The daily republic., 1853-08-24
By n. President OF the DATED states.


BY the President OF the United states.
TN pprsuapcs Of law, !, FRANKLIN PIERCE,
l. 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 bsa.in1
the odd numbers, which remain 70 the DATED
States, within elk miles each side OF the line OF
the Mobile and Ohio River railroad. In the States
of Alabama and Mississippi, subject to double the
the of goth September 1850, will be held at the
following land Offices, In the States Of Alabama
and Mississippi. At tho periods hereinafter ds'ig-
At the land Office at ST. STEPHENS. in Alaba.
ma commencing on Monday, the fifth day of
September nert for the disposal Of such sections and
parts of sections, being the odd nasosrs above re-
ferred to, a. are situated in the aforementioned
townships, TO wit 9tlesl 7ih t@4so .b}
North Of The base line and sOest e The principal mns
dian.
Townships one and tspo, Of range one. 81. ~
Townships one, tsDo. thrse, and four, of range
Townships one two. three. four and foe. Of
Townships one. t,vo, taree, four. foe, s;r, and
sspes, of range four.
South Of tie base line and sces Of The principal mevi-
Ai13 WaG dian. 11 p&
Townships one, t.oo, tree, four, and foe, Of range
one.
Townships one, two, three, four, and J6ue. of
Townships one, ssco, and three, of range three. {
Township one, of range four. 5Ff
South Of the base line and east Of the principal er
@ dian.
Townships three and fosr. Of range one. "
AT the land Office at DEMOPOLLS, In the same
State, commencing ON Monday, the tsOssfth day of
September nsr for tho disposaio of such sections and
ports Of sections, being tho odd numbers above re-
- rcd to, az are situated in the undermentioned
t~wnships, to wit: ca. aaAslg il
North Of ne base line and sosss Of tke PRINCIPAL
a8I hA'a3 ~ yjdian. a9 ttal ss Vd b9l
Townships sisAs'en, n'nsssen, and s'0enty' Of
AZ the land Office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
same State, commencing on Monday. the jifh day
of September nszt for the disposal Of such sections
and parts Of sections, being the odd numbrs above
referred to- as are situated In the undermentioned
townships. to wit; iYis 4s$8asy ltf +.
North Of s base line and V cot Of the principal
ridian in the southern sssrreying district.
Township tventy one, Of range four. ta 35.iss
At the land Office at COLUMBUS. In Mississip-
pi, commencing on Monday, the ntnstesnh day OF
September ns1 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,o
meridian.
Townships eight. sirteen, seDentesn, eighteen,
ninefeen, and ttpenty, of range fifteen.
Townships eight. niMs ticelus. Thirteen, fourteen,
fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, and
Townships eight. nine, ten, eleosn, tsOslue, thir
teen fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, hteen
and ninHsea. Of range seventeen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, ttUeIUe, thSr-
feey fourteen tess and sirtlsm, of range eighteen
Townships eght. nine, ten, eleven, and t'celce, Of
range nineteen. i - ssif
AT the land office at AUGUSIA,i IN the same
State, commencing on Monday, the ts0enty sirth
day Of September ert, 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: 81
North Of the base line and east Of the CAociaso
34h@i ridian.
Township four, of range thirteen.
Townships one, tsoo three, four, foe, and sir OF
range fourteen. Fn ~
Townships one, two, three, four, five, six, and
seUen, of range fifteen.
Townships one, t,oo, three, four, tivs, six, and
seven, of range sixteen.
Townships one ,ue siz, and seusn, ofrange seven
Township seuen. ofrange eighteen.
North of the base line sDest Of The eridian, and east
t Of Pearl viuer. s,,s, 5l
Townships three, four. Os, six seven, ana f'sAt'
Townships five, sig, seven, eight, nins. and ten.
of range six.
Townships seosn, eight, nine, and ten, of range
seven.
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 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
purposes, will be excluded from sale.
The lands cold will be subject to the right OF way
granted by the said act Of Goth September, 1850,
to the States aforesaid, for said railroad not ex-
ceedng one hundred feet on each side thereof; and
therefore the particular tracts oiand 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
entries of the lands offered under this procama.
ton will not 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:
john WILSON, q
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice to actual settlers lands Of the United
States originally ,oiLhdraDn from market on ac-
count of the railroad grant.
Under act of Cougre approved Sd March, 1853,
entitled San act to extend pre.emption rights to
certain lands therein mentioned, the pre-emption
lava of the United States they now exist are
extended over the alternate reserved sections Of
public lands along the line of the railroad herein
before mentioned, where the settlement and i'm
provement were made prior to the inal 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, II Pred'cated upon
settlements made prior TO the 4th February, 1868,
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 tho
commencement of the public sale, and are to be
paid for at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents
per acre. Claims outside Of the six miles, and
within the limits of the original reservation, must
be proven up prior the restoration of said lands
to private entry. g
Soldiers bounty land warrants, at dollar and
twenty -fve cents per acre, may be received IN
navment for either class Of lands; one warrant
onfy however, can be located by each pre-. emptor.
Immediately after the close of the public sale