The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-28

, ,hs President of the United States.
rNpursuancs of law, 1, FRANKLIN PIERCE,
President OF the United States. do hereby de.
cl.re and make known that public sales Of the
sections nd parts Of sections of land, all bearing
the odd numbers, which remain to the United
states within six miles on each eide Ut 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, 1850, will be held at the
following land Offices, in the States OF Alabama
and Mississippi, ut the periods hereinafter desie-
mated. to wit.
Az the land Once ss ST STEPHENS in Alaba.
raa commencing on Monday, the 1fA day Of
s~rssssv ~sxf for the disposal Of such sections
parts of sections. being the odd nansbsys above re-
ferres TO, "a situated in the under ntioned
townships, 60 SIT
Norha ~ ss base ias s- s~s.i If tee principal rsy,
De.
Townships and is-s. Of range one.
Townships one, 'soo tAres, and yew. Of range
rO~e-sips one txO. three, JoH aud svs, Of
ranxr three.
Townships Oas. fro. farce. four. fire, ,i1, and
TOxnshiPs thSss, four. I've, SIX and ,srsn, Of
range Eve.
Scala u ths base lias and srsst Of the principal mari
dian
foTnships ono. t,oO, fhrse four and fps, of range
one.
Townships one, two. three, four. and fire, Of
range two.
Townships oas, tlco, and three. of range three.
Township one, of range four.
South Of the base line and east of the principal msr
dian
Townships three and four, of range one
AT the land office at DENOPOLIS, in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the t,oelfth day of
September nsrt for the disposal of such sections and
parts OF sections, being the odd numbers above re-
rred TO, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
NORTH Of the base line and rrest of the principal
r;GiGn.
Townships eighteen, nineteen, and tscenty, of
range four.
Al the land office at TUSCALOOSA in the
same State commencing on Monday, the fifth da y
of September merit, for the disposal of such sections
and parts of sections being the odd numbers above
referred to, situated in the underline toned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and est Of The PRINCIPAL
ridian IN the southern surveying district.
Township ttoenty one, of range four.
At the land office at COLUMBUS, in Mississip-
pi, commencing on Monday, the nineteenth day of
September nert for the disposal of such sections and
parts of sections, being the odd numbers above
ferred to, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and east Of the Chocta,o
meridian
Townships eight, sixteen, ssuentesn, eighteen,
nineteen, and tiUenty, of range fifteen.
Townships eight, nIne, t,celrP, thirteen fourteen,
fifteen, stItssn, seventeen eighteen, nineteen,
twenty, Of range sixteen.
Townships eight nine, ten, elsvsn, trcslve, thir-
teen, fourteen, fifteen sixteen, sepenteen eighteen
and nineteen, of range seventeen.
townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, tlcslue, thur
teen fourteen, fifteen, and SIXTEEN, of range eighteen.
Townships eight, nine, ten eleven, and ttcsrs, of
range nineteen.
AT the land office at AUGUSTA, in the same
State, commencing Monday, the ttoenty 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 ChoctarD me
rtdiGn.
Township four, of range thirteen.
Townships one, t,cO, three, -four, fire, and sir, of
range fourteen.
Townships one, two, three, four, FIVE, six, and
screen, of range fifteen.
Townships one, t,oo, three, four, flee, six, and
seven, of range sixteen.
Townships flee, sir, and ssver, arrange seven
teen.
Township ssusn, Of range eighteen.
North of the base line, of the meridian, and east
Of Pearl rtver.
Townships three, our, TUe, SIX, seven aud eight
of range five.
Townships fee, sir, seven, eight, nine, and tsn
of range sK.
Townships seuen, eight, nine and ten of range
seven.
Townships, eight, mine, and ten, of range eight.
The townships herein designa ted in Roman let
ters are wholly within the limits of "six sections
in width each eide of said road, and those in
italics partly within said limits as 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.
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-
ceediug hundred feet on each side thereof; and
therefore the particular tracts land hich include
the road will be sold containing the quantities
respectively shown by the official plas.
Eec IL will he kent n ant
to admit of offering all the lands, but not exceed
ing two weeks, and applications to make private
entries Of the lands offered under this proclama-
ton will 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. 1853.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Notice 10 actual settlers on lands of The United
States originally lOitbdrGton from market
count of the railroad grant.
Under act Of Congress, approved Sd March, 1853,
entitled Gan act TO extend pre- emption rights to
certain lands therein mentioned, :" the pre-emption
laws of the United States they now exist
extended over the alternate reserved sections of
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