The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-23

BY the President of tho United States.
TN 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 Ofiiccs in
the State Of ARKANSAS, at the periods hereafter
designated, to wit
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 ioest If the GM 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 fin 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
Der next for the disposal Of the public lands within
the undernentioned townships to witt
South of the base line and ,pest Of the Gfih principal
meridian.
Townships eleven and fourteen, of range seven
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 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 fin principal
n meridian.
Township four and part Of an island in sections
thirty two and thirty three, in township thirteen of
range one.
At tho 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 and near Cypress lake, viz:
North Of the base line and oesf Of le Gh 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 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 lew for the use Of schools,
military and other purposes, together with "thosc
swamp and ovcrfiowed 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, $780, tciH be excluded from The sales. And no
locations for land bounties heretofore granted by
to the United States, sciH be permitfed any of the
above mentioned lands, provided by the act enti
tied can act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses Of Government" &c, APP
proved 3D. 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 adj
mittcd 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. BuTrERrIELp,
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right Of pre- cmpton
to any Of the lands within tho townships and parts