The republic., 1851-08-14


IN pursuance of law, /, WILLARD 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 ARKANSAS, at the periods hereafter
designated, to wit.
At the Land Office at BATESVILLE, commenc-
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 ,oes 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 h principal
meridian.
Township fifteen, 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-
ber next for the disposal of the public lands within
the aforementioned townships 70 wit:
South of tie 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 IF the fifth principal
meridian.
Sections thirteen, twenty three ,twenty-fou 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 andoest Of the ffth principal
meridian
Township four and part of an island in sections
thirtytwo and thirty three in township thirteen of
range one.
At the Land Office at LITTLE ROCK, COM
mencing on Monday, the fret day of September
next, for the disposal of the pubhcands in the fol-
lowing named tracts on and near Cypress lake. viz
North Of the base line and oest of the ffh 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 of schools,
military and other purposes together with "tbose
swamp and overfiowed 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 nan act TO enable the State
Of Arkansas and other States TO reclaim the Swamp
lands' within their limits" approved September
2sth, 1850, toH be excluded from The sales. And no
locations for land bounties heretofore granted by
any law Of Congress for military services rendered
TO The United States, oiH be perRitied on any of Tie
ADORE mentioned lands provided by the act enti-
tied can act msking appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses Of Government" &c, APP
proved 81 March, 1851.
Tho Offering Of the above mentioned lands will
BE- commenced on the days appointed, and will
proceed la the order in which they arc 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 adj
mitted uatil after the expiration Of the two weeks
Given under my hand az the city Of Washington,
THE sixth day Of May, Ammo Domini ono thousand
eight hundred and flty-one.
MlLLARD FILLMORE.
by the President:
= BuTTEaFiELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled 10 the right Of pre- emption
~ any II The lands within the townships aud parts