The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-18

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i President OF the United States, do hereby de-
clare and make known that public sales Of the
sections and parts Of secfiOns of land, all bearing
the odd numbers, which remain to the United
States, within ak miles 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 iandss a. provided by
the act Of goth September 1850, will be heldat the
following land Offices, In the States Of Alabama
and Mississippi, at the periods hereinafter desig-
Al the land ONCE at ST. STEPHENS, in Alab.,
Sspi.mbsr nez or the dispossi 81 such and
parts of sections, being the odd numbers above re-
ferred to, az are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit: ~
North Of the bass line and west Of the principal msri
dian.
Townships one and too, of range one.
Townships one, tsoo, three, and -four, of range
Townships one two. three, four and foe, Of
range three.
sspen, of range four. 5yL
Townships three, four, Ave, six and seven, of
range Ave. E GIs1H l8E aI tI
Sou4 Of the base line and toest Of tie principal e-
Townships one too, three, four, and foe, of range
one. gR M st sssr i.I @ !.
Townships one, two, three, four, and fps, OF
Townships one. too, and TIRES, of range three.
Township one, ofrange four. s99abaz
South Of the base line and east Of the principal sr'
dian, - 81. .s
Townships three and four, Of range one. sa
at the land utica~at DEMOPOLIS, In the same
State, commencing on Monday. the tsce!fth day Of
September nert for the disposal of such sectons and
ftrred to, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and scest Of the principal me
rjdias.
Townships sish3sn, nineteen, and t'0enfy' Of
az ths land Office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
Same State. commencing on Monday, the tfM day
of September nsrt for the disposal Of such sections
and parts of sections being the odd numbers above
referred to, are situated in the aforementioned
townships. to wit: q gl as n off
Norfhof the base line and eat Of the PRINCIPAL me-
N ridian in the southern surveying district.
Township taOenty one, of range four. I'D IA
AT the land office at COLUMBUS. in Mississip.
pi, commencing on Monday, the nsneteentn 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 ChoetaiO
meridian. afs
Townships eight. sirtesn. seDentes"' e'gntee"'
rineteen, and t,centy, of range fifteen.
Townships eight. ntne ttcefUs, thirteen, fourteen.
fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen and
twenty, of range sixteen.
teen fourteen fifteen sixteen, seventeen, eighteen,
and nineteen, of range seventeen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, tsoelve, thir
teen fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen, OF range eighteen
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven and ts0elue, Of
range nineteen. L 81
AT the land office at AUG USTA, in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the ttoenty sirth
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:
North of the base line and east of the CAocta,o
ridian.
Township four, of range thirteen.
Townships one, ttOo, three, four, tDe, and siz. Of
Townships one. two, three, four, five, six, and
seusn, of range fifteen.
Townships one too. three, four, fUe, six, and
Townships one, foe siz and seps,, of range
Township seuen, OF range eighteen.
North Of the base line, .Uest Of the meridian, and east
Tovn.bina three four. ive. six, seven, and eight,
Townships foe. sig, seven, eight, "ine, and ten.
of range six. ~ a
Townships .eUen. eight nine, and ten, of range
seven
Townships eight, nins, 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 Commissioner
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, lS6O,
to the States aforesaid for said railroad, not ex-
ceeding one hundred feet on each side thereof and
therefore the particular tracts ofland which include
the road will be sold containing the quantities
respectively shown by the official plats.
4. 1t>~ Ii will haH ont
to admit of Offering all the lnnds. but not exceed.
ing two weeks, and applications to make private
entries of the lands offered under this proclama-
tion will not be received until after the close of the
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washing
ton, the twenty -third day Of May, A. A., D; 1879;
BY the President:
JOHN WILsor,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice to actual settlers on lands of The United
States originally toithdratcn from market on &C.
count Of the railroad grant
Under act Of Congress, approved 30 March, 1858,
entitled can act to extend pre.empton rights TO
laws of the United States as they now exist are
extended over the alternate reserved sections OF
nnblic lands along the line of the railroad herein
before mentioned. where the settlement and I'm.
nrovement 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 ilmits
originally reserved will attach, if predicated upon
settisments made prior 10 the 4th February, 1858,
the date of the final allotment.
elaine within the six miles limits must be proven
M 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
Der acre. Claims outside Of the six miles. and
within the limits of the original reservations must
be proven up prior to the restoration of said lands
to private entry.
Soldiers bounty land warrants, at dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre, may be received in
pavment for either class Of lands; warrant
only, however. can be located BY each pro,cmptor.
h., Aha iorecno nrncl ton of the Pre-