The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-18
by the Presldent Of the United states.

BY the 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 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 Jassline and ,cest Of the ffM 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 fh principal
meridian.
| Township fifteen, of range two.
| Fractional townships eleven and twelve of ran ge
| six.
AT the Land Office at CHAMPAG NoLE, 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 ,csst 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 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 tcsst Of The fifth principal
meridian.
Township four and part of an island in sections
thiry-two and thirty three, in township thirteen, of
range one.
Al the Land Office at LITTLE ROCK. com
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 AVID ,cest 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 half of twenty-one
twenty-five the north half and southwest quartero Of
twenty three, the northwest quarter of twenty six
and the west half Of the northeast quarter oftwen
ty seven, in township three, OF range fourteen.
Lands appropriated by law for the use Of schools
military and other purposes, together with ''thoso
swamp and overilowed 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 rcclaini tho swamp
lands within their limits" approved September
18th, $780, iciH be excluded from the sales. And no
locations for land bounties heretofore granted by
any law of Congress for military services rendered
to the United States, trin be permitted any of The
ADORE mentioned iands, provided by the act cnti
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 no private entry Of any Of the lands viii 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 fifty-one.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY The President
J. BUTTERFisLD,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PREyEMpTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person eptitled TO the right Of pre- emption
10 any of the lands within the tow, nahis and m rte