The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-21

sy the President Of the United states.
TN pursuance Of law, I, FRANKLIN PIERCE,
l. President OF the United States, do hereby de
clare and make known that public sales Of the
sections and 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, 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 desig
mated, 10 wit:
AT the land Office at ST. STEPHENS, in Alaba-
ma, commencing on Monday, the fifth day Of
September ners for the disposal of such sections and
parts of sections being the odd numbers above re-
ferred TO, situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and ,rsst of the principal msri
dian
Townships and ttco, of range one.
Townships one, ttco, three, and four, of range
two.
Townships one two, three, four and fvs, of
range three.
Townships one, tiso three four FIRE cir and
sspen, of range four.
Townships three, four, FIVE, six and seven, of
range five.
South Of the base line and oest of the principal neri-
dian.
Townships one, t,co, three -four, and fire, of range
Townships one, two, three, four, and fire, of
range two
Townships one, t,co, and three, of range three.
Township one, of range four.
South f The base line and east Of the principal msr
dian.
Townships three and four, of range one
AT the land office at DEMOPOLIS, in the same
State, commencing on Monday the t,yelfth day of
September ner for the disposal of such sections and
parts OF sections, being the odd numbers above re-
T. rred o, situated in the
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and of tie principal
ridi0a.
Townships eighteen, nineteen, and tcenty Of
range four
AT the land office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
same State, commencing on Monday, the fifth day
OF September neat, for the dspoa al 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 aud est of the PRINCIPAL
ridian ia the southern surveying district.
Township ttcefty one, of range four.
At the land office at COLUMBUS, in Mississip-
pi, commencing Monday, the nineteenth day of
September merit for the disposal of such sections and
parts Of sections, being the odd numbers above
ierred TO, are situated in the underment ioned
townships, TO wit:
North of the base line and east Of the Chocta,o
neridida
Townships eight, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen,
nineteen, and hcsnfy, of range fifteen.
fifteen, strtsen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, and
twenty, of range sixteen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, eepsn, t,celve thir-
teea fourteen fifteen, sixteen ssusnteen eighteen,
and nineteen, of range seventeen.
Townships eight nine, ten, eleven, ttoslUs, thir
teen, fourteen fifteen and sirtssn of range eighteen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, and t,oeirs, of
range nineteen.
AT the land office at A UG USTA, in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the ttoenty sirth
day of September nsrt, for the disposal of such
tons and parts of sections, being the odd numbers
above referred TO, as are situated in the undermen
toned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and of The CAoclao me
rtdiun.
Township four, of range thirteen.
Townships one, hcO, three, -four, ivs, and SIR, Of
range fourteen.
Townships one, two, three, four FIVE, six, and
sscep, Of range fifteen.
Townships one, t,co, three, four, fire, six, and
seven, of range sixteen.
Townships one nee, sir, and ssvsp, Of range seven
teen.
Township screen, of range eighteen.
North of the base lins ,oes of the sridiGn and east
Of Pearl rtUer.
Townships three, four, fire, six, seven, aud eight
Townships fee, rir, seven, eight, nine, and ttn
Of range six.
Townships seusn, eight, nine, and ten, of range
seven
Townships, eight, ains, and tesi, of range eight.
The townships herein designated in Roman let
ters wholly within the limits OF eek sections
IN width oa each side of said road, !" and those in
italics partly within said limits, designated
on the iagralns, which will be furnished to the
respective district land offices by the Commissioner
of the General Land Once.
Lauds 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
10 the States Aforesaid, for said railroad, not
ceeding one hundred feet on each side thereof; nd
therefore the particular tracts OF land which include
the road will be sold as containing the quantities
respectively shown by the official plas.
Each sale will be kept open for time sufficient
TO admit OF offering all the lands, but not exceed
ing two weeks, and applications to make private
entries of the ands offered under this proclama.
ton will be received until after the close Of the
public sale.
Given under my hand, at the city Of w ashing.
ton, the twenty third day of May, A. ID. 1858.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
JOHN WILSON,
e A. n. W