The republic., 1851-08-09
By the presldent OF the United states.

states.
TN pursuance of law, i, MTLLARD FILLMORE,
H. 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 BATESyILLE, commenc
ing on Monday, the first day of September next
for the dsposal of the public lands situated within
the aforementioned townships and fractional town
ships, viz
North Of the base line and tosst Of the f 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 h principal
meridian.
Township fifteen, of range two.
Fractional townships eleven and twelve, of range
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 witt
South Of the base line and ,oest Of the h 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 followino o.
named townships and parts of townships, viz
North Of The base line and east Of The 6h 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 ,uest Of The fifth principal
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
mencing on Monday, the first day of September
next, for the disposal of the public in The fol-
lowing named tracts on and near Cypress lake, viz.
North Of the base line and ,oest 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-five, the north half and southwest quarter of
twenty three, the northwest quarter of twenty
and the west 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 "those
swamp and overfiowed 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 can act 10 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 no
locations for land bounties heretofore granted bv
any law of Congress for military services rendered
TO the United States, tcH be permitted any of The
dbove mentioned lands, provided by the act enti
lied "An act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses of ofGovernment," &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 arc advertised
with all convenient despatch, until the whole shal
have boen offered and the sales thus closed; but
no sale shall be kept open longer than two weeks,
and no private entry Of any Of the lands will be ad-
mited 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 ffly-one.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
By the President:
j. BUTTgRFIELp,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right of pre- emption
TO any Of the lands within the townships and parts