The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-17
BY the President OF she Uaatea st.tss.

WASHINGION, u. u.
BY the President OF the Unitea states.
TN pursuance of law, l, FRANKLIN PIERCE,
i President OF the United States, do hereby do
clare and make known that public sales Of the
sections and parts Of sections Of land, AL bearin1
the odd numbers, which remain to the United
States, within six miles each side Of the line o.
the Mobile and Ohio River railroad, In the States
of Alabama and Mississippi, subject to double the
minimum price Of tho public lands, a. provided BY
the act Of goth September, $780, will be held ct tho
following land Offices, Ia the States Of Alabama
and Mississippi, at the periods hereinafter desig-
a. the land Office at ST. STEPHENS. in Alaba.
ma, commencing On Monday, the ffth day Of
September nezt for the disposal OF such actions and
parts Of sections. being the CD n'aosrs above re-
townships, to wit; t. .tsrt w. n0ssf.gl,.s NJ,
North IF s base l;s and vest Of TIE principal nsrs
f-s,I dian. 45sgs ~ ,gas y y Z
Townships one and tsro, Of range one. ssS
Townships one, ssoo, three, and four, OF range
two. "a, pEt W elft tHs u itlg9 I'd
Townships one two. three, four and foe. Of
Townships one, t,co, three, four. foe, sir, and
seuen, Orange four.
Townships three, four, five, six and seUen, Of
range five.
South Of The base line and Ds't Of the principal "sT'
Townships one. two. three, four, and J'VS' q
range two. s,c gs.se ..,s..{ 80 .flai 49, I
Township one, too, and three, Of range three.
Township one, Of range four.
South of the base line and east Of The principal meri-
Townships three and four, Of range one. as
At the land office at DEMOPOLIS, in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the ttre.ffh day OF
September neat. for the OF SUCH sections and
&C. hal 0dl S1Nsn
fxred to, AZ are situated in the undermcntloned
t.wnships, to wit: @ ..1i4s y
North u tie base line and sOsst Of the principal me.
yidiaa. N
Townships sightsen, nineteen, and ss0enty, Of
AZ the land Office at TUSCALOOSA, In the
Same State, commencing on Monday, the fin day
of September nezt for the disposal of such sections
and parts Of sections. being the odd numbers above
referred to- as are situated in the aforementioned
townships. to wit: 4}5{ " s5ts n
Northof the base line and eat Of the principal me-
Ytdian in the southern surveying district.
Township ttcenty one, of range four. LIZ e3g.
At the land Office at COLUMBUS, In Misslssip-
September ne1t Tor the disposal Of such seetons and
parts of sections being the odd nunbsrs above 70,
ferred to, az are situated in the nndermcntioneo
townships, to wit: gtt3 h5ssan{lg
North If the base line and east Of the ChentaN
s ~ sneridi6n. iat ffHa tGF
IOWO0O1O8 u
nineteen, and t,Denty, Orange fifteen. h.a
Townships eight, nine ticelus, thirteen, fourteen
fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, ane
twenty, Of range sixteen. MA. Atsii.
Townships eight, nine, ten, elev<n, ttcelre, thir
teen fourteen, fifteen, sixteen seuenteen, eighteen
and nineteen, Of range seventeen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, ttceIue, thsr
teen, fourteen, tesn and sisteem OF eighteen
Townships eight, nine, ten. eleven, and tscetos, o
AT the, land office at AUGUSTA. in the sam.
State, commencing ON Monday, the tsDenty sirt'
day Of September sss; Tor the disposal o. snon sec
above referred to, 40 are situated in tho undermen
toned townships. to wits i ~
North Of tie base line and east Of the CAocta,o me
ridian.
Township four. of range thirteen.
Townships one, too, three, -four, foe, and sir, Q
range fourteen. 5 a. l tseuf.l aas4
Townships one. two, three, four. FIVE, six, AM
seren, of range fifteen. - .t ~
Town.bips one, t,Oo, three, four. fue. six. AM
Townships on, foe. sir, and seven Orange seven
teen.
Township seven, of range eighteen.
North Of the base line, soest Of the meridian, and cas-
3 ~ Of Pearl riuer. fL r tltt2 ~
Townships three, four, foe, six, seven, and eight
Townships foe. rag, seven, eight, nins, and ten
of range six. 1 bala @ .safiy iiat9
Townships seven, eight, nine, and ten, of rang
Townships, eight, ni,se, and ten, of range eight.
The Townships herein designated in Roman let
tiers are wholly within the limits Of s'sx section
in width on each side of said road, and those il
italics are partly within said limits 40 designated
on the diagrams, which will be furnished 70 tn
respective district land Offices BY the Commissions
Of the General Land Office.
Lands reserved for schools, military, and othe
purposes, will be excluded from sale. 2&f
: The lands sold will be subject to the right of wal
granted by the said act of 2Oth September, 1850
10 the States Aforesaid, for said railroads, not ex
ceednK one hundred feet on each side thereof ant
therefore the particular tracts bland which fnc!ud
the road will be sold 90 containing ne quanu'ie
Each sale will be kept open for time sufnclen
to admit of offering all the lands but not exceed
ing two weeks, and applications to make privat
entries of the lands offered under this Proclama
ton will not be received until after the close OF to
public sale. s5ustltS
Given under my hand, at the city of Washin
ton, the twenty third day Of May. A: .. 1858.
t'9Q'G VA FRANKLIN PIERCE.
BY the President: lAR s.H
JOHN WILsor, Ht .tftit f5u fl3l v llGa
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice to actual settlers on lands Of the Unite
States originally toithdrdtbn from market on al
count Of the railroad grant.
Under act Of Congress, approved Sd March, lob,
entitled can act to extend pre-. emption rights
certain lands therein mentioned, - the pre-emptio
laws of the United States as they now exist al
extended over the alternate reserved sections
public lands along the line of the Railroad herein
before mentioned, where the settlement and I'm
proyenent were made prior to the final allotment
the alternate sections to the said railroad. There
Fore all claims by prescription to any OF the atel
nate sections of public lands within the ilm
originally reserved will attach, II predicated upo
settlements made prior 10 the 4th February, lSo
the date of the final allotment. $500
xhAa an loo