The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-27
BY the President Of the United States.

In pursuance of law, /, WILLARD 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 Safe Of ARKANSAS, at the periods hereafter
designated, to wit
At the Land Office at BATEsyILLE, 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 ,osst Of the GfM 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 fifth rncip0,
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 ,osst 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
NORM V Me case hne ana east % me JyM 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 ,pest Of til. h principal
meridian.
Township four and part of island in sections
thirytwo and thirty three, in township thirteen OF
| range one.
At the 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 on and near Cypress lake, viz:
North Of the base line and ,osst of the fin principal
The south half Of section eight the south half Of
ten, fractional sections fourteen and fifteen, the
north half Of seventeen, the est half of twenty
twenty two, the north half and southwest quarter OF
twenty three, the northwest quarter of twenty
and the wet half OF the northeast quarter of TWEEN
ty seven, in township three, of range fourteen.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools,
military and other purposes, together with "thosc
swamp and overlooked lands made unfit thereby
for cutivaon,' if any, which shall be sclected by
the State authorities before the days appointed for
the commencement OF the public sales respectively,
under the act entitled San act TO enable the State
Of Arkansas and other States TO reclaim the Swamp
lands' within their limits" approved September
2sth, 1850, ,riu be excluded from the sales. And no
locations for land bountes heretofore granted by
any law Of Congress for military services rendered
to the United States, ciH be permitted any Of the
above mentioned idnds, provided by the act enti
tied can act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses Of Government" &c, APP
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 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 no private entry Of any OF the lands will be adj
mitted until after the expiration OF the two weeks
Given under my hand at the city Of Washington,
this sixth day Of May, Ammo Domni one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-on
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
j. BUTTKRrIELD,
COMMISSIONS Of the General Land Office.
Every person entitled TO the right of pro-cmption
TO any Of the lands within the townships and parts