The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-11
By the President OF tho United states.

BY the President OF tho United States.
TN pursuance of law, I, FRANKLIN PIERCE,
i 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 bearinS
the odd numbers, which remain to the United
States, within six miles each side Of the line Of
the Mobile aud Ohio River railroad, in the States
of Alabama and Mississippi, subject to double the
minimum price of the public lands, as provided BY
the act of 10th September, 1850, will be held at the
following land Offices, in the States of Alabama
and Mississippi, at the periods hereinafter desig-
mated, to wit:
AT the land office at ST. STEPHENS, in Alaba.
ma, commencing on Monday, the ffth day of
September neat. for the disposal Of such sections and
parts of sections, being the odd numbers above re.
ferred to, as arc situated in the underme ntoned
townships, TO wit:
North Of the base line and ,Oest Of the principal mer
dian.
Townships one and t,oo, of range one.
Townships one, too. three, and -four, of range
two.
Townships one, tro, three, four, fue, sig, and
seuen, of range four.
Townships three, four, five, elk and seoen, OF
range FIVE
So,th of the base line and oest of the principal mer
dian.
Townships one, ttoo, 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 mer
dian.
Townships three and four, of range one.
At the land office at DEMOPOLIs, In the same
State. commencing on Monday. the t'oe.fM day Of
ports of sectons, being the odd numbers above re-
!. red to, as situated in the aforementioned
Townships, to wit: ~
North of the base line and tcest Of the principal me-
yidian. #
Townships eighteen, nineteem, and tcenty, of
AZ the land Office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
same State, commencing on Monday, the tJM day
of September nert for the disposal OF such sections
and parts of sections being the odd numbers above
referred to, as are situated IN the undermentoned
townships. to wit:
Northof the base line and oest Of the principal me
ridian in the southern surveying district.
Township t,uenty one, of range four.
At the land Office at COLUMBUS, in MISSISSIPPI
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 Chocta,c
meridian.
Townships eight. sirteen, seventeen, eighteen,
nineteen, and t,oenty. Of range fifteen.
Townships eight. nine, t'celus t'rteen, fourteen:
fifteen, sEteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, ana
twenty, of range sixteen.
Townships eight nine, ten, elevsn, t,relue, thir
teen fourteen fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen,
and nineteen. Of range seventeen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, ttUelve, thir-
teen fourteen teen, and srteen, of range eighteen
Townships eight, nine, ten eleven, and ttoeue, OF
range nineteen. ~
State, commencing Monday, the ttoeaty sixth
day Of September neat, for the disposal of such sec
tons 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 CAoctac me-
yidian.
Township four. of range thirteen.
Townships one, too, three, four, foe, and sir, OF
range fourteen. y.. ..r- - e.. 3,
Townships one, two, three, four, five, six, and
sepen, of range fifteen.
Townships one, t,oo, three, four, Jfue, six, and
seven, of range sixteen. E.. n'
teen. ...nsE .ar... ....
Township seuen, of range eighteen.
North of the base line ,Osst Of the meridian, and east
of Pearl river. ..ssl.. -
Townships three four, fue, Dix, seven' and e'ght'
Townships foe, ETC, seven, eight, nine, and ten,
of range six.
Townships seuen, eight, nine, and ten, of range
seven.
Townships, eight, mine, and ten, of range eight.
The townships herein designated in Roman let
ters wholly within the nmlt8 OF six 6eCtOn6
in width on each side of said road, and those in
italics are partlp 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, 1861,
to the States aforesaid, for said railroad, not ex-
ceeding one hundred feet on each side thereof; and
therefore the particu tracts fland 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 procama-
ton will not be received until after the close OF the
public sale. .
Given under my hand, at the city of Washing
ton, the twenty third day Of May. A. D. 1853.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
BY the President: r..... ..z # IS
JOHN WILSON, .....
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice TO actual settlers on lands OF The United
States originally tpithdrn,Dn from market on &C
count of The railroad grant
Under act of Congress, approved Sd March, 1893,
entitled "An act to extend pre- empton rlghts to
certain lands therein mentioned, !" the presumption
laws of the United States they now exis are
Extended over the alternate reserved sections OF
nubc lands along the line of the railroad herein
before mentioned, where the settlement and I'm ,
10 ~aesNS In he finn N