The republic., 1851-06-07
BY tho 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 ut 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 ,oest 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 Gf principal
meridian.
Township fifteen, of range two
Fractional townships eleven and twelve, of range
six.
At tho 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 end ,osst 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
North of the base line and east Of the ffh principal
meridian.
Sections thirteen, twenty three, twenty -four, and
twenty fve east of the St Francis river, in town
ship three, of range four.
Township nine, OF range seven.
South Of the base line and ,cest Of the Gh principal
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
mencing on Monday, the first day of September
next for the disposal of the public lands in the fol-
lowing named tracts and near Cypress lake, viz:
North Of the base line and ,ce'f Of The fh 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 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 twen
ty- seven, in township three, of range fourteen.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools,
swamp and overfowed lands made unfit thereby
for cultivation If any, which shall be selected by
the State authorities before tile days appointed for
the commencement of the public sales respectively
under the act entitled can act 10 enable the State
of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp
lands within their limits" approved September
2Sth, 1850 toiu 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, iciH be peritfed on any of the
above mentioned lands provided by the act enti-
tied "An act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses Of Government" SC, APP
proved Sd March, 1851.
The Offering of the above mentioned lands will
be commenced the days appointed, and will
proceed in the order in which they arc 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
rnitted 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 ffty-one
MILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
J. BUTTsnFIELo,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTJON CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to The right of pre- cmpton
to any Of the lands within the townships and parts