The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-19
BY the President 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 base line and ioest Of the fifth 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 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 Septenl-
Der next, for the disposal of the public lands within
the aforementioned townships to witt
South Of the base line and tcssf 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 If the Gh 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, oil range seven.
South Of the base line andtcest Of the h 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 landsin the fol
lowing named tracts and near Cypress lake, viz:
North Of the base line and ,cest Of the G 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 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 "those
swamp and oyerilowed lands made unfit thereby
for cultivation" il 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 10 enable the State
of Arkansas and other States reclaim the swamp
lands within their limits" approved September
2Sth, 1850. tDiu be excluded from the sales And no
locations Tor land bountics heretofore granted by
any law OF Congress for military services rendered
To the United States, icH be perostied on anu of The
aboue mentioned ianas, provided by the act emit
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 arc advertised,
with all convenient 1cspatch 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 ad
mitcd 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. BpTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled TO the right of pre- cmption
10 any Of the lands within the townships and parts