
sale shall be keptopen longer than two weeks, and
no 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 Domini one thou
~ - MILLARD FILLMORE
BY the President:
j. BUrrERrIxLp,
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, - required
to estabsh the same to the satisfaction Of the regis
ter and receiver Of the proper land Office, and make
payment therefor practicable after 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
will be forfeited.
]. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
way Ao-Ao"A"~
BY the President OF the United states.
TN pursuance Of law. /. WILLARD FILLMORE,
J. 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 ofIOWA. at the periods hereinafter desg-
mated, to wit:
on Monday, the first day of September next. for
the disposal of the public lands situated in the fol-
lowing named towAships, viz:
North Of the base ling and ,pest of the fifth principal
meridian.
Township seventy nine, Of range twenty nine.
Townships seventy nine and eighty, of range
thirty.
Townships seventy nine and eighty, Of range
thirty one.
Townships seventy nine, eighty, and eighty-one,
Of range thirty-two.
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
aforementioned townships, to wit
North Of the base line and ,oest of the fin principal
nseridian.
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-tw north, of range one
east, and the southeast quarter of section twenty
seven in township ninety ak north, Of range nine
west of the fifth principal meridian.
Lands appropriated by law for the useof schools,
military and other purposes, together with "those
swamp and overlooked lands made unfit thereby
for cultivation" if any, which ehal 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, loiH 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, ,oi be permitted any of
the aboue mentioned lands, provided by the act
titled can act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses Of Government" &C., APP
proved Sd March, 1891.
The offering of the lands will be commenced on
the days appointed, and proceed in the order in
which they are advertised with all convenient des-
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 expira
ton 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
]. BUrrERFiELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.