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within six miles on each side Of the line of
the Mobile and Ohio River railroad, IN the States
of Alabama and Mississippi, SUBJECT to double the
minimum price of the public lands, as provided by
the act OF Doth September, 1900, Will be held at the
following land Offices, in the States Of Alabama
and Mississippi at the periods hereinafter desig-
mated. to wit: -
ma. commencing on Monday, the fifth day of
Sspfember neat for the disposal OF such sections and
narts of sections, being the odd numbers above re-
fsrred 10, as are situated IN the aforementioned
townships, to Wit
North Of The base line and west Of the principal nsr
dian
Townships one and tlcO, OF range one
Townships one, t'co, three, and -four, of range
rgyuships one two, three, four and fvr, of
ranqe three.
Townships one. sso three, four, FIRE, SIR, and
Townships three, four, i've, six and seven, of
ran &c five.
Soea Of The base line and ices. of the principal msri
dian
Townships one, too, three. four and nee, of range
Townships one. two, three, four, and fee, Of
range two.
Townships one, ttCo, and three. of range three.
Township one, Of range four.
Souh Of tGe base line and east of the principal psri
dian
Townships three and four, of range one.
At the land office at DEMOPOLIS in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the ttrelfth day of
September neat for the disposal of such sections and
parts Of sections, being the odd numbers above re-
fired to, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and ,osst Of the principal
rtdian.
Townships eighteen, niarteen, and t'csnty, Of
At the land Office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
same State, commencing on Monday, the ffth day
of September merit for the dsposa Of such sections
and mar "a of OdH r,robep hove
referred to, situated in the undermen toned
townships, to wit:
North of the base line aud Of ts principal me
ridian in the southern surveying district.
Township tlosHty one, Of range four.
Al the land Office at COLUMBUS, in Mississp-
pi commencing on Monday, the nineteenh day of
September merit, for the disposal of such sections and
parts Of sections, being the odd numbers above re-
ierred 10, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to Wiz
North Of the base line aud east Of the ChOcta,o
meridian
Townships eight. sixteen, sepeRtefn, eighteen,
nineteen, and tlgsnty, of range fifteen.
Townships eight nine, ttCelvs, thirteen, fourteen
fifteen siTteeR, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, and
twenty, of range sixteen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleuen, tt1st1s, thlr-
teen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seUsntesn, eighteen
and siRelssn, of range seventeen.
Townships eight nine, ten, eleven, tiUslUe, tbir
Teen fOovtesn fifteen and SIXTEEN, OF range eighteen;
Townships sght, nine, ten eleven, and ttoeire, OF
range nineteen.
Al the land office at AUGUSTA, in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the t'oenty sirth
day of September nert, for the disposal of such
tions 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 CAoctao me
ridGn.
Township fosr, of range thirteen.
townships one, tigo tbTee, -four, fUs, and siz, OF
range fourteen.
Townships one, two, three four, five, six, and
-seUcn, Of range fifteen.
Townships one, tIc0, three, four, tloe, SIX, and
seven, of range sixteen.
Townships one fUe, sir, and seUer, Orange seven
tsen.
Township sses5ti Of range eighteen.
North of the base ls tesst of the meridian and east
Of Pearl rtveT
Tow uships three, four, ve, six seven, and eight
Of range five.
Townships fee, sir seven, eight mine, and ten,
Of range six
Townships segsn, eight, nine, aad ten, of range
seven.
Townships, eight, Rins, and ten, of range eigat.
The townships herein designated In Roman let
tiers are wholly within the limits of "six sections
in width on each side of said road - and those in
itGics partly within said limits, as 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
purp5 ses, will be excluded from sale.
The lands sold will be subject 10 The right of way
granted by the said act Of goth September, 1850,
TO the States aforesaid, for said railroad, not ex-
ceeding hundred feet on each side thereof; and
therefore the particular tracts land whch include
the road will be sold containing the quantities
respectively shown by the official plas.
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 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. 1858.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President
Commissioner of the General Land Office
NcHcg to actual settlers on lands of The United
States originally l0ithdralon from market &C
count of the railroad grant.
Under act of Congress, approved Sd March, 1858,
entitled San act to extend pre- emption rights to
certain lands therein mentioned the pre-em pton
laws 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 final allotment Of
the alternate sections to the said Salroad. There
fore all claims by presumption to any of the alter
nate sections of public lands within the limits
originally reserved will attach, if predicated upon
settlements made prior 10 the 4th February, 1853
the date of the final allotment.
Claims within the six miles limits must be proven
I'D any time before the day herein fixed for the
commencement of the public sale, and are to be
Der acre. Claims outside of the six miles anc
within the limits Of the original reservation, mus
be proven up prior to the restoration Of said lands
10 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 DC 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 Tor the pur
chase at private entry, or location by warrants o.
the lands reserved to satisfy this grant, outside
the six miles limits, in such order to proven
confusion and insure accuracy, in accordance with
instructions 10 be issued to the registers and re-
ce1vers JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May 26-wl3w
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