The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-30
BY the President of the United States.

BY the President of the 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 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 tcest Of the fifth principal
meridian.
Township two, of range three.
Township two. of range four.
Fractional township fourteen, north of White
river, ofrange 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 Sepem-
Der next, for the disposal of the public lands within
the aforementioned townships to wit
South Of the base line and ,cest of the fifth principal
meridian.
Townships eleven and fourteen, of range seven
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
North of the base line and east Of the fifth DrinciDal
meridian.
Sections thirteen, twenty three, twenty -four, and
twenty FIVE, east Of the ST. Francis river in town
ship three, Orange four.
Township nine, OF range seven.
South Of the base line and ,oest Of he 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 lands in the fol-
lowing named tracts on and near Cypress lake, viz:
North of the base line and ,pest 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
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 TWEEN
ty seven, in township three, of range fourteen.
Lands appropriated by lew 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 'An act TO enable the State
of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the Swamp
lands within their limits" approved September
2Sth, $780, toiH be excluded from the sales. And no
locations for land bounties heretofore granted by
to the United States, ioH be permitted any of The
aboUe mentioned lands, as provided by the act emit
tied can act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses of Government" &c, ap-
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 will be adj
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 ffty.one.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner OF tho 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