The republic., 1851-07-10
BY the President of tho United states.

ny Ine tnc 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 State of ARKANSAS, at the periods hereafter
designated, to wit.
At the Land Office at BATESvILIE, 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 Ne fM 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 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-
ber next for the disposal of the public lands within
the aforementioned townships to wit:
South Of the base line and ,cest of The ffth 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 GfM 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 andwest Of tie GfM principal
meridian.
Township four and part of an island in sections
thirty two 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 lands in the fol-
lowing named tracts on and near Cypress lake. viz
North Of the base line and tcest Of the ffh 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-Five the north half and southwest quarter OF
twcnty-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 law for the use Of schools
military and other purposes, together with "thosc
swamp and overflowed 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 10 enable the State
OF Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp
lands within their limits,' approved September
25th, 1880 tciH be excluded from The sales And no
locations for land bountics heretofore granted by
any law ofCongress for military services rendered
to the United States toiu be pantted on any Of the
dJore mentioned lands, provided by the act enti
tied can act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses Of Government" &c, APP
proved 81 March, 1851.
The offering of the above mentioned lands will
be commenced ON the days appointed, aud will
proceed in the order in which they are 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 entity Of any Of the lands viii be ad-
United until after the expiration of the two weeks
Given under my hand at the cityof Washington
this sixth day of May, Ammo Domin one thousand
eight hundred and iffty-one.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the Presidents
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-. EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right Of -cmption
to any Of the lands within the townships and parts