The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-01

sections nd parta OF sactions Of land, All bearing
the odd Nsahers. which remain to the United
States, within ak mles each side OF tho nne o.
the Mobile and Ohio River railroad, In the Sntes
of Alabama and Missisaippi subject 10 double tne
m nmum price Of the public lands: - provided oy |
the act of 7Osh September, 1880 viii oe held At the
folio wing land ofhces in the States OF Ala ba ma
and Mississppi, At the periods hereinafter desig
Al the land office at ST STEPHENS, in Alaba.
ma commencing on Monday, the fftA day of
Srn,<bsr u,rf for the disposal Of such sec ons and
narts Of acc lions being the odd nwsbers above
ferred to, as situated in the underline toned
townships, 10 Wit
Norla Of A< base line and csst Of Tia principe! m0i
Townships and fsce OF range one
Townships one, too, tAyes, and fosx, of range
Townships one two. three, -four and foe, ef
range three. s.-..Hr =.
Townships one, t1o, tarss, four, J6ue, air, and
ssren, of range FOUR s II. ~.
Townships three, four, Eve, ak and seen, of
range i've.
So'.ta Of the base line and Wsst Of the principal m<r-
dsaa.
Townships one, taoo, hrse, four. and 6vs of range
one.
Townships one. two, three, fosr, and FIRE, of
Townships oae, too, and three. of range three.
Township one, OF range four.
South IF the base line and east Of the principal rneri
dian.
townships three and four, of range one.
At the land office at DENOPOLIS, in the same
State, commencing Monday, the tscelfth day of
September merit for the dispose of such sections
parts of sections being the odd numbers above
+ FRED to, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
Norn Of the base line and scess Of he principal ne
range four.
Al the land Office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
on tba cS,b IL
OF September srt for the disposal Of such section
and parts of sections, being the odd numbers abov
referred TO, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to witt
North of the base line and 70 est of the ynciral me,
ridian IN the southern swrsy,nx aistriet.
township tacsnfy one, of range four.
AT the land office at COLUMBUS, in Mississp-
pi, commencing on Monday the nineteenth day of
September neri for the disposal of such sections and
parts Of sections being the odd Numbers above re-
ferred 10, "a are situated in the aforementioned
townships, TO wit:
NORTH Of the base tine and east Of the Choetap
meridian.
Townships eight. sixteen, serentesn, eighlsen
nineteen, and thcenfy, OF range fifteen.
Townships eight nins. t,osivs thirtssr, fourteen,
ytsen, sirtsen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen and
twenty, OF range sixteen.
townships eIg ut, nine, ten, eleven, ttceivs, thir-
teen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen eighteen
and NINETEEN. of range seventeen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, flcslre Lhir-
teen fourteen ytssn and SIriCss of range eighteen
Townships night, nine, ten, eleven, and tceius, of
range nineteen.
State, commencing Monday, the t,Denty s,rth
day of September nsrt for the disposal of such sec
tiOns and parts of sections, being the odd numbers
above referred TO, situated in the undermen-
toned townships, to wit:
North Of the base linz and east of the Csociac me
rididn-
Township four, of range thirteen.
Townships one ttoo, three, four, fire, and sir, OF
range fourteen.
Townships one, two, three, four, five, six and
ssren, Of range fifteen.
Townships one. t,Oo, three, four, five, six, and
seven, of range sixteen.
Townships tipe, and sscen, of range seven
Township ssuen, of range eighteen.
North Of the base line tpsst of the neriaian and east
Of Pearl rtpr.
Townships Tires, -four, tve, six, seven, and eight
of range five.
Townships fUs, sir, seven, eight, Mae, and ten
of range six.
Townships screen, eight, nine, and ten, of range
seven
Townships, eight, nine, and ten, of range eight.
The townships herein designated in Roman let
tiers wholly within the limits of sssix sections
in width on each side of said road, )" and those in
lfGlics partly within said limits, designated
the oia Nams, which will be furnished TO the
respsc Give district land offices by the Commissioner
of the General Land Office.
Lands reserved for schools, military, and other
purp ses, will be excluded from sale.
Toe lands sold will be subject 10 the night of way
granted by the said act OF 10th September 1850.
TO the States Aforesaid, for said railroad, not
ceediDg one hundred feet on each side thereof; md
therefore the particular tracts of Ind hich include
the road will be sold containing the quantities
respectively shown by the official plals
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 proclana-
ton will not be received until after the close of
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:
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Notice 10 actual settlers on lands of The United
States originally clthdrG,cn from market
count Of the rGttroud grant
Under act of Con gress, approved Sd March, 1883
entitled An act TO extend pre- empuon rights to
certain lam s therein mentioned, the presumption
laws Of the United States as they now exist are
extended the alter nate reserved sections of
public lands along the line of the railroad herein
before mentioned, where the settlement and i'm
provement made PRIOR 10 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 predicaed upon
settlements ma de prior 10 the 4th February, 1853.
the date of the final allotment.
Claims within the Six miles limits must be proven
up any time before the day herein fixed for the
commencement of the public sal e, and are to be
paid for at the rate of two dollars and IF y cents
per acre. Claims outside of the six miles and
within the limits of the original resery alton, must
be proven up prior TO the restoration of said lands
TO private entry.
Soldiers bounty land warrants, at a 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-
sident, applications will be received for the pur
chase at private entry, location by warrants Of
the lands reserved to satisfy ths grant, outside OF
the ak miles LIMITS, IN such order as to prevent
confusion and insur re accuracy, in accordance with
Instructions 20 be issued to the registers and re-
celvers. JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May 26-wl3w
MY CONSULSHIP, by c. Edwards Lester, 2
The Land of the Cesar and Doge, by William
Furniss.
The New Continent, or Four Years in Gov