The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-13

BY tho 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 sacs
will be held at the aforementioned Land Offices in
the State Of ARKANSAS, at the periods hereafter
Al the Land Office ut 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 ,oest Of the fifth principal
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 fin 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 the base line and ioest 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 fifth principal
meridian.
Sections thirteen twenty three, twenty four and
twenty ive east of the ST. Francis river, in town
ship three. of range four.
Township nine, OF range seven.
South of The base line and ,oest Of the Gh principal
Township four and part Of an island in sections
thirty and thirty three, In township thirteen, OF
range one.
mencinjleon Monday, the first day of September
x 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 ,oest Of the M 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 hal of twenty
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
~. seven, in township three, Of range fourteen
Lands appropriated by law for the 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 IAN act to enable the State
of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp
lands within their limits" approved September
2Sth, 1850, tcH be excluded from the sales. And
locations for land bounties heretofore granted by
any law of Congress for military services rendered
to the United States, wiU be psrmitsd any Of the
above mentioned lands, as provided by the act enti
tied "An act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses Of Government" &C., ap-
proved Sd March, lS5l.
The Offering of the above mentioned lands will
be commenced on the days appointed, and 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 no private entry of any Of the lands will be adj
mocd 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
81 WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
j. BuTTERFIELp,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-. EnlPTION CLAIMANTS.
Everyperson entitled to the right Of reremption
TO any ofthc lands within the townships and part