The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-11

BY the PxssAksns - fAs Uhsasa uesaas.
In pursuance of law, I, FRANKLIN PIERCE.
j. President OF tne Onited 6tAtes, do hereby de
clare and make known that pubic salss Of Inc
secsions and parts Of sections Of land ali bearing
the odd nSmbers, which remain 10 the United
Ststss, Tsnn sis mile: on each side Of the Hne Of
of Alabama and Mississippi, subject to double the
minimum price OF the public lands, ~ provided by
ne act OF 1eth September 1850, will be held at the
Iolio~slng iand ofaces, in the States OF Alabama
ana Mississippi, At the periodic hereinafter desg-
mated, to wit: :
At the hand office at ST. STEPHENS, In Alaba-
ma, commencing Monday, the kfM day of
September nsrs for the disposal Of such sections nd
parts Of sections being the odd asabsrs above re-
ferred to, as are situated in the undeem ntioned
townships, to wit
North Of Tie base 'ia< sd oest Of ~ principal meri
dian.
Townships one and tsuo, of ranre one
Townships one, tsoo, three, and four. of r.ngs
Townships one two. three, Jssr and foe, of
range three. '~' Vi
Townships one, t,co thyes four s,. 49,;
seuer, of range four. AA0
Townships three, four, i've, ak and .epen. Of
range 1--WE. "
South t the base line and soest Of tie princ,pol uer
Townships one, t,co, three, four and foe Of r.nre
Townships one, two, three, fosr, and sue, of
range two. 49, "
townships one, TOO, and E4Tee, of range three
Township one, of range four.
youth o. Ae base '"s and east Of the principal wer,-
Townships three and fosr of r,noe o-~
Az Inc land ONCE at DEMOPOLis, in the same
state, commencing on MondAv the f,1,lfth d,v q.
ns1s LOT the disposal of such sections ind
parts oil sections, being the odd numhers above -
t'rred TO, as are situated in the undermentioncd
townships, TO wit:
WORTH Of the base line and scest of tie principa, me
rsdsan.
Townships sishteen, nineteem, and tscenty OF
AT the land Office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
same State, commencing on Monday, Inc 6fkh day
OF Septebsr nert, for the disposal of such sections
and parts Of sections being the odd numbers above
referred to, situated in the undermentioned
townships. to wits
Northg the base line and est Of the principal me-
rsdisn IA the southern Surveying district.
Township ttcsnty one, of range four.
Al the land office at COLUMBUS, in Misaiesip-
pi, commencing on Monday, the nsnetesrth day of
September nert, Tor the disposal of such sections and
parts of sections being the odd as,nbeys above re-
lerred to, as are situated in the undermentione ed
townships, to wit:
North Of tas base tine and east Of enc Chocta,,
meridian
townships efsht, siEtee~, seventesn, eighteen,
Ninstesn, ana tnenty, OF range fifteen.
Townships stghs nine, t.celvs, thirteen fo,r.pss
Jytesn SIXTEEN seventeen, eighteen, nin~tcen and
twenty, Of range sixteen.
r
tsen Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen sepsnteen eighteen
and nineteen, of range seventeen.
townships eight, nine, ten, eleven t,celre thir =
Teen fourteen, fifteen, and sirtsea of range eighteen
townships s,ght nine, ten, eleven aud t,ceFce of
range nineteen.
AZ tie land office at AUGUSTA, in the same
state, commencing on Monday, the ttceniy sirth
day OF Sspten6er nsTt or 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 lins and east of Tie Caocta,c me
rid,dn,
township four, of range thirteen.
range fourteen. =.
Townships one, two, three, four, five, six, and
Secen, OF range fifteen.
townships one, tlco, three, four fce, six, and
sever, of range sixteen.
townships one fve, sir, and secen of ge seven
teen.
Township seren, of range eighteen.
NOr Of the base line ,csst of the rnsridia,s and ecss
Of Pearl rirer.
townships hrse, four, fus, six, seven, and eight,
of range FIVE.
townships fee, sir, seven, eight, nine, and ten
OF range six.
Townships seUsn, eight, nine, and ten, of ran,-,
Townships, sight, nins, and ten, of range eight.
Inc townships herein desi gnered in Roman let
ters are wholly within the limits of sssix sections
IN Wldtn on each side OF said road ," and those in
ttatcs are partly within said limits, as designated
on Inc diagrams, which will be furnished to the
respective district land offices by the
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 ne r;gbt of .,
granted oy the said act of Goth September, 1880
10 inc States Aforesaid for said railroad not ~
Iesaing owe hundred feet on each side thereof and
InoFeioes the particular tracts Of and hch include
the read will be sold containing the quantities
FeSPectiyely shown by the official plais.
racn sale Will be kept open for time sufficient
mi of ofFe rfrer 81, L. L..
ing two weeks, and applications to make private
entries of the lands offered under this procIama
ton will not be received until after the close of the
public sale. ~
Given under my hand at the CITY of w asbng
ton tue twenty-thrd day of May, A. D. 1853.
FRANKLIN PIERCE
SosS WILsoS,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Notice 10 actual settlers on lands of he United
States originally Witbdralcn from market On &C
count Of the railroad grant
onoer act OF Congress, approved Sd March, 1858
entitled IAN act to extend pre- emption rights to
certain lands therein mentioned % the ntion
laws OF the United States as 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
pfOgement were made prior 10 the final allotment Of
TIE alternate sections to the said railroad. There
lore all claims by presumption TO any of the alter
nate sections OF public lands within the limits
OfiSlnalAy feserPeu VIII attaCD, III predcated
settlements made prior 10 the 4th February, 1853
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 ff,y 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
to 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-
sdept, applications will be received for the pur-
Chase at private entry, or location by warrants of
:helands reserved to satisfy this grant, outside of
Il esix miles limits, in such order as to prevent
confusion and insure accuracy, in accordance with
q tructons to be issued TO the registers and re-
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.