The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-06
BY tho Pressdent OF the United states.

WASHINGTON, d. C.
BY the President or the United States.
TN pursuance of law, i, FRANKLIN PIERCE,
Il President of the United States, do hereby de.
clare and make known that public sales OF the
sections and parts OF sections of land all bearin5
the odd Numbers, which remain to the United
States, within six miles on each side Of the line OF
the Mobile and Ohio River railroad, in the States
of Alabama and Mississippi, subject to double the
minimum price OF the public lands, as provided ny
following land Offices, in the states OF Alabama
and mississippi, at the periods hercinafter des'g
mated, to wit:
ma, commencing on Monday, the fin day Of
Sepfsmbey ert for the disposal Of such sections and
parts of sections, being the odd numbers above re-
ferrcd to, as situated in the aforementioned
North of the base line and .Sest Of the principal msr
Townships one and tsco, of range one.
Townships one, too, three, and four, OF range
Townships one two, three, four and foe, OF
range three. ~ VI. a i.i. /. =. $50 it
Townships one, tuo, three, four, fut, sis, and
sevesa, of range four. tfe .-i
Townships three, four, five, six and seuen, OF
range five. 5.., ,.,4..ss ,5.
South Of the base line and Oest Of the principal msri-
af e dian. 0.4 n
Townships one, two. three, four, and fOe, OF
range two. ,r shigs 5s e e.
Townships one. too. and three, of range three.
Township one, Of range four. e-is5s .rt Wy
South Of the base line and east Of the principal msri-
Townships three and four, of range one. 81 0s3
At the land Office at DEMOPOLIS, in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the ttcefh day OF
September ert for the disposal of such sectons and
Do rts of sections being the odd numbers above re-
III red to, as are situated in the aforementioned
tvwnships, to wit:
North Of the base line and ,osst Of the principal me-
Townships eighteen, nineteen, and t'centy' OF
AZ the land Office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
{ Same State, commencing on Monday, the j1Lh day
of September nsrt, for the disposal OF such sections
and parts of sections being the odd numbers above
referred to, as situated in the aforementioned
townships. to wit; u .a a ytf 8
North of the base line and 70 est of the principal
ridian in the southern surveying district.
Township tsoenty one, of range four.
At the land Office at COLUMBUS, in Mississlp-
pi, commencing on Monday, the nineteenth day OF
September neat, for the disposal of such sections and
parts of sections, being the odd numbers above re-.
ferred to, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and east Of the Ch0cta,r
3 Townships eight. sixteen, seoenteen, eighteen,
nineteen, and ttcenty, of range fifteen.
Townships eight mine, tiOelus, thirteen, fourteen
fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, and
twenty, of range sixteen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleuen, t,oelue, thr-
teen fourteen fifteen, SIXTEEN seuenteen eighteen,
and nineteen, Of range seventeen.
Townships eight nine, ten, eleven, ttcetue, thsr-
tee, fourteen teen, and sirteen OF range eighteen
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, and tt0e've, Of
range nineteen. ~ bL3..
AZ the land office at AUGUSTA, in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the ttcsnty siGth
day Of September neat, for the disposal of such sec-
tions and parts of sections, being the odd numbers
above referred to, are situated In the undermen-
toned townships, to wit: i ,4tg
North of the base line and east Of the CAocta,v me
ridian.
Township four, of range thirteen. s..r at
Townships one, ttco, three, four, Jive, and SIG, Of
range fourteen.
Townships one, two, three, four, five, six, and
seve,,, of range fifteen.
Townships one. t,oo, three, four, Jfve, six, and
seven, of range sixteen.
Townships on, fire, sir, and seuen, Orange
Township sspen, of range eighteen. 9
North of the base line, tuest of the nsridian and east
of Pearl riper. 2a
Townships three, four, foe, six, seven, and eight
Townships foe, ,ir, seven, eight, nine, and ten,
of range six.
Townships sepen, eight, nine, and ten, of range
seven.
Townships, eight, nine, and ten, of range eight.
The townships herein designated in Roman let
tiers are wholly within the limits OF "six sections
in width on each side OF said road" and those IN
italics are partly within said limits, as designated
on the diagrams, which will be Furnished to the
respective district land offices by the Commissioners
of the General Land Office.
Lands reserved for schools, military, and other
Durposes. will be excluded from sale.
The lands sold will be subject TO the right OF way
granted by the said act OF Goth September, 1850,
10 the States aforesaid for said railroad, not ex-
ceedng hundred feet on each side thereof; and
therefore the particular tracts ofand which include
the road will be sold containing the quantities
respectively shown by the official plats.
Each sale will be kept open for a time sufficient
to admit of offering all the lands, but not exceed
ing two weeks, and applications to make private
entries of the lands offered under this proclama-
ton will not be received until after the close OF the
public sale.
Given pnder my hand at the city of Washing
ton the day Of MSK A p tSss
By the President:
JOHN WILSON,
ED. Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice TO actual settlers lands Of the United
States originally tCittdratpn from market on &C
count of the railroad grant.
- Under act of Congress, approved 80 MarCn, 1903
entitled "An act to extend pre- emptlon rlgnts Y
certain lands therein mentioned, the pre-emptior
lawe of the United States they now exist arr
extended over the alternate reserved sections
nublic lands along the line of the railroad herein
before mentioned, where the settlement and i'm
movement were made prior to the final allotment o
the alternate sections to the said railroad There
fore all claims by prescription to any OF the alter
nate sections Of public lands within the limit
originally reserved will attach, II predicated upor
settlements made prior TO the 4th February, 1903
the date of the final allotment
Claims within the six miles limits must be proven
IN at any time before the day herein fixed for tn
commencement of the public sale, and are to b.