The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-24
BY the President of the United states.

IN pursuance of law, i, 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 State of ARKANSAS, at the periods hereafter
designated, to wit.
At the Land Office at BATESvILLE, commenc-
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 toest of the fifth 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 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 icest 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 ff 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 toest of the fifth principal
meridian
Township four and part of an island in sections
thirytwo and thirty three, in township thirteen, of
range one.
At tho Land Office ~ JFrI Il poor 49,
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 tcsst Of the h principal
meridian,
The south half of section eight, the south half of
ten, fractional sections fourteen and fifteen, the
north half of seventeen, the east half of twenty
twenty-five, the north half and southwest quarter Of
twenty three, the northwest quarter of twenty six,
and the west half of the northeast quarter of twen
ty- seven, in township three, of range fourteen.
Lands appropriated by lew 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 selected by
the State authorities before the days appointed for
the commencement of the public sales respectively,
under the act entitled ''An act to enable the State
of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp
lands within their liInits," approved September
2Sth, 1850, toH be excluded from the sales. And no
locations for land bounties heretofore granted by
any law of Congress for military services rendered
10 the united states, cttt De permitted on any or the
nbove mentioned lands 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
no sale shall be kept open longer than two weeks,
and 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 Domini one thousand
eight hundred and flly-one.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President
j. BUTTgRFIELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right of redemption
10 any ofthe lands within the townships and parts