The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-17
BY the President of the United states.

TN 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 undermen toned Land Offices in
the State Of ARKANSAS, at the periods hereafter
designated, to wit.
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 nest Of the fifth principal
meridian.
Township two, of range three.
Township two of range four.
Fractional township fourteen, north Of White
river, ofLange nine
North of the base line and east Of the Gfh principal
meridian.
Township fifteen of range two.
Fractional townships eleven and twelve, of range
six.
At the Land Office at CHAMPAGNOLE, CON-
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 tcest of the th principal
meridian
Townships eleven and fourteen, of range seven
teen.
Township eleven, of range eighteen.
At the Land Office at HELENA, commencing on
Mondaysthe eighteenth day of August next, for
the disp0&l of public lands within the following
named townships and parts of townships, viz:
NOrthU He case Ine ana east ~ the JvM Pfncipdl
m1idiarf
Sections thirteen, twenty three, twenty four and
twenty five east of the St Francis river, in town
ship three, of range four. 4.
Township nine, OF range seycn
South of the base line andpest Of the Gfth prinsipa
meridian
Township four and part of an island in sections
thirty and thirty three, in township thirteen Of
range one.
At the Land Office at LITTLE ROCK, COM
mcncing on Monday, the first day of September
next, for the disposal Of the public landsin the fol-
lowing named tracts on and near Cypress lake, viz
North Of the base line and cest Of the fin principal
meridian.
The south half of section eight, the south half of
ten, fractional sections fourteen and fifteen, the
north half of seventeen, the cast half of twenty one
twenty two, 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 low for the use Of schools,
military and other purposes, together with "those
swamp and overlooked lands made unfit thereby
for cultivation if any, which shall be sclected by
the State authorities before tho days appointed for
the commencement Of the public sales respectively,
under the act entitled can act TO enable the State
of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp
lands' within their limits" approved September
25th. 1850, tciR be excluded from The sales. And
locations for land bountics heretofore granted by
any law Of Congress for military services rendered
TO the United States, WiH be peratfsd any Of the
above mentioned lands, as provided by the act emit
tied IAN act making appropriations Tor tho civil
and diplomatic expenses Of Government" &c, APP
proved 81 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 salcs thus closed; but
no sale shall be kept open longer than two weeks,
and no private entry OF any OF the lands will be adj
mttcd uatil after the expiration Of the two weeks
Given under my hand at the city of Washington,
this sixth ds9 Of May, Ammo Domni one thousand
eight hundred and ffty-on
BY the President
j. BvTTERrIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTfON CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right OF pre- emption
10 any Of the lands within the townships and parts