The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-20
BY tho pr..,d... Of tho United states.


clare and make known that public sales of the
sections md parts Of sections of land, all bearing
the odd numbers, which remain to the United
States, 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, 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 desg-
mated, to wit:
AT the land office at ST. STEPHENS, in Alaba-
ma, commencing on Monday, the ffh day of
September merit for The disposal of such sections nd
parts of sections, being the odd numbers above re-
ferred to, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
yors Of the base line aud nest of the principal msri-
dian.
Townships one and too, of range one.
townships one, t,co, three, and fo~, of range
Townships one two, three, four and foe, OF
range three.
Townships one, t,co, three, four, fee, sir, and
Townships three, four, Ave, six and screen, Of
range five.
South Of The base line and ,oest Of the principal rnsri-
dian,
Townships one, trOo, three, fetu and ve, of range
one.
Townships one, two, three, four, and FIRE. of
range two, 49, -
Townships one, t,co, and three, of range three,
township one, of range four.
South IF the base line and east of the p-,seipai er
dian.
Townships three and foss, of range one
At the land office at DEMOPOLIS in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the tsoslfth day of
September nsrt for the dispose of such sections and
parts OF sections being the cid numbers above re-
townships, to wit:
'0'N' 'ae osss Iine and ,osst Of the principal
townships elghtsen, nineteen, and tee,tu Of
range four s' "
Az the land office at TUSCALOOSA. in the
same state, commencing on Monday, the fifth dav
ui september merit, for the disposal of such sections
and parts of sections being the odd n,.rnbers bove
referred to, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit;
North9t the base line and 70 esq of the prinepal me-
INDIAN IN the southern surveying district
Township t1Denty one, of rance four.
At the land office at COLU MBUS, in Mississin.
Pr commencing 90 Monday, the nineteenth day of
oeptsHo9 htTt 100 the disposal of such sections and
parts OF sectlons, being the odd numbers above re-
ierred 10, as are situated in the undermentioped
townships. to wit:
worm Of The base line and ease Of Hr Chocta,p
meridian
townships eight, sixteen, serentesn, eighteen
nineteen, and ttoenty, of range fifteen.
Townships eight nine ttcelre ih,rtes-, fo,rr,,,,
fifteen, strtees, seventeen, eighteen nineteen, and
twenty, Of range sixteen.
townships eight, 'rtre, ten, eleuen, t,oelvs thir
II.
and nineteen, Of range seventeen
townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, ttoelve tsr.
Teen FOURTEEN fifteen and siEtse of range eighteen
townships sigt, nine, ten, eleven, and tt0efce of
range nineteen.
At the land office at A UGUSTA, in the same
State, commencing on Monday the ttcer,tu sfrfh
day OF September merit, for the disposal of such sec
uons and parts OF sections, being the odd numbers
above referred to, situated IN the undermeu-
tlonedStownships, to wit:
North Of he base line sna east of the Ctocta,p me-
ridian.
Township tosr, of range thirteen
townships one, tr0o three, -four, flee, and SIR, Of
Townships one, two, three, four, FIVE, six, and
Sepssl, of range fifteen.
Townships one, t'00, htres, four, ytivs, six, and
seven, OF range sixteen.
teen.
Township ssuen, Of range eighteen.
NorA % the base lis, nest of the meridian and ecst
Of Pearl rirer.
townships three -four, tiUe, six, seven, and eight
Townships free, sir, seven, eight, nine, and ten,
of range six.
Townships ssUsn, eight, nine, and ten, of range
seven.
Townships, eight, name, and ten, of range eight
Inc townships herein designated in Roman let
ters are wholly within the limits of sssix sections
IN width on each side of said road, and those in
ltatieS are partly within said limits as designated
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.
LIE lands sold will be SUBJECT 10 TIE right of way
granted By the said act Of Goth September, 1850,
To the States Aforesaid, for said railroad not ex
ceedlng one hundred feet on each side thereof and
therefore the particular tracts of land which include
the road will be sold containing the Quantities
respectively shown by the official plats
Zach sale will be kept open for a time sufficient
20 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 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:
JOHN Wilson,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Nct'ce TO actual settlers on lands of me United
States originally loithdratcn from market on &c
count Of the railroad grant
Under act OF Congress, approved Sd March, 1883
entitled San act to extend pre- emption rights to
certain lands therein mentioned, ;" the preem pton
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.