The republic., 1851-06-11

By the President of the United States.
In pursuance Of law, /, MILLARD 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.
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 aud ,oest Of the fh 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
AT the Land Office at CHAMPAGNoLE, com
mcncing on Monday, the fifteenth day of Scptem-
Der next for the disposal of the public lands within
the aforementioned townships to wit:
South Of The base line and ,veH Of The fh 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 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,oe Of the fin principal
meridian.
Township four and part of an island in sections
thirty two and thirty three, in township thirteen of
range one.
L. vsrsr
mencing on Monday, the first day of September
next for the dsposal of the public lands in the fol-
lowing named tracts on and near Cypress lake, viz:
North Of the base line and tcest Of the M principal
meridian.
The south half of section eight the south half of
ten, fractional sections fourteen and fifteen, the
north half of seventeen, the half of twenty onc
twenty-five, the north half and southwest quarter OF
twentythree the northwest quarter Of twenty six,
and the west haif of the northeast quarter of TWEEN
ty seven, in township three, of range fourteen
Lands appropriated by low for the use of schools,
military and other purposes, together with sthose
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 sAn act 10 enable the State
Of Arkansas and other States TO reclaim the swamp
lands within their limits" approved September
25th, 1850, ,oiH be excluded from the sales. And
locations for land bounties heretofore granted by
any law Of Congress for military services rendered
TO the United States, lciH be permitted any Of the
above mentioned lands, provided by the act enti
tied IS An act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses Of Government" &c, ap-
proved Sd March, 1851.
The offering Of the above mentioned lands will
be commenced 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 no pcivatc entry Of any OF the lands will be ad-
United until alter the oil the two WcCka.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington,
this sixth day Of May Ammo Domin one thousand
eight hundred and ffty-one.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
by the President:
J. BUTTERFIELp,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right of prc-cmption
TO any Of the lands within the townships and parts