The daily republic., 1853-08-26
BY tne rr...asnt OF tn. United states.

j 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 bearn1
the odd mumbrs which remain to the United
States within six 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 lands, a. provided by
the act of goth September, 1850, will be held ct the
following land Offices. In the States Of Aiabama
and mississ!ippi. at the periods hereinafter de''g
At the land Office at ST. STEPHENS, in Alaba
ma, commencing on Monday, the tth, day oi
September nert. 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 Of tie base line and est Of the principal sri-
dian.
Townships one and t.po, of range one. st
Townships one, too, three, and four, OF range
two.
Townships one two, three, -four and foe, Of
range three.
Townships one, tvo, three, four. Jfue, sir, and
seuen, range four.
Townships three, four, five, six and seoe", OF
range five.
South Of the base line and ,oest Of the principal msri-
Township ps one, t,oo, three four, and foe, FRANCE
Townships one, two, three, four, and foe, OF
range two.
Township one, Of range four.
South Of ths base line and east of the principal sri-
dian. e q
Townships three and four, of range one.
At the land office at DEMOPOLIS, in the same
Stptsmber ert for the disposal of such sections and
Do ts Of sections, being the odd numbers above re-
T. red to, as are situated in the aforementioned
t.wnships, to wit:
North Of the base line and soest Of the principal me-
ridian.
Townships eighteen, nineteen, and tscenfy, Of
AZ the land Office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
same State, commencing on Monday, tns W. gay
of September nsrt, for the disposal of such sections
and parts Of sections, being the odd numbers above
referred to- as are situated in the aforementioned
townships. to wit:
Northof the base line and est Of the principal me-
ridian in the southern surveying district.
Township t,centy one, of range four.
At the land office at COLUMBUS, in Missssip.
ri, commencing on Monday, the njneteenM day OF
September ne1t for the disposal Of such sections and
parts of sections being the odd numbers above re.
ferred to, as are situated in the undermentioned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base ltne and east Of the Choctaso
meridian ~
Townships eight. sixteen, seventeen, eighteen,
nineteen, and t,oenty, of range fifteen.
Townships eight. nine t,oelUe, thirteen fourteen.
fifteen sirteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, and
twenty, of range sixteen.
Townships eight nine, ten, eleuen, tsoelue, thir-
teen.
and nineteen, of range seventeen.
Townsbps eight, nine, ten, eleven, ttcelUs, thtr-
teen, fourteen, teen, and sixteen, of range eighteen
Townships eight, nine, ten. eleven and t'cetue, OF
range nineteen.
AZ the land Office at AUGUSTA, in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the ftcenty siGfh
day of September nert for the disposal of such sec
tons and parts of sectons. being the odd numbers
toned townships, to wit:
North of the base line and east Of the ChoctaU me
ridian.
Township four. of range thirteen.
Townships one, tsoo, three four, tUe, and s'r, OF
range fourteen.
Townships one, two, three, four, five, six, and
seper, of range fifteen.
Townships one. too, three, four, JfDe. six, and
Townships on, foe, sir, and seuen, ofrangeseven-
teen.
Township seuen, of range eighteen.
North Of the base line, ,oest of the meridian and east
of Pearl riUer.
Townships three, -four, foe, six seven, and eight,
of range five. J
Townships foe, sir, seven, eight, nine, and ten,
Townships seven, eight, nine, and ten, of range
seven. y a
Townships, eight, mine, and ten, of range eight.
The townships herein designated in Roman let
ters are wholly within the limits of 'six sections
in width on each eide of said road, /" and those in
italics are partly within said limits, as designated
on the diagrams, which will be furnished to 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 khe right of way
Granted by the said act of Goth September, 1850,
to the States aforesaid, for said railroad, not ex-
ceedng one h.ndyed feet on each side thereof; and
therefore the particular tracts OF land wnlcn
the road will be sold containing the quantities
respectively shown by the official plats.
Each sale will be kept open for Q time sufficient
to admit of offering all the lands, but not exceed
ttNS1u frt FQ Vp q
entries of the lands offered under this proclama-
ton will not be received until after the close OF the
public sale.
ton. the twenty third day of May, A. D. 1858.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
JOHN Wilson,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Notice to actual settlers on lands of The United
States originally ,cithdra,cn from market on &C
Under act Of Congress, approved Sd March, 1853
entitled sAn act to extend pre- eemption rights tt
certain lands therein mentioned. 1.-THE prc-emptior
laws of the United States as they now exist are
extended over the alternate reserved sections
public lands along the line OF the railroad hercin-
before mentioned, where the settlement and i'm
provement were made prior TO the final allotment
the alternate sections to the said railroad. Ihere
fore all claims by pre-emption to any OF the alter
nate sections of public lands within the limits
originally reserved will attach, II predicated upor
settlements made prior 10 the 4th February, 1903
the date of the final allotment.
Claims within the six miles limits must be proven
nm At any time before the day herein fixed for tn
Commencement of the public sale, and are to b
paid for at the rate of two dollars and MY cent
per acre Claims outside of the six miles, ant
within the limits of the original reservation, mus
be proven up prior to the restoration OF said land
to private entry.
soldiers' bounty land warrants, at dollar ant
twentv-five cents per acre, may be received II
navment for either class of lands; one warran
pnly, however, can be located by each pre-: emptor
immediately after the close of the public sal
directed by the foregoing proclamation of the Pre-
sident applications will be received for the pur
chase at private entry, or location by warrants, Q