The republic., 1851-06-13
BY the President of the United states.

By the president OF the United Statesy
TN pursuance of law, /, NIILLARD FILLMORE,
i 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,a 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 undermentioned townships and fractional town
ships, viz
North Of The base line and ,cest 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 he Gf principal
meridian.
Township fifteen, of range two.
Fractional townships eleven and twelve, of range
elk.
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 9 the base line and ,vest of The fifth principal
meridian,
Townships eleven and fourteen of rapre seven
teen.
Township eleven, of range eighteen.
At the Land Office at HELENA, commencing on
Monday, the eighteenth day of Asgust 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 tie GM 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 Me base line aud cest Of the Gfth principal
meridian
Township four and part of an island in sections
thirty two andthirty 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 fifth principal
meridian.
The south half of section eight tho south half of
ten, fractional scctons fourteen and fifteen the
north half of seventeen the cast half of twenty one
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, III township three, of range fourteen.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools
military and other purposes, together with 'sthose
swamp and oycrfiowcd lands made unfit thereby
for cultivation" II 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 can act to enable the State
of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the Swamp
lands within their limits" approved September
2sth, 1850, toH 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 ,ou be persited on any of the
ADORE mentioned lands, provided by the act cnti-
tied "An 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 pcyate entry of any of the lands will be ad
mtted until after the expiration of the two weeks
Given under my hand at the city of Washington,
this sixth day of May, Ammo Domini ono thousand
eight hundred and ffiy-onc.
MlLLARD FILLMORE
BY the President:
j. BUTrERFIELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-. EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right of pre- emption
10 any OF the lands within the townships and parts