The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-18

BY the President of the United States.
TN pursuance of law, !, WILLARD FILLMORE,
i 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 w.t.
at the Land Office at BATEsvILLE, commence
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 ,pest Of the fifth principal
merididn.
. 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 m 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 aforementioned townships to wit:
South Of the base line and ,cest 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
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 tcest Of the G}h principal
meridian.
Township four and part of an island in sections
thiry-two and thirtythree, in township thirteen, Of
range one.
At the Land Office at LITTLE ROCK, COM
mencing Monday, the first day of September
next, for the disposal of the public lands the fol-
lowing named tracts on and near Cypress lake. viz
North Of The base line and ,cesf Of the fin principal
meridian.
The south half Of section eight, the south half Of
ten, fractional sections fourteen and fifteen the
north hnlf Of seventeen, the cas half of twenty
twenty-five, the north half and southwest quarter Of
twenty three, the northwest quarter of twenty 81
and the west half of the northeast quarter Of TWEEN
ty. seven, in township three, of range fourteen.
Lands appropriated by low for the use of sc hools
military and other purposes, together with "thosc
swamp and overfowed 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 rcepec tvely
under the act entitled 'An act TO enable the State
OF Arkansas and other States to reclaim the sswamp
lands within their limits" approved Scptembcr
2sth, 1850, tciH be excluded from, The sales And no
locations for land bountes heretofore granted by
any law oI Congrcss LOT military services rendered
TO the United States, ,oiu be pe,aied on any of The
abovs mentioned lands, as provided by the act emit
tied can act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses Of Government, !" &c. an
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 are advertised,
with all convenient despatch, until the whole shall
have been offered, and the sales thus closed; but
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 AZ the city of Washington,
this sixth day Of May, Ammo Dcmini one thousand
eight hundred and ffty-onc,
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President
J. ByTrEaFIELp,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled TO the right OF -emption
10 any Of the lands within the townships and parts