Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-09

No, 1927
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

mo 492.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
N pursuance Of law /, FRANKLIN PIERCE, President
Of the United States do hereby declare and make
that public snes of the sections and parts
all bearing the odd numbers which United States
within six miles each side of the line Of the Mobile and
ohio River railroad in the States of Alabama and Mississippi
subject double minimum price of the public lands a.
the following land Offices the States Alabama and Mis-
sissppi at the periods hereinafter designated wit
At the land office at ST. STEPHENS, in Alabama com
mencng on Monday, theh day Of September for the
disposal of such sections and parts Of sections being
numbers above referred to, are situated in the undermen
TONED townships, TO wit;
North Of tic base line Of The principal meridian
Townships and too, of range one.
Townships one, t~o, three and four, of range two.
Townships two, three, , and 0e, of range three
townships oa t0o three four fire. and Of range
fORr.
Townships three four FIVE six, and seren of range five.
South Of the base line and the principal meridian
Townships one, too three, far, fee of range one
Townships two, three, Jouy and five range two.
townships one, too and three of range three.
Township one, Of range four
South Of the base line ea Of the ,rinciDd meridian
Township three and four, of range one
AT the land at DEMoPoLIs in the same State COM
meneng On Monday the trh day Of September merit for
tbe disposal OF such sections and parts Of sections being
odd aunbers above referred situated in the under
mentioned townships, 10 wit
North q re base t"e and ~eH Of ne principal me,idan
Townships eighteen, nineteen and oenf, of range four.
conmeneng Monday, the mn day September MEET for
the disposal Of such sections and sections being
odd numbers above referred situated in the under
| men stoned townships, to witt
NORTH Of the base line and Of The pcipas meridian IN the
southern sarreyin9 district.
Township ceaty-onc, Of range four
At the land Office at COL UaBUs in Mississinni commsnc
ing on Monday the nineenst day Of September merit for the
disposal Of such sections and sections being the odd
numbers above referred situated in the
/ toned townships, to wit
North Of the base lima and Of the CHoca,e naer;daa
Townships t sixteen, sereateen, eighteen anetee and
teen seventeen, eighteen, nineteen and twenty range
Townships eight nine ten e,er eer thirteen, fourteen,
hiteen sixteen seeentee sec and nineteen of range
Townships eight nine ten eleven telee thirteen fourteen
fifteen and sizteen, Of range eighteen
Townships sight, nine, ten, eleven, and pege Of range
nineteen.
At the land Office AUGUSTA in the same State com
mencing Monday the snent day of September merit
Tor the disposal Of such sections and parts sections being
the odd numbers above referred to- as are situated in the
aforementioned townships u wit:
North Of the base line and Of The Choeta ,aeridian
Township foar of range thirteen.
Townships too, three, four, fire, and sic, range
fourteen.
Townships one three four ye and sersa of range
Townships three, foa, cc six and soven Of range
Townships one, ee sir serea, of range seventeen
Township secen of range eighteen.
North Of The base line est Of the meridian Of Pearl
Townships three, four, fire six seven, and egh of range
6ye.
Townships De, eight nine and ten, range six
Townships screen, eight, nine, and ten range seven.
Townships eight niae, and ten of range eight.
The townships herein designated in Roman who'll
~ within the limits of six sections in width side Of
said road, and those in italics parity within limits as
designated the diagrams which viii be 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 will be sold subject the right way granted by
the said act of goth September 1885, States aforesaid
Tor said railroad not exceeding hundred
hereo and therefore the particular which in
cude the road win be sold containing the quantities re-
spectively shown by the official plats
Each sale viii be kept open for time sufficient to admit of
offering all the lands but exceeding weeks and appli
cations TO make private entries of under this
proclamation will not be received until Of the
public SALE
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washington the
twenty third day of May, A. D. 1853.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
BY the President:
/ JOHN WILSON,