Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-04

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED sYATEs
n pursuance Of isw ! FRANKLIN PIERCE, President
Of the United States do hereby and make known
that public sales Of the sections sections ~
all bearing the odd numbers which the United stss
within six miles each side Of the line Of the Mobile and
Ohio River railroad in the States Of Alabama
subject to double the minimum price Of the public ands ~
provided BY the act Of goth September 1850 will be held at
the following land Offices the States of Alabama and Ms
sissipp at the periods hereinafter designated, to witt
At the land Office at ST. STEPHENS, in Alabama. oom
mencing Monday the mn day Of September nss for the
disposal Of such sections and Of sections being the
numbers above referred to- situated in the undermen-
toned townships to wit:
North Of tho base line and the principal meridian
Townships ne.and too, of range one
townships one, t'oo, three, and four, of range two
Townships one, two, three, fve range three
townships one 'oo three fosr re, s and Of range
Townships three four Ave. six and seoen of range Ave-
South of The base line aud of the principal meridian
Townships one oo Tires, Jouy, and foe, Of range one
Townships one, two, three four and foe of range two
Townships hoo and three, of range three
Township OF range four.
South Of the base line aud of the principal paeyio.
Township three and four, of range
At the land Office DEMOP0LIS, in the same State COM
mencing Monday, the teh day Of September merit for
the disposal of such sections and parts sections being the
odd above referred to, situated in under
mentioned townships, to wit:
North Of the line Of he principal meridian
Townships eighteen, nineteen and toeay range four.
At the land office at TUSCALOOSA in the same State
commencing Monday the mn day Of September merit
above referred to- Us are situated in the under
mentioned townships, to wit:
North of the base line, principal meridian in tie
Southern surveying district.
Township tWenty-one, Of range four.
At the land Office COLUMBUS in Mississippi, commence
ing Monday the nineteenth day of September merit
disposal Of such sections 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 Of the CAociap meridian
Townships eight srtecn sereee eighteen, nineteen, and
toenty, of range fifteen.
Townships eight nine t,oelue thirteen fourteen, feen sig
seventeen eighteen, nineteen, and twenty of range
sixteen
Townships eight nine @ elese eelse thirteen fourteen
fifteen, sixteen seventeen eighteen and of range
venteen.
Townships eight nine ten eleven, tetge, thirteen, fourteen,
fifteen, and sixteen, of range eighteen.
Townships eight nine, ten, eleven and telue, Of range
nineteen.
At the land office AUGUSTA, in the same State, COM
mencing on Monday the toensrh day Of September merit,
for the disposal of such sections parts sections being
the odd numbers above referred to- the
dermentioned townships, to witt
North of The base line and of the Choctag meridian.
Township four, of range thirteen
Townships tho, three, four fire, and sic, of range
Townships one two, three four FIVE six ese range
fifteen.
Townships one too three four pe six and seven of range
Townships one fire. sic, and seven range seventeen
Township sepen of range eighteen
North Of the base line es Of the meridian and east Of Pearl
Townships three four fire, six seven, and eight of range
five.
Townships fire. sic, seven eight nine and ten range six
Townships seven eight, nine, and ten, of range
Townships eight nine, and ten, of range eight
The townships herein designated in Roman Who'll
within the limits of six sections in width each side
said road and those in italics partly within said limits rs
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
win be excluded from SALE
The lands will be sold subject the right of way granted by
the said act of goth September $780, the States aforesaid
for said railroad exceeding hundred
hereof and therefore the particular which
cude the road will be sold containing the quantities
spectivey shown by the official plats
Each sale will be kept open for time sufficient admit
offering all the lands but exceeding weeks and appi
cations make private entries Of the lands offered this
proclamation win not be received until after the Of the
public sale
Given under my hand, the city of Washington, the
twenty third day of May A. D. 1853
FRANKLIN PIERCE
By the President
JOHN WILSON,
Cnmm ssinnar az he anaralI and QHica