The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-10

By tho President ,ef the United states.
TN pursuance Of law, /, 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, all bsarlnS
the odd HmMbers, which remain to the United
States, within six miles each aide Of tho line Of
the Mobile and Ohio River railroad, In ths States
of Alabama and mississippi, subject to double the
minimum price Of the public lands, 40 provided by
the act OF Goth September, 1850, will be held at the
following land Offices, In the Statos Of Alabama
and Mississippi, at the periods hereinafter desg-
mated, TO wit ,si
ma, commencing on Monday, the I'm day Of
Septebr ns1t for the disposal Of such sections and
parts of sections, being the odd numbers above re-
ferred to, AZ are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
North the base line and s'e't Of the principal meri
. dian.
Townships one and t,co of range one.
Townships one, too, three, and four, OF range
Townships ono two. three, four and foe, Of
Townships one, tro, three, four. J6ve, sis, and
seuen, of range four.
Townships three, four, 1--WE, six and seoen, Of
range five.
South of the base line and oest Of the principal meri
dian.
Townships one, t,co three, four, and foe, of range
.
Townships one, two. three, four, and foe, of
range two.
Townships one, too, and three. of range three.
Township one, of range four.
South Of the base line and east of the principal meri-
dian.
At the land Office at DEMOPOLIS, in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the ttceJth day OF
September nert for the disposal of such sections and
ps rts Of sectons, being the odd numbers above re-
J. ~ uSt Tod in nd M m
townehips, to wit:
North of the base line and ,oest of the principal me-
Tidia~. ~
Townships eighteen, nineteen, and tsoenty, OF
AZ the land Office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
Same State. commencing on Monday, the tfth day
of September neat. for the disposal of such sections
and parts of sections, being the odd numbers aboYe
referred to, as are situated in the undermentoned
townships. to wit: t1tt
Northef the base line and 10 est Of the principal
ridian in the southern surveying district.
Township ttcenty one, of range four.
At the land Office at COLUMBUS, in Mississip-
pi, commencing on Monday, the ntneteenth day OF
parts of sections. being the odd numbers above re-
ferred to, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit: a.,s..
North Of the base line and cast Of the Coctatc
meridian. .
Townships eight. sirteen, seuenteen, eighteen,
nineteen, and tiDenty, Of range fifteen.
Townships eight mine, t,oelus. thirteen, fourteen.
fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, and
twenty, of range sixteen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, elevsn, t'celUs, thir.
teen fourteen fifteen, sixteen, seuenfeen, eighteen,
and nineteen. of range seventeen.
Townships eight nine ten, eleven, ttcelbe, thir-
teen, fourteen fifteen, and sixteen, of eighteen
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, and t'oeue, OF
range nineteen.
AZ the land office at AUG USTA, in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the i.0enty sirth
day Of September neat for the disposal OF such Sec
tons and parts of sections, being the odd numbers
above referred TO, as situated in the undermen-
toned townships, to wit:
North of the base line and east Of the CAocta,O me
ridian.
Township four, of range thirteen.
Townships one, ftU0, three, four, tUe, ana sac, Oh
range fourteen.
Townships one. two, three, four. five, six, and
seuen, of range fifteen.
Townships one, too, three, four, Jiue, six, and
Townships ons, foe, sic, and seUen ofrangeseven-
teen. e 1. 81
Township sepen, of range eighteen.
North Of the base line, ,uest Of the meridian, and east
Townships three, -four. five. 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 'ssix 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
of the General Land Office.
Lands reserved for schools, military, and other
purposes, 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,
to the States aforesaid, for said railroad, not ex.
ceeding one hundred feet each eide thereof; and
therefore the particular tracts oland which include
the road will be sold IA as 6e na g1as
Each sale will be kept open for time sufnclent
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 prociama-
t;on will not be received until after the close Of the
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washing
the twenty third day q NIX p PIERCE
By the President:
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice to actual settlers on lands of the United
States originally ,uithdra,cn from market on &C
count of the railroad grant
Under act of Congress, approved 30 March: 1908
certain lands therein mentioned, 1.-THE pre-emption
laws of the United States as they now exist are
extended over the alternate reserved sections OF
public lands along the line OF the Railroad hefein-
before mentioned, where the settlement and i'm.
provement were made prior to the final allotment OF
the alternate sections to the said railroad There
fore, all claims by presumption to any Of the alter
nate sections of public lands within the iimlte
originally reserved will attach, il predicated upon
settlements made prior TO the 4th February loo''
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 the
commencement of the public sale, and are to be
paid for at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents
ner acre. Claims outside of the six miles, and
within the limits of the original reservation, mus:
be proven up prior to the restoration OF said lands
to private entry.
Soldiers bounty land warrants, at a dollar and