The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-02

BY the President OF tho United states.
TN pursuance of law, i. FRANKLIN PIERCE,
i President OF the United States. do hereby de
sections and parts Of sections of land. all bearinS
the odd numbers, which remain to the United
States within six miles each eide 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 goth September $780, will be held at the
following land Offices, in the States of Alabama,
and Mississippi, at the periods hereinafter de'ig-
AT the land office at ST. STEPHENS, in Alaba-
ma. commencing on Monday, the I'm day of
September nert, for the diaposa of such secions and
parts of sections being the odd numbers aboveIe-
ferred to, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and west Of the principal msi-
dian.
Townships one and t,po Of range one.
| Townships one, ttoO, three, and four, OF range
Townships one two, three, four and foe, of
Townships one. t,co, three, four. JfUe, si1, and
seuen, of range four. 10. ~ sAt
Townships three, four, five, six and seUen, of
South of the base line and toest Of the principal eri-
dian. 4 Etgsts
Townships one, t,0o, three, four, and ve, FRANCE
Townships one, two, three, -four, and fue, of
Townships one, too, and three, of range three.
| \. Township one, of range four.
South Of the base line and east Of the principal meri
| III 30 I /. dian. @ iW
| Townships three and four, of range one. al,i T
! AT the land office at DEMOPOLls, in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the ttvelfth day Of
September nsr for the disposal of such sections and
Do rts of sectiona, being the odd numbers above
+ red to, are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit: 4, e ~ gasfs 66ii X
North of the base line and ,cest of the principal
Tidian. s.sfs50t y
| Townships eighteen, nineteen, and tUenty, Of
| Al the land Office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
same State commencing on Monday, the nm day
of September nez for the disposal Of such sections
and parts of sections being the odd numbers above
referred to, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships. to wit: 't
North Of the base line and est Of the principal me-
| ridian in the southern surveying district
| Township t,centyo one, Of range four.
| At the land Office at COLUMBUS. in MISSISSIPPI
| pi, commencing on Monday, the ntneteenth day OF
September ne1t for the disposal fsuch sections and
parts of sections. being the odd numbers above re-
ferred to, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit; ho S
North Of the base line and east Of the Cdocta,O
fia 8g i meridian. t 3et Il
| Townships eight. sixteen, seuentesn, eighteen,
nineteen, and tirenty, of range fifteen.
Townships eight nine, tscelus, thirteen, fouvteen
fifteen sirtee,, seventeen, eighteen nineteen, and
Twenty, of range sixteen.
| Townships eight, mine, ten, eeuen, ttoelue. hir.
teen fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seuenteen eighteen
and nineteen. Of range seventeen.
| Townships eight pine, ten, eleven, t,celue, Mtr-
teen, fourteen fifteen and sirtssn OF range eighteen
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, and t'OsiOe, of
range nineteen.
State, commencing on Monday, the ttcenty siGth
day of September neat, for the disposal of such
lions and parts of sections, being the odd numbers
above referred TO, situated in the undermen-
toned townships, to wit: iu tt
North of the base line and east of the Cocta,c me-
| 4ea.ae q G4Da ridian. rtl Il.
Township -four. ofrange thirteen.
Townships one, too, three, four, JiUe, and sir, OF
range fourteen. Hais
Townships one, two, three, four, five, six, and
Townships one, t,ro, three, four, Jiue, six, and
seven, of range sixteen.
Townships one, ue. sir, and seuen, Orange severn
| teen.
Township sepen, of range eighteen.
North of the base line, tcest Of the meridian, and east
AIo iiA of Pearl ripcr.
Townships three, -four, foe, six, seven, and eight,
of range FIVE. la II f.N '5a<lHo
Townships foe, .ir, seven, eight, nine, and ten,
! of range six.
Townships seuen, eight, nine, and ten, of range
seven. as 4r.., t.a,g T GIglt alE F.
Townships, eight, nine, and ten, of range eight.
The townships herein designated in Roman let
tiers are wholly within the limits of "six sections
in width on each eide of said rond," and those in
;tafics are partip 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. 81 a5l5
T. The lands cold will be subject to the right of way
granted by the said act of Goth September, 1850,
10 the States aforesaid, for said railroad, not
cceding one hundred feet on each side thereof and
trnc OfI md incl ,dn
the road will be sold containing the quantities
respectively shown by the official plats. - tsi
Each sale will be kept open for a time sufficient
to admit of Offering ali the lands but not 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. I .--1I,5 ff
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washing
ton, the twenty third day of May, A. d. 1853.
N FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
Notice to actual settlers on lands of the United
| States originally scithdra,cn from market &C
| count Of the railroad grant. 3t3 }tc -aG.lg1 J.
| Under act of Congress, approved Sd March, 1853,
entitled can act to extend pre- emption rights to
certain lands therein mentioned " the pre- emption
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
provement were made prior to the final allotment Of
the alternate sections to the said railroad. There
fore, all claims by presumption to any Of the alter
4 nate sections of public lands within the limits
originally reserved will attach if predicated upon
settlements made prior TO the 4th February, 1853,
the date Of the final allotment
j Claims within the six miles limits must be proven
up at any time before the day herein fixed for the
u commencement of the public sale, and are to be
paid for at the rnte of two dollars and fifty cents
Der 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