The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-06
BY the President Of the United States.
r pursuance of law, l. FRANKLIN PIERCE

states, Within SIX mlles on each side Of the line oil
the Mobile and 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, $780, Will be held at the
following land offices, in the States of Alabama
and Mississippi, ut the periods hereinafter desg-
mated, to wit:
At the land office at ST. STEPHENS, in Alaba.
ma, commencing on Monday, the fifth day OF
September ner for the disposal of such sections nd
parts of sections being the odd numbers above re
ferred to, are situated in the undermentioned
townships, to wit;
North Of the base line and tcest of the PRINCIPAL
dian.
Townships one and ttco, of range one,
townships one, ttco, three, and four, of rance
two s'
Townships one two, three, four and FIRE q
range three. 1' "
Townships one, trro, three, four, fire, sir, anc
screen, Of range four.
Townships three, four, five, six and sepen, o
range five.
South Of The base line aud nest of the principal raer
dian
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townships one, two, three, four, and fire, o.
range two.
townships one t,0o, and three. of range three.
township one, of range four.
South Of The base line and east of the principal rneri
dian.
Townships three and four, of range one
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State, commencing on Monday, the t,celfth day Of
September Rert for the disposal of such sections and
parts OF sections, being the odd numbers above
fsrred to, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to witt
Norta Of the base line and toest of the principal me
rididn.
Townships eighteen, nineteen, and trenty o.
range four.
AT the land office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
same State, commencing on Monday the fifth da Y
for he lpf-
and parts OF sections being the odd numbers above
referred to- as are situated in the undermentioned
townships. to wit:
North of the base line and 10 es! of The PRINCIPAL me
rtdiGn M the southern surveying district.
Township tfoerty one, of range four.
At the land office at COLUMBUS, in Mississip-
pi, commencing on Monday, the nineteenth day of
September nert 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 he base line and east Of the Choeta,o
meridian.
Townships eight. sixteen, seventeen eighteen
nineteen, and trCeRty, of range fifteen.
Townships eight, nine, ttcelre thirteen, fourteen
tyteen Strteerl, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen and
twenty, of range sixteen.
Townships eight nine, ten, elepen, ttoslue thir.
teen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen seuenteen eighteen
and nineteen, OF range seventeen.
townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, t,celUe hir-
Teen, fourteen fifteen, and sirtsen of range eighteen
n,
range nineteen.
AT the land office at AUG USTA, in the same
State, commencing Monday, the ttuenty sirth
day Of September nert, 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 of the Ckociauo me
ridiGn.
Township four, of range thirteen.
Townships one, ttco, three, four, fUe and SIR, Of
range fourteen.
Townships one, two, three, four, FIVE, six, and
ssUsn, Of range fifteen.
Townships one, tuoo, three, four, Jtpe, six, and
seven, Of range sixteen.
Townships fee, sir, and screen, FRANCE seven
teen.
Township sevsrr, OF range eighteen.
North Of the base line, leest of the meridian aud east
Of Pearl riUer.
Townships three, -four, tive, six seven, and eight
of range FIVE.
Townships fee, sir, seven, eight name, and tsn
of range six
Townships seosn, eight, nine, and ten, of range
seven.
Townships, eight, ains, and ten of ra nge eight.
The townships herein designated in Roman let
ters wholly within the limits of sssix sections
in width each side of said road, ;" and those in
italics are partly within said limits, 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
The lands sold will be subject 10 the right of wav
granted by the said act of Goth September 1850
TO the States aforesaid, for said railroad not ex-
ceeding hundred feet on each side thereof; and
therefore the particular tracts land which include
the road will be sold containing the quantities
respectively shown by the official plats.
Each sale will be kept open for 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 proclama-
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. 1858
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
JOHN WLsoN,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice 10 actual settlers on lands of The United
States originally tcitbdrGpn from market on &c
count Of the railroad grant.
Under act of Congress, approved Sd March, 1853
entitled can act to extend pre- Exemption rights to
certain lands therein mentioned" the pre-emp ton
laws of the United States they now exist are
extended the alternate reserved sections of
public lands along the line of the railroad herein
before mentioned, where the settlement and i'm
proyement 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 limits
originally reserved will attach, if predcated upon
settlements made prior TO the Attn February 1883
The date of the final allotment.
Claims within the six miles limits must be proven
up 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 ffty cents
per acre. Claims outside OF the six miles and
within the limits Of the original reservation must
be proven up prior to the restoration Of said lands
10 private entry.
Soldiers bounty land warrants at dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre, may be received in
payment for either. class of lands; one warrant
only, however, can be located by each pre- emptor
Immediately after the close OF the public sale
directed by the foregoing proclamation of the Pre-
sdent, applications will be received for the pur
chase at private ntry, or location by warrants of
the lands reserv to satisfy this grant outside of
Abe six miles LIMITS, in such order as to prevent
confusion and insure accuracy, in accorda with
instructions 10 be issued to the registers and re-
ceiyers- JOHN WILSON,
Commissioned of the General Land Office.
May 26-wl3w
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