The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-24

TO the United States, will be permitted on any Of
the above mentioned lands, as provided BY the
act entitled Gan act making appropriations Tor the
civil and diplomatic expenses OF Government
&c, approved March3, 1851.
The Offering .of the above mentioned lands will
Be commenced on the days appointed, and viii
proceed in the order in which they are advertised
with all convenient despatcb until the whole shall
have been offered and the sales thus closed; but no
sale shall be kept open longer than two weeks, and
no private entry of any Of the lands will DO 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
'AA' ''sA' A WILLARD FILLMORE.
By the President:
J. BUrrxRFIELD,
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
TO establish the to the satisfaction Of the regis
ter and receiver of the proper land office, and make
payment therefor as practicable dftr seeing
this notice, and before the day appointed Tor the
commencemen of the public sale Ut the lands en-
bracing the tract claimed; otherwise such claim
80 = J. BUTTERFIELD.
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
May l3-lawl3w
BY tho President OF the United States.
IN pursuance Of law, i, 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:
Al 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 tctst Of the fM 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 un-
aforementioned townships, to wit;
North of Tie base line and west Of the fin 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
cast ana the sOutncast quarter OI scCtlon 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 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 IAN act to enable the State
Of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp
lands' within their limits" approved September,
2Sth, 1850, toI be excluded from the sales And no
locations for land bounties heretofore granted by
any law of Congress, for military services render
cd to the United States, ,oiH be permitted any of
the abope mentioned lands, provided blythe act en-
titled can act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses of Government" &c., APP
proved Sd March, 1851.
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 no private entry of any
of the lands will be admitted until after the expra-
ton of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city Of Washing
ton, this sixth day Of May, Ammo Domni one thou
sand eight hondred and fifty -one.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President
J. BuTTERFiELp,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.