The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-02

By The Prssadsns q the unttsa stasss.
In pursuance of law. l. FRANKLIN PIERCE.
Il President OF the United States. do hereby de
clare and make known that public saies Of the
sections md parts Of sections of land All BEARING
the odd ~snsb<rs, which remain the United
States, within six miles each eide Ut the line OF
of Alabama and Missis,ippi, suojecs to double the
minimum price Of the public lands, ~ provided by
the Of 10Th September, $780, will b held NJ the
following land offices, in the States o. Alabama
and Mississipp, at tho PERIODS hereinafter dealR-
Atths land office at ST. STEPHENS, in Alaba-
ma, commencing on Monday, the f}th day of
Ssptembr asrt for the disposal of such sections and
parts of sections, being the odd nuMAers above
ferred TO, a. are situated in the undermentioned
townships, to wit
Norsa Of the base line and Of the principal ms,i
dian.
Townships onf and t,co of range one
Townships one, tsco. three, and four, of range
Townships one two. three, -four and foe, Of
range three.
Townships one, tlro, three. four, free sir, and
seven, of range four.
Townships three, four, Ave. ak and s<ren, Of
range i've.
South Of The base line and osst Of TIE principal meri-
dian
Townships ONE, tsco, three four, and FIVE, of range
one.
Townships one, two, three, four and fve, Of
range two.
To~nshps one, ttco, and three of range three
Township one, of range four.
South Of the base ltas and east Of ne priacpal
dian.
Townships three and four. of range one
AT The land office at DEMOPOLIS, in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the ttoelfth day OF
September nert for the disposal of tions
pats OF sections, being the odd numbers above re.
trred to, as are situated in the under me- toned
townships, to wit:
NJrlh Of the base line and of the principal me
rslsan.
Townships eghtsen, nineteen, and tcenty, o
range four.
land office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
same State, commencing on Monday, the 6fiA da )
of September merit for the dspo. al of such
and parts of sections, being the odd numbers above
referred TO, as are situated in the undermentonec
townships, to wit:
Norho the base line aud 70 est of the principal
indian IN the southern surveying dis,rict.
Township ttrenty one, of range four.
At the land Office COLUMBUS, in Mississip-
pi, commencing on Monday, the nineteenh day Of
September nsxt for the dispose of such sections and
parts of sections being the odd Numbers above re-
townships, TO wit:
North Of the base Tine and east Of the Chocsa,r
meridian.
Townships eigAt. sirfsen, sspe,r.esn, eighteen,
nineteen, and ticenty, OF range fifteen.
Ton nships eight. nins, tsC<ps thirteen, Fourteen,
fifteen, Sfrtsea, seventeen, eighteen, nneteen, and
twenty, of range sixteen.
Townships eight. ntns ten, ellpsn, tlc<lvs thir-
teen fourteen. fifteen, sixteen srsnissn, eighteen,
and rtnsfeen, OF range seventeen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, ftce!r< hsr-
fourteen, fifteen, and sirtsn, OF range eighteen
Townships eight nine, ten, eleven, and trceirs, Of
range nineteen.
AZ the land office at AUG UsTA, in the same
State, commencing Monday, the ticsnty sirth
day of September nsrt, Tor the disposal of such
tions and parts of sections, being the odd numbers
above referred to, are situated in the undermen
toned tor nships, 70 Wit:
North of the hass line and eos. Of the Cloeiao me
iridium
Town ship four of "a pge thirteen.
Townships one trco, three, -four, ips, and Sir, of
range fourteen.
Town chips one, tvo, three, four, FIVE, six, and
ssrsp Of range fifteen.
Townships one. trOO, three, four, Jfps, six, and
seven, Of range sixteen.
ps one, sps sir, and ssrsn, Of range seven
teen
Township sspers, OF range eighteen.
North Of the base line of the msridian and east
Of Pearl rtp<r.
Townships three, -four, hpe, seven, and etght
Townships 6rs, 'ir. seven, eight, nins, and ten,
of range six.
Townships seven, eight, nine, and ten, of range
Townships, right, mine and ten, of ra ngs eight.
The tow nships herein designated in Roman let
ters wholly within the limits of "sx sections
in width on each side of said road, ;" and those in
iiGlics partly within said limits, desi gnated
on the dia grams, which will be furnished to the
resp Give district land Offices by the Comm ssioner
of Inc General Land Office
Lands reserved for schools, military and other
purp see, will be excluded from sale.
The lands sold will be subject 10 the right of way
granted by The said act VI 20th September, 1850,
10 the States Aforesaid for said railroad, not ex-
ceeding hundrf feet on each side thereof; aud
therefore the particular tracts OF land hich inc ude
the road will be cold containing the Quantities
respectively show by the official plats.
Each sale will be kept open for a time sufficient
to admit Of offering all the lands, but exceed.
ing two weeks, and applications to make private
entries of the lands offered under this proclam
ton will be received until after the close of the
public sale.
ton the twenty third day of May, A d. 1853.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Notice 10 actual settlers on lands of the United
States originally tcithdralcn from market &C
count OF the rqtiroad grant.
Under act of Congress, approved Sd March, 1858
entitled "An act TO extend pre- EN- ption rights K
certain lands therein mentioned" the pre- emotion
laws of the United States they now exist ar.
extended over The alternate reserved sections o
public lands along the line of the railroad herein
before mentioned, where the settlement and i'm
provement made prior TO the inal allotment o
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 limit
originally reserved will attach if predicsted upo,
settlements ma de prior 10 the Attn February, 1853
the date of the final allotment.
Claims within the sir miles limits must be prov e
ND az any time before the day herein fixed for tn
commencement of the public sal e, and are to b
Maid for OF the rate Of two dollars and ffy cent
Der acre. Claims outside OF the six miles am
within the limits of the original reservation mus
be proven up prior to the restoration of said Lane
to private entry.
Soldiers bounty lard warrants, at a dollar an,
twenty-five cents per acre, may be received il
payment for either class of lands; one warran
onlv however, can be located by eacb pre- emntor
Immediately after the close of the public sal
directed by the foregoing proclamation of the Pre-
sident apple ations will be received for the pur
chase at private entry, or location by warrants @
the lands reserved to satisfy this grant, outside
the six miles limits, in such order as to proven
confusion and insu re accuracy, in accordance will
iustructIvns to be issued TO the registers and re-
ceivers JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
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