The republic., 1851-07-15
BY the president of the United States.

BY the President OF the United States.
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, comnenc-
ing on Monday, the frat 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 toest Of the h principal
meridiatt
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 aud east Of Tie fh principal
meridian.
Township fifteen, of range two.
Fractional townships eleven and twelve, of range
elk.
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 toest 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
North Of the base line and east IF the ff 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,cest Of he 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 ,oest of the fh principal
meridian
The south half of section eight, the south half of
ten, fractional sections fourteen and fifteen, the
north half of seventeen the eas 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 twen
ty-seven, in township three, of range fourteen.
Lands appropriated by law for the use ofschools
military and other purposes, together with s'those
swamp and oyer1owed 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 10 enable the State
of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp
lands within their limits" approved September
2Sth 1850, tcI 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, piH be permitted on any of the
obore mentioned lands as provided by the act enti
tied can act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses of Government" Sc, ap-
proved Sd March, 1851.
The offering Of 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
mited uatil 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 ifty-one.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
By the President
J. BUTTERFrELD,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-. EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled TO the right of presumption
70 any Of the lands within the townships and parts