The republic., 1851-06-14
BY tho President OF the United states.

BY tho President OF the United States.
TN pursuance of law, l, MILLARD FILLMORE,
i President of the United States of America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sales
will be held at the undermentoned 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 ,cest Of the fifth principal
meridian.
Township two, of range three.
ownship two of range four
Fractional township fourteen, north OF White
river, ofrange nine.
North of the base line and east of the fh 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 and ,cest 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
named townships and parts of townships, viz:
North Of the base line and east Of the tJh principal
meridian.
Sections thirteen, twenty three, twenty four, and
twenty five, of tho St. Francis river, in town
ship three, of range four.
Township nine, OF range seven.
South Of the base line andives Of the Gth principal
meridian.
Township four and part of an island in sections
thirty two and thirtyhree, in township thirteen, of
range one.
At the Land Office at LITTLE ROCK, COM
mcncing 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 ,pest of the fM 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 two the north half and southw est quarter of
twenty three, the northwest quarter of twenty Elk,
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
swamp and ovcrfowed 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 10 enable the State
of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp
lands' within their limits" approved September
2Slh, 1880 ,ciH be excl,ded from the sales. And no
locations for land bounties heretofore granted by
any law Of Congress for military services rendered
to the United Sates tciH be permitted any of the
Gbore mentioned lands, provided by the act enti-
tied Gan act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses of Government" &c, APP
proved 81 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
sale shall be kept open longer than two weeks,
and private entry OF any OF the lands will be ad
mittcd 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.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
By the President:
j. BUTTxRFiELp,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled 10 the right of pre- cmption
TO any OF the lands within thc.townships and parts