The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-29
~ the President of the United states.

States within six miles on each eide Of the line of
the Mobile and Ohio River railroad, in the States
of Alabama md Mississippi, subject to double the
minimum price of the public lands, as provided by
the act of Goth September, 1880, Will De held at the
following land offices, in the States OF Alabama
and Mississippi, at the periods hereinafter deslg-
mated, to wit
At the land office at ST. STEPHENS, in Alaba-
ma commencing on Monday, the ffth day of
September asr for the disposal OF such sections and
parts of sections being the odd narnoers above re-
ferred to, situated IN the aforementioned
townships, TO wit
North of The base line and rres of the principal
dian
Townships one and tlco, OF range one.
Townships one, t,co three, and four, of range
two.
Townships two, three, four and fee, of
range three.
Townships one, ,'rO, three four, fue, sir, and
sspsn, of range four.
Townships three, four, 1--WE, six and screen, of
range FIVE.
South Of the base line aud toest of the principal raer
dian
Townships one, trco, three four, and fss of range
one.
Townships one, two, three, four, and fire. Of
range two.
Townships one, too, and three. of range three.
Township one, of range four.
South Of the base line aud east Of the principal nsri
dian.
townships three and four, of range one.
At the land office at DEMOPOLIS, in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the ttcelfh day of
September nsEt for the disposal of such sections and
parts OF sections, being the odd numbers above
f. rred to, are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to witt
North Of the base line and t0sst Of ths principal
r,aiGR.
Townships eighteen, nineteen, and ttoenty, of
range four.
AT the land Office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
same State, commencing on Monday, the ffth day
Of September merit for the dispos al of such sections
and parts of sections, being the odd numbers above
referred to, situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
NOrthof the base line aud est of The principal
ridian IN the southern surveying district.
Township tt1enty one, of range four.
At the land office at COLUMBUS, in Mssissip-
pi, commencing on Monday, the nineteenth day of
September nerE for the disposal of such sections and
parts of sections, being the odd numbers above
ierred TO, as are situated in toe aforementioned
townships, to wit:
North Of The base line and east Of the ChoetarO
meridian.
Townships eight, sixteen, serentssn, eighteen,
nineteen, and t,Genty, Of range fifteen.
Townships eight nine, toelve, thirteen, fourteen,
fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, and
twenty, OF range sixteen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, elevsn, tloevs, thir-
teen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen ssvsntss eighteen,
and nineteen, of range seventeen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, trCslUe, thir-
teen fourteen fftee and StTtCeH of range eighteen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, and trOsiUs, of
range nineteen.
At the land office at AUGU STA, in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the tlDenty sixtk
day Of September neat, for the disposal of such
tons 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 Ckocato me
rtdian.
Township four, of range thirteen.
Townships one, trco, three, four, iUe, and SIR, Of
range fourteen.
Townships one, two, three four, FIVE, six and
SsUsn, of range fifteen.
Townships one, tlCO, three; -four, fue six, and
seven, of range sixteen.
Townships one, fee siT and seven, Orange seven
teen.
Township sevsn, of range eighteen.
North of the base lne of the meridian end
Of Pearl Tl1er.
Townships three four fve, six, seven, and eight,
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, nirs, and ten, of range eight
The townships herein designated in Roman let
ters wholly within the limits of 'six sections
in width on each side of said road" and those in
italics partly within said limits, designated
on the dia grams, 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.
TIE lands sold will be subject 10 the right of way
granted by he said act of Goth September, 1850,
to the States aforesaid, for said railroad, not
ceediug one hundred feet each side thereof; and
therefore the particular tracts and whlch include
the road will be sold containing tine quantities
respectively shown by the official plats.
Each sale will be kept open for time sufficient
to admit of offering all the lands, but exceed!
ing two weeks, and applications to make private
entries of the lands offered under this proclama-
ton will 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 Wilson,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Notice TO actual settlers on lands of The United
States originally GoithdrGt0n from market on &c
count Of the railroad grant.
Under act OF Congress, approved Sd March, 1885,
entitled 'An act to extend pre- emption rights to
certain lands therein mentioned" the pre-emp tion
laws of the United States they exist are
extended over the alternate reserved sections OF
public lands along the line of the railroad herein
beFo pantiOnea. W here the sett m