The republic., 1851-07-07


TN pursuance of law, !, MILLARD 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 10 wit.
At the Land Office at BATEsyILLE, 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 ,ussi 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 Gh principal
meridian.
Township fifteen, of range two.
Fractional townships eleven and twelve, Of range
At the Land Office at CIIAMPAGNoLE, 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 toest Of The h 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, of range seven.
South of the base line and ,pest Of the m principal
meridian.
Township four and part of an island in sections
thirtytw and thirty three, in township thirteen of
range one.
At the Land Office at LITTLE ROCK, com
mencng on Monday, the fret day of September
next, for the disposal of the public lands the fol-
lowing named tracts on and near Cypress lake. viz
North Of the base lane and tpest Of The fifth 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 -sx
and the west half of the northeast quarter TWEEN
ty seven, in township three, of range fourteen.
Lands appropriated by law for the of schools,
military and other purposes, together with "tbose
swamp and overfowed 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, 1850, toH be excluded from the sales. And no
locations for land bounties heretofore granted by
to the United States, toiH be permitted any of the
above mentioned lands provided by the act enti-
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 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 private entry Of any of the lands will be ad
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 ffty-one.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the Presidents:
J. BUTTERFIELp,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE-. EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS
Every person entitled 10 the right Of pre- emption
TO any Of the lands within the townships and parts