The republic., 1851-08-08
BY the President of the United states.

BY the President of the United States.
TN pursuance of law, i, MILLARD 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 oest 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 tie ffh 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 he base line and tvest of ue fth 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 qf the 6fh principal
meridian
Sections thirteen, twenty 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 west Of Me ffh principal
meridian
Township four and part of an island in sections
thirty two and thirty three, in township thirteen, of
range one.
AT the Land Office at LITTLE ROCK, COM
mencing on Monday, the fret day of September
next for the disposal of the pubHcyands in the fol.
lowing named tracts on and near Cypress lake, viz
North Of the base line and ,cest Of the fh 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 -one
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 low for the use of schools,
military and other purposes, together with "those
swamp and oyerfiowed 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 limits" approved September
2Sth, 1850, toiH be excluded from the sales. And
locations for land bounties heretofore granted by
any law of Congress for military services rendered
10 the United Sates iotH be permitted on any Of The
obove 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
sale shall be kept open longer than two weeks,
and private entry Of any of the lands will be ad
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 ffty-one
MILLARD FILLMORE.
By the President:
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled TO the right Of pre- emption
10 any the lands within the townships and parts