The republic., 1851-06-06

To- The United States, will be permitted any of
the above mentioned lands, as provided by the
act entitled "An act making appropriations for the
civil and diplomatic expenses OF Government,
SC, approved March3 3, 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
no private entry OF any OF the lands will be ad-
mitted until after the expiration OF two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washing
ton, this sixth day of May, Ammo Domini one thou
sand eight hundred and ffty-one.
BY the President:
J. BUrrERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE-. EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right of pre- emp
ton TO any of the lands within the townships and
parts of townships above enumerated, is required
TO establish the same to the satisfaction of the regis
ter and receiver Of the proper land office, and make
payment therefor practicable aftr seeing
this notice. and before the day appointed for the
commencement of the public sale of the lands en-
bracing the tract claimed otherwise such claim
will be forfeited.
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
May l3-lawl3w
BY the President OF the United States.
TN pursuance Of law, /, WILLARD 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 IOWA at the periods hereinafter desg
At the Land Office at IOWA CITY, commencing
on Monday, the first day of September next. for
the disposal of the public lands situated in the fol-
lowing named townships, viz:
North of the base line and ,rsst of the Gh principal
Township seventy nine, OF range twenty nine.
Townships seventy nine and eighty, of range
thirty.
Townships seventy nine and eighty, of range
thirty-one.
Townships seventy nine, eighty, and eighty -one,
of range thirty-two.
Township eighty one, of range thirty y-three.
At the Land Office at FAIRFIELD, commencing
on Monday, the fifteenth day of September next,
for the disposal of the public lands within the un-
dermentioned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and ioest of the fifth principal
meridian.
Township seventy of range thirty.
Township seventy, of range thirty-two.
Township seventy, of range thirty three
At the Land Office at DUBUQUE, on Monday,
the eighteenth day of August next, FOR the disposal
of the following tracts, to wit:
small island in sections seventeen and eigh-
teen, in township eighty-two north, of range one
east, and the southeast quarter of section twenty
seven, in township ninety six north, Of range nine
west Of the fifth principal meridian.
Lands appropriated py law Tor the u5eo schools,
military and other purposes, together with ''those
swamp and overhowcd 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 to reclaim the Swamp
lands within their limits" approved September,
2Sth $780, tpin be excluded from the sales. And no
locations for land bounties heretofore granted by
any law of Congress, for military services render
ed to the United States, ,oI be permitted any of
the abore mentioned lands, asprovided by the act en-
titled can act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses OF Government &C., APP
proved Sd March, 1851.
The offering of the lands will be commenced on
the days appointed, and proceed in the order in
which they advertised with all convenient des-
patch until the whole shall have been offered and
the sales thus closed but sale shall be kept
longer than two weeks, and no private entry of any
of the lands will be admitted until after the expira-
ton of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washing
ton, this sixth day Of May, Ammo Domini one thou
sand eight hundred and fiity-on
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
j. BUTTERrIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.