The republic., 1852-06-26
BY the President Of the United States.
THE VACANT AND UNAP-

lS1O AID Ot the construction Uf railroad
from Chicago TO Mobile" have been certified to the
State of Illinois; and whereas selections have also
been made within fifteen miles of aaid railroad and
branches, each side thereof and certified TO the
said State of Illinois, in lieu Of the lands in the
even numbered sections within sir miles of said
railroad and branches, on each side thereof, which
had been sold by the United States or 10 which the
right of pre- cmption had attached prior to the pas
sage of said act and whereas by the third section
Of said act il ia enacted "That the sections and
parts Of sections of land which, by such grant,
shall remain to the United States, within six miles
on each side Of said road and branches, shall not
be sold for less than double the minimum price of
the public lands when sold"
No,o therefore, /, MILLARD FILLMORE, Pre-
sdent Of the United States, do hereby declare and
make known that, in pursuance of the provisions
of said act public sales Of the sections and parts Of
sections land, all bearing the odd number, which
remain to the United States, within elk mics on
each side Of said road and branches, (the limits of
which will appear the diagrams, to be furnished
by the General Land Office to the local land Of
fices,) subject to double the minimum price OF the
public lands provided by said act, will be held
the following Land Offices in the State of Il-
nos, at the periods hereinafter designated, to wit:
At the Land Otice at CHICAGO, commencing
Monday, the sixth day of September next, for
the disposal of such sections, and parts Of sections,
being the odd numbers above referred to, stu
ated in the aforementioned townships, to witt
North Of the base line and east Of the third principal
ierididn
Townships thirty one, thirty -t,oo. thirty three,
range eleven.
Townships thirty one, thirty-two, thirty. three,
thirty four, thirty. .fue, range twelve.
Townships thirty one, thirty too thirty three thir-
ty four, thirty five, thutysir, thirty sepen, thirty
eight, thirty nine, range thirteen
townships thirty three thirty four, thirty fiue,
thirty six thirty seven, thirty eight, thirty nine,
range fourteen.
Townships thirty .fve, hrfy-sir, thirty -zeven,
thirty eight, range fifteen.
At the Land Office at DIXON, commencing on
Monday, the 10Th day of September next, for the
l,fat tig,na 1Vfz nj s,
ing the odd numbers above referred TO, as are stu-
ated in the aforementioned townships to wit;
North of The base line and ,cesL Of The fourth princi
pal meridian.
Townships twenty seven, twenty eight, twenty
nine, range one.
Townships twenty eight, twenty mine, range
North Of the base line and east of the fourth princi-
pal meridian.
Townships t,oenty. seuen, twenty eight, twenty
nine, range one.
Townships t,oenty -seven, trosnty.aght, twenty
Townships t,oenty. eight, twenty nine, range
three
Townships t,renty seven, t,oenty-eisht twenty
Townships ttoenty -seuen, twenty eight, twenty
nine, range hive
townships ttoenty sir, twcnty-sevon, twenty
eight, f,oenty- y-nine, range elk.
Townships toenfy tco, toenty three, ticenty four,
t,oenty ce, t,ceny sir twenty seven, ftcenfyeighf
range
Townships t,penty ttceaiy. one, hcenty trpo, TWEEN
ty-three, twenty four, twtn nty five, twenty-slx,
t,oenty y-seuen, ftoenty eight, range eight.
Townships nineteen, tiDenty, twenty one, twenty
two tDenty pree ticenty tOu ttoenty ioe, t'0enfy-
stI, iiDenty- Sepen, range nine.
townships eighteen, nineteen, twenty, foepty one,
t,osniy ttoo, ttoents three, range ten.
Townships fifteen, sirieen, seuenteen, eighteen,
nineteen, ttoeHty ttoenfy one, range eleven
NORTH of the base line dnd east of the third principal
Townships thirty-one, thirty two, thirty three
thirty -four, thirty five, thirty.six, thirty seven,
range one
thirty four, thirty foe thirty sir, thirty seren, range
North Of The base line and ,oest qf The third princi-
pal meridi0n.
Townships thirty one, thirty too, thirty hrrse
range one.
AZ the Land Office at DANvILLE, commencing
on Monday the twenty third day Of ugGs next, for
tho disposal of such sections and parts Of sections
being the odd numbers above referred to- sit.
uatcd in the aforementioned townships, TO wit;
North of the base line and east f The 1ird principal
mrididn.
Townships seuenteen, eighteen ninoteon, flreniy,
freniy one ticsHty ttco, fceafy three, fIrenfy four,
fipcnty fUe trenty SIR, frenty screen, ftoenfy rgh
tDenty mine, thirty, range one.
Townships seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twen.
ty, twenty one, twenty two, twenty three, twenty
four, twenty-five, twcnty-siS, twenty seven, TWEEN
ty eight, twenty nine, thirty, range two.
Townships seUenfeer, eighteen nineteen, ftorr'fy,
,penfg one hDcny- ttDo, t1eniy three, ftocnfyt top,
f,Drnig FIRE foeafy sir, trcnty seuen, tireny eight
fpenfg nine, range three.
Townships seoenteen, eighteen, nineteen, range
seven.
Townships seventeen eighteen nineteen, t,oenfy,
f,oerfy one hos,iy ttoo ttosnty three, range eight.
Townships serclioCH, eighfeer, nineteen, twenty,
twenty ono, twenty-five, ttrenigDree, ftCenfy Jour
fipenty free f,oenty SIR, range nine.
"a ftrfnfy ffCCnfU-
f,Do twenty three twenty four, twenty five, ftpen
ty SIR f,oeaty seuen, oeny eight t,oenfy nine, range
ten.
five, twenty six, twenty seven twenty eight tWcn
nine, thirty, range eleven.
North Oft base line and 'cestof the second principal
meridian.
Township thirty, range twelve.
Townships tocniy sir, tlDsnty seCfn, tDenty ught,
frccaiy nine, thirty, range thirteen
Townships fpenty three, t,oenty four froenfy five,
f,nenfU sir, twcnty-scvcn, twenty eight, twenty
nine, thirty. range fourteen.
Al tho Land Offcc at vANDALIA, commcnciny ?
on Monday, the second day Of August next, for the
disposal OF such sections and pars OF sections be
ing the odd numbers above referred TO, as are stu
ated in the aforementioned townships, TO wit;
North of The base line aud cast of The third prinei-
pal muidian.
Townships one, two three, four, five, Elk, seven,
eight uin., ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, FOURTEEN,
fifteen siriseR, range one.
eigh ninc ten eiepen. tgelve, tirteen, fourteen, l-
teen, sixteen, range two.
Townships too, three, four, fire. sir, Thirteen, four
teen, fifteen siricen, range three.
Townships three, four, five, SIR sercn. range four
Townships fur, free six, seren, eight nine, ten
range five
Townships fUe sir seven, eight, nine, Ten, eieven
ftoeipe, thirteen, range Elk.
Townships SIR scUen, eight, nine ten, eleven,
twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, strfeen, range
seven.
Townships ten, eleven toeire, thirteen, fourteen,
fifteen, sixteen, range eight.
North Of The base line and rcssi Of The third principal
meridian.
Townships one, t,oo, three, four fee, SIR seUen,
r1ght nine ten, eieucn ttceve thirteen range one.
Township Que, range two.
At the Land Office at PALESTINE, commencing
on Monday, the sixteenth day OF August for the
disposal OF such sections and parts of sections. be-
ing the odd numbers above referred to, situ-
ated in the aforementioned townships, to wit:
North Of he base line and east Of the third prnoipa