The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-16
Ey the President OF the United States
THE VACANT AND UNAP-

VXTHEREAS THE VACANT AND UNAP-
wv prOpriated public lands in the alternate sec
tions designated by euen plumbers for sections
0idh on each side Of the Illinois Central Railroad
and branches, granted by the act OF 10th Septem-
ber 1850 sin aid Of the construction OF railroad
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
even numbered sections within sic miles OF said
railroad and branches. on each side thereof, which
had been sold by the United States, or 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 "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 ofland, all bearing the odd Numbers which
remain to the United States, within ak miles on
each side of said road and branches (the limits Of
which will appear on the diagrams, to be furnished
by the General Land Office to the local land Of
fces,) subject to double tho minimum price of the
public lands, provided by said act, will be held
at the following Land Offices in the State Of Hi.
nois at the periods hereinafter designated to wit
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 undermentioned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and east Of the third principal
meridian.
Townships tairty-ons, airty-tOo, thirty three,
range eleven.
Townships thirty one, thirty-two, thirty three,
thirty -four, thirty. .fpe, range twelve.
Townships Myty- one. thirty t'oo thirty three; thir
ty four, thirty five, thirty sir, thirty seuen, thirty
eight. thirty ynine, range thirteen.
Townships thirty three, thirty four, thirty fre,
thirty-sx thirty seven, thirty-eight, thirty nine
range fourteen.
Townships Mirty.fUe utirty.sir, thirty-seven,
thirty eight, range ffteen
At the Land Office at DIXON. commencing on
Monday, the goth day Of September next, for the
disposal of sections, and parts Of sections, be-
ing the odd numbers above referred to, are situ-
ated in the aforementioned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and rest Of the fourth princ-
pal meridian.
Townships twenty seven, twenty eight, twenty
nine, range one.
Townships twenty eight, twenty mine, range
North of the base ne and east of the fourth princs-
pal meridian.
Townships tucenty- seven, twenty eight, twenty
nine, range one.
Townships t,ceniy -sepen, tscsnty.eaght, twenty
Townships toenty-eight, twenty nine, range
three.
Townships tDenty seuen, tiosnty-eight, twenty
Townships trosnty -seuen. twenty yeight, twenty
nine, range five.
Townships t,oenty- sir, twenty seven, twenty
eight, t,cenfy y-nine, range six.
Townships fpenfy fico, toenty three, t,oenty.four
tsoenty ue, trceny- sir, twenty seven, hoeny-eg'
range seven.
Townships f,oenfy, t,penfy one, toenty- fpo. TWEEN
ty-three, twenty-four. twenty five, twenty-sx,
ttcsnfy- -seven. ftoenty eight, range eight.
Townships nineteen, floenty, twenty one, twenty
two fcenfy three, ftcenfy four ftoenty foe, fUeny
sir, ttcenty- sepen, range nine.
Townships eighteen, nineteen, twenty, f,oenfy one
tscsnfy tioo, tsoenfv -hres, range ten.
Townships fifteen, sirtsen, serentsen, sighfeer
nineteen, f,oe,ity, tloeafy one, range eleven.
North Of the base line and easf of the third principal
meridian.
Townships thirty -one, thirty two, thirty three.
thirty -four, thirty five, thirty-sI, ussrfy ssoen,
range one.
Townships hirty-oae, thirty -tloo, thirty three,
thirty four, thirty fve, n,rfysiz, thirty seoen, range
North Of the base line and nest qf the third princi-
pal meridian.
Townships thirty one, h"fy-itoo, thirty three.
range one.
AZ the Land Office at DANvILLE, commencing
on Monday the twenty third day OF ugust 1t 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 If The third principal
mfrtdt0n.
Townships seventeen, eighteen, ninefeen, f,cenfy,
fcsnty- one, fosnty. .too f,peafy three fDenfy -four,
tceafy foe frenty sx ftcsnty seven ftcs'afy eight,
ttcsnty- nins, thirty, range one.
Townships seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twen-
ty. twenty one, twenty two. twenty three, twenty
four, twenty five, twenty six. twenty seven, TWEEN
ty.eight, twenty nine, thirty, range two.
Townships srenfeen, e,ghteen, n'nsteen, f'oenfy.
,centy one, tsnenfy too fcenfy three, f~enfy four,
fcenfp fire. tlc<nfs ftpenfy sspen f,cenfy ugf,
f.osniy. nsn<, range three.
Townships sgsntsen, eighteen, nineieen, range
seven.
Townships seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, f,cerfy,
frerfy one t,oefy f,co, ftosnp Drse, range eight
Townships sepsntssn, eighteen, n,nefesn, twenty,
twenty one, twenty-five, f,esny three, f,oenfy -four,
tsoenfu fire, f,rsrfy si1, range nine.
Townships ntnstssn, f'cenfy, ftoenty one fcsnfy-
too twenty three, twenty four, twenty FIVE, t,oen
fysir, tcenty sspen tosnfy eight, rcenfy nine, range
ten.
Townships t,oenty- three, twenty four, twenty.
five, e,twenty-sr, twenty seven twenty eight, TWEEN
nine, thirty, range eleven.
North of the base line and oe,t Of second principal
meridian.
Township thirty, range twelve.
Townships f,osnfy air, t,cenfy seuen, ftoenfy agf,
fs<nfy- ntn<, thirty, range thirteen.
Townships ftcenfy three, f,oety four, i,oeniy fire.
f,renty-sir, twenty seven, twenty eight, twenty
nine, thirty, range fourteen.
At the Land Office at vANDAIJA, commencing
Monday, the second day Of August nest, for the
disposal Of such sections and parts Of sections be
ing the odd numbers above referred 20, as are stu
ated in the aforementioned townships, TO wit;
North sf ne bsss is~s aud east af The third princi-
pal merid,an
Townships one, two. three, four, FIVE. six, seven,
eight nine, ten, eleven, twelve thirteen, fourteen,
fifteen, ssIteen, range one.
Townships one, f,co, three, four, vc, sir, sevsn,
eight nine ten, eisven, foeipe, thirteen, fourteen, hf
teen, sixteen, range two.
Townships fwo, three, four, FIVE sr thirteen, -four
teen, fifteen, sirteen, range three.
Townships utree, four five, sir screen, range four.
Townships ebT, fre, elk, screen, eight nins, ten,
range five.
Townships fve, sir sevcn eight, nine, ten, eleven,
f,csive, thirteen, range six.
Townships SIR, sevsn, sigit, nine, ten, eleven,
twelve, hsrfsen, fourteen, fifteen, s,rtsen, range
seven.
Townships fen eleven, f,reipe, thirteen, fourteen,
fifteen, sixteen, range eight
North Of tAe base line and ,oest Of the third principal
meridian.
Townships one, t,oo, three, four, foe, sir. sepen,
sigh nine ten, eiepen, fceive, thirteen, range one.
Township one, range two.
At the Land Office at PALESTINE, commencing
on Monday the sixteenth da Of August IT. for the