The republic., 1851-06-09
BY the President Of the United states.

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 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 undcrmentoned townships and fractional town.
ships, viz:
North Of the base line and ,oest Of the ffh 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 tie t principal
meridian.
| Township fifteen, of range two.
Fractional townships eleven and twelve, of range
At the Land Office at CHAMPAGNoLE, 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 ,oest 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 fifth 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 vest Of the ffh principal
Township four and part Of an island in sections
thirtyt and thirty three, in township thirteen of
range one.
mcncing on Monday, the first day of September
next for the disposal of the public lands in the fol-
loving named tracts on and near Cypress lake, viz:
North Of the base line and west 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 half of twenty one
twenty 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 'those
swamp and overfowcd lands made unfit thereby
for cultivation" il any, which shall be selected by
the State authorities before the days appointed for
the commencement of the public sales respectively
under tho act entitled "An act TO enable the State
Of Arkansas and other States TO reclaim the sswamp
lands' within their limits." approved September
25th, $780, ,ciH be erciuded from the sales. And no
locations for land bounties heretofore granted by
any law OF Congress for military services rendered
to the United States tciH be peraitfed any Of The
above mentioned lands, provided by the act enti-
tied "An act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses Of Government" &C., APP
proved Sd March, 1851.
Tho offering of the above mentioned lands will
be commenced on 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 ands 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-onc,
MILLARD FILLMORE. i
BY the President;
j. BuTTERPIELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled TO the right Of pre- emption
70 any Of the lands within the tOWnships and parts