The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-01
BY the President of the United states.

by the President of the United States.
IN pursuance of law, !, WILLARD FILLMORE,
l. President of the United Statcs of America do
hereby declare and make known that public salcs
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 BATE.SVILL 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 ,oest Of he Gfh 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 cast of Tie tfh 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 Septcm.
Der next, for the disposal OF the public lands within
/ the aforementioned townships to Wit:
South Of The base line aud cest of the ftfh principal
meridian.
/ Townships eleven and fourteen, of range seven
| teen.
! Township eleven, of range eighteen.
Al the Land Office at HELENA, commencing on
! Monday, the eighteenth day of August next, for
| the Disposal of public lands within the folloyinr
/
North Of The base line and east Of tie GtM principal
neTidi6n
Sections thirteen, twenty three, twenty four and
twenty five, cast OF the ST. Francis river in town.
ship three, OF range four.
! Township nine OF range seven
South of the base line and ,oest Of The ffh wincipa!
meridian.
Township four and part of an island in sections
thirty two and thirty three in township thirteen OF
! range one.
/ At the Land Office at LITTLE ROCK, com
mcncing ON Monday, the fret 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 ,cest Of tic fh principal
meridian.
The south half of section eight, the south half Oh
I ten, fractional sections fourteen and fifteen, tho
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, in township three, of range fourteen.
Lands appropriated by low for the use of schools
military and other purposes, together with "thosc
I 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 can act TO enable the State
Of Arkansas and other States 10 reclaim the swanp
lands' within their limits" approved September
29th, 1850, toH be excluded from he sales. And no
locations Tor land bOuntics heretofore granted by
! any law of Congress- for military services rendered
20 the United States, tciH be permitted oyy Of s
I dJore mentioned ianSs provided by the act cnti-
tied "An act making appropriations for the civil
| and diplomatic expenses Of Government" &c, APP
proved 81 March, lS5l.
! 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 tho 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 nd
United until after the expiration of the two wccks
! Given under my hand at the city OF Washington,
! this sixth day OF May, Ammo Domiui one thousand
/ eight hundred and fliyono.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY tho Presidents
! J. BUrTERFIELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right Of pre- emption
~ any Of the lands within the townships and parts