The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-10
BY the President OF the United States.
yNHEREAs THE VACANT AND UNAP-

from Chicago to Mobile have been certified to the
State of Illinois; and whereas selections have also
been made within fifteen miles of said railroad and
branches, each side thereof, and certified to the
said State Of Illinois, in lieu Of the lands in the
numbered sections within sir miles of said
railroad and branches. on each side thereof, which
had been sold by the United States, to which the
right of pre- emption had attached prior to the pas
sage of said act; and whereas by the third section
of said act it is enacted "rhat the sections and
parts OF scctions 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,p, therefore, /, MILLARD FILLMORE, Pre-
sident 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
remain to tho United States, within six miles on
each side of said road and branches, 1.-THE limits of
which will appear on the diagrams, to be furnished
by the General Land Office to the local land Of
hces,) subject to double the minimum price OF the
public lands provided by said act, will be held
at the following Land Offices in the State of Iii.
nois at the periods hereinafter designated, to wt
At the Land Office at CHICAGO, commencing
on Monday, the sixth day of September next. for
the disposal of such sections, and parts of sections,
being the odd numbers above referred to, situ
ated in the aforementioned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and east Of the third principal
meridian.
Townships thirty one thirty t,oo, thirty three,
Townships thirty one, thirty-two, thirty three,
Mrtyt -four, thirty .fUe, range twelve.
Townships thirty one. thirty t'o0: thirty. three, thir-
eight. Mirty-nine. range thirteen.
Townships thirty three, thirty four thirty fUe,
thirty six, thrty-seven. thirty y-eight, thirty nine,
Townships thirty flee. Mirty-sir, thirty seven,
thirty eight, range fifteen
At the Land Office at DIXON, commencing on
Monday, the Goth day of September next, for the
lpfo n mai rfa Of he
ing the odd numbers above referred to, as are stu-
ated in the aforementioned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and Wea 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 cast Of the fourth prinei.
pal meridian.
Townships t,centy- sepen, twenty-eight, twenty.
nine, range one.
Townships t,oenty -seren, ttoenty. eight, twenty
Townships t,oenty- twenty nine, range
three.
Townships t,centy seUe,, t,oenty y.eght, twenty
Townships t,centy-seusn. twenty eight, twenty
nine, range five
Townships ticenty-siI, twenty seven, twenty
eight, fipenfy- nins, range six.
Townships ,penfy t,co, toenty three, t,ctnfy -four,
fcenty flee, t'oeny sir, twenty t,centy eight
range seven.
Townships f,ccnfy, t,penfy one, hpenty t,co. TWEEN
ty-threc, twenty-four. twenty five, twenty six.
ftcenty y-seuen. t,oenty- eight, range eight
Townships nineteen. f,ofnty, twenty one, twenty
two tcenty three, t,cenfy four, toenty foe, treniy-
cir, f,oenfy seuen, range nine.
Townships eighteen, uinetee, twenty, ttcenty- one,
t,cenfy- f,co, ftrenfy three, range ten.
Townships fifteen, sirieen, sepenteen, eighteen,
nj netccn, fioenfy, ficenfy-ons, range eleven
North Of the base line and east Of the third prinespoi
meridian.
Townships thirty one, thirty-two, thirty three,
thirty -four, thirty five, thrtysix, thirty seusn,
range
Townships huty-ore, huty.t,Do. thirty three
thirty -four, thirty fus, tiuty. SIR thirty seuen, range
Mort, Of the base line and .cssf Gf the third princi-
pal meridian.
Townships thGfy.one, Mirty-t,po, thirty three,
At the Land office at DANvILLE. commencing
Monday, the twenty third day OF August ne xt for
the disposal Of such sections and parts OF sections.
being the odd numbers above referred to, sit
uated in the aforementioned townships, to wit:
NORTH Of the base line and east qf the third principal
m-rtdian.
Townships serenteen, eighteen. ninetetn, t,cen,y,
fcenfy one, ceafy foo ftoenfy three, ftrenfyJ four,
oenty fvs, frenty sir, f,centy sepen f,centy 1ght.
hoenfy. nine, thirty, range one.
Townships seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twen
ty, twenty ono, twenty two, twenty three, twenty
ty eight, twenty nine, thirty, range two.
Townships serenfeea, eighteen, nineteen, f,osnfy
hoenty one, fcenty- -fco fioenfy THREE, centy four,
f.osniy ue f,ceaty frcnfy sepen f,oenty eight,
f,cenfy nine, range three.
Townships s~enfsen, eighteen, ninefeen, range
seven.
foerty one f,centy fco, hcsnfy THREE, range eight.
Townships ssvsnfesn, eighfssn, ntnefeen, twenty,
twenty one twenty-five, trcerfy three, ftosnfy four,
ftpenfv 6cs, ftosnfy SIR, range nine.
TOY fsr$U f,ceuf, p1T ,CeVf,y
foo, twenty three, twenty four, twenty five, ftcen
fysir cenfy secen, f,cenfy eight fcsnfy nine range
ten.
Townships f,oenty. three, twenty four. twenty
five, twenty six twenty seven twenty eight, twen.
nine, thirty, range cieven
North Of the base line and ,rest Of the second principal
meridian
Township thirty, range twelve.
Townships ftceny sir, ficfnfy- seusn, f,ctnfy dgh,
foeafy nine thirty, range thirteen.
Townships fpenfy three i,oenfy four, f,osnfy fus,
foenfy sir, twcnty-seven, twenty eight, twenty
nine, Hirfu. range fourteen.
At the Land oifice at vANDALIA, commencing
on Monday, the sccond day of August next, for the
disposal Of such sections and parts OF sections, be
ing the odd numbers above referred 90, as situ
a,ed in the undermentiopcd townships, to witt
North Of the base lins AVID sosi qf The third princ-
pal moidian.
Townships one, two, three, four, five. six, seven,
eight, nine, tcn eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen
fifteen, sirisen, range one.
eight, nins, ten. s,pea f,oeire thirteen fourteen ff
tecn sixteen, range two.
Townships t,co, three four, flee sir, Thirteen, four
tern, fifteen, sirfeen, range three.
Townships three, four, five, sir, range four
Townships four, fee, six, seuen, eight n,ne, ten,
range five
Townships fee, sir, seven, eight nine, Ten, eieven,
f,ceics, hiyfeen, range six.
Townships SIR, seven, eight nine, ten, eleven,
twelve, thirteen, Fourteen, fifteen, sirfetn, range
scven.
Townships tn, sicren, ftoeluo, thirteen, fourteen,
fifteen, sixteen, range eight.
NoTh Of the base line aud toest Of the third principal
,nsridian
Townships one, t'ro, three, four, fire. sir. sepen,
eight, nine, fen, cievep, freips, thirteen, range one
Township ono, range two.
AZ the Land Office at PALESTINE, comm cncing
Monday, the sixteenth day of Angus, nc st for tho
disposal OF such sections and parts Of scctons be.
ing tho odd numbers above referred to- as are stu.
ated in the aforementioned townships, to wit:
North of the bo" line and cost Of the third principal
meridinn.
Townships f,reIpe thirteen, fourteen, fft,en, sir.
teen, rnnge nine.
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