The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-25
BY the President or the United States.

d.,
the odd n,amAos, which remain to she United
States, within SIX miles each sde of the line or
the Mobile and Ohio River railroad, T.. tne States
OF Aiaoama and Mississippi, subject to double the
~ nimum price OF the public lands, as provided by
tne act OIL 2Vth September, $780, will be held at the
following land offices, in the States of Alabama
ana Mississippi, at the periods hereinafter desig-
mated, to wit
At the land office at ST. STEPHENS, in Alaba
ina, commencing Monday, the fifth day of
September nsxt, for the disposal of such sections nd
parts OF sections, being the odd numbers above re-
TERED to, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, 70 wit;
North Of the base line and tness OF the py,ncpal
dian
.slownships one and t,co of range one
townships one fco, thrse, and four, of range
Townships one two, three, -four and 6vs, o,
range three. J''' VI
Townships one t'co, three, four, .6,v, six, and
Townships three, four, five, six and s,ys, Of
range five. N 'eOe' VI
nos Of se base 3sne and scest of III, PRINCIPAL ne
dian.
townships one, tioo three, four and 6pe, of range
Townships one, two, three, four. and frs. Of
range two. 1 J''~' -
Townships one, t,co and three, of range three.
township one, OF range four.
es Of The base line snd east of the principal rasy
dian.
AT the land office at DEMOPOLIS in the same
state, commencing on Monday, the t,celfth day of
September nsrt for the disposal of such sections and
parts OF sections, being the odd numbers above re-
hrred TO, as are situated in the undermentioned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and Of the principal ne
rtdiaN.
Townships eighteen, nineteen, and tscs,,fy, Of
AT the land office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
same State commencing on Monday, the fifth day
OF september nsrt Tor the disposal OF such sections
and parts of sections, being the odd numbers above
referred to, rs are situated in the aforementioned
townships, TO wit:
North Of tse base line aud est of The principal ME
rfdtan IN the southern surveying district.
township tloeRty one, of range four
At the land office at COLUMBUS in Mississin-
pl, commencing on Monday, the nineteenth dav OF
September nert for the disposal of such sections and
ferred to, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, TO wit;
NORTH or TIE b1ss line and east of The CaoeIa,r
meridian
townships eight, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen
rttnefserii and fr0e,sty, of range fifteen,
Townships eight, nine, t,cefvs thirteen fourteen,
Jytesn sirtsen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen md
twenty, of range sixteen.
Townships eight, nine ZEN, eleven, l,oslvs thir.
teen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, sspentes eighteen
and nineteen, of range seventeen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, ttceEre thar
Teen fourteen fifteen, and siItses of range eighteen.
range nineteen.
At the land office at AUGU sTA, in the same
State, commencing Monday, the toenty sirth
day Of September nert for the disposal of such sec
lions and parts of sections, being the odd numbers
above referred to, situated in the undermen-
toned townships, TO wit:
North of the base line and east of the Csocaio me
rtdtan.
Township four, of range thirteen.
Townships one, t'Oo, three, four, trs and SIR, Of
range fourteen.
Townships one, two, three, four, five, six, and
serep, of range fifteen.
Townships one, t,co, three, four, free six, and
seven, of range sixteen.
Townships fvs, siE, and ssve,p, Orange seven
teen.
Township seves, Of range eighteen.
NORTH of tie base line rUest of the raerida sa eas,
Of Pearl riveT.
of range FIVE.
Townships fee, sir, seven, eight, nine, and ten,
of range six.
Townships ssusn, eight, nine, and ten, of range
seven,
Townships, eight, nins, and ten, of range eight.
The townships herein designated in Roman let
tiers are wholly within the limits of s'six sections
IN width on each side of said road !" and those in
rtatcs are partly within said limits, as designated
on the diagrams, which will be furnished 10 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 10 hs right of wa y
granted by the said act of Goth September 1880
to the States Aforesaid, for said railroad not ex
cesding ore hundred feet each side thereof and
tnerefore the particular tracts ofand hch 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 procIsma.
ton VIII 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
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office
Notlce 10 actual settlers lands of The United
States originally loithdra,on from market on &c
count or TIE rGiir0ad grant.
Under act of Congress, approved Sd March, 1858,
entitled SAN act to extend pre- emptiou rights to
certain lands therein mentioned, )" the presumption
laws OF the United States they 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 e.
provement were made prior TO the final allotment of
the alternate sections to the said railroad. There