The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-01
Ky IN, PRESIDENT the United states.

Ky the President OF the United States.
TN pursuance of law; !, WILLARD FILLMORE,
! President of the United States Of America, do
hereby declare and make known that u public sale
will be held at the land office at SALTWATER,
in the Territory Of Minnesota, commencing on
Monday the eighteenth day of August next,
for the disposal of the public lands within the 70,
lowing named townships and fractional townships,
10 Wit:
North Of the base line and iosst of the 4h principal
gnHididn
Fractional township thirty -four on the right
bank of the st Crox river, of range eighteen.
Fractional townships thirty three, thirty four,
thirty five and thirty-six, the right bank OF the
81. Croix river, of range nineteen.
Fractional townships twcnty-six, twenty seven,
and twenty eight, on the right bank Of the Lake
St Croix; townships thirty three, thirty -four, and
thirty five, and fractional township thirty six, on
the right bank of the ST. Croi1 river, OF range
twenty.
Townships thirty-three, thirty four, thirty FIVE,
and thirty six, OF range twenty-one.
Fractional townships thirty-onc and thrty-two,
the left bank Of the Mississippi river, OF range
twenty-five.
Fractional townships thirty two and thirty three
the left bank of the Mississippi river, OF range
twenty
Fractional townships thirty two and thirty three,
the left bank of the Mississippi river, Of range
twcnty-seven.
Fractional townships thirty two and thirty three
the lett bank Of the Mississippi river OF range
twenty eight
Fractional townships thirty three and thirty
four, the left bank Of the Mississippi river, OF
range twenty nine.
Fractional townships thirty four and thirty FIVE
the left bank Of tine Mississippi river, Of range
thirty
Fractional townships thirty. five, thirty.sx nnd
thirty seycn, on the lett bank OF the Mississippi
river, of range thirty one.
Land appropriated by law for tie use Of schools,
military, and other purposes, will be excluded
from the sales, and no locations for land bountics
heretofore granted by any law of Congress, for
military services rendered 10 the United States,
will be permitted on any Of the above mentioned
lands, as provided by the act entitled tAn act
making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic
expenses of Government" Sc, approved third
March. 1851
The Offering of the above mentioned lands will
be commenced on the day appointed, and will pro-
coed in the order in which they advertised with
all convenient despatch, until the whole shall have
been offered and the sale thus closed but the sale
ehal not be kept open longer than two weeks, and
no private entry OF any OF the lands will be al
united until after the expiration OF the two weeks
Given under my hand this sixth day of May, An
no Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty
one WILLARD FILLMORE.
by the President
j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioned Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-. EMPTION CLAIMANTS,
Ind 10 lessees occupants, and p9mittees Of Nine
raj Lands
Every person entitled TO the right fpre cmption
10 any of the lands within the townships and frac
establish the to The satisfaction of the register
and receiver at SALTWATER, and make payment
therefor practicable after seeing this notice,
and before the day appointed for the commence
ment of the public sale of the lands embracing the
tract claimed otherwise such claim will be for
fciled And
Every person having the right under the act en-
titled @ An act 10 create additional Land Dis
trict in the Territory of Wisconsin, and for other
purposes" approved Sd March, lS47 lessees, oc-
clpants, paitees to enter to the extent of their
leases permits, any of the lands within the
ships and fractional townships above enumerated,
and who entitled under the act entitled Z" An
act to reduce the minimum price of the mineral
lands in the Lake Superior District in Michigan,
nad the Chippewa District in Wisconsin," ap-
proved goth September, 1850, +" TO enter the and
covered by their leases, occupancy, and permits,
respectively" AT the minimum price of 81 - per
acre. or if covering more than one full section, en-.
tilted "on the surrender Of such lease permit at
the proper land olIice TO purchase, if he shall elect
toso EOS one full section" at tho rate Of s. 50 per
acre. is required establish the same to The satis-
faction Of the register and receiver at SALTWATER
and make payment therefor practicable
after seeing tbs notice and before the day appointed
for the commencement of the public sale OF the
lands embracing the tract claimed otherwise such
claim viii be forfeited.
j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office.
May l3--lawi3w