The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-16

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
me act OF 2oth September, $780, will be held at the
Following land Offices in the States of Alabama
and Mississippi, ut the periods hereinafter desig-
mated, to Wit
AT the land office at ST. STEPHENS, in Alaba
ma commencing Monday, the fifth dav of
September nert for the disposal of such sections and
parts OF sections, being the odd numbers above re-
ferred to, situated in the underline n toned
townships, to wit;
North Of the base Iis and srest Of the principal <ri
Townships one and too of range one
Townships one, t,co, three, and four of r,~.
two. " y range
townships one two, three, four and flee, of
screen, of range four, J'' VA ahu
range five, wv A ano ~7em, OF
0'"'' The base hne and 0est of the principal msr;
dan.
townships one, too, three, four, and fee of range
townships one, two, three, four, and FIRE. of
LoWnships one, t,oe, and three, of range three.
Ao"nsolp one OF range four.
South Of the base line and east of The r;e,,,I NOR;
d.a-.
Townships three and four of rance one
AT the land office at DEMOPOLIS, in the same
state, commencing on Monday the t,celfth day of
september nert for the disposal of such sections and
paris OF sections, being the odd numbers above re-
Ierred to, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and ,osst of the PRINCIPAL me,
rbdaan,
townships slshtsen' nineteen, and tcenty, of
AT the land Office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
same STATE, commencing on Monday, the fifth day
OF September nsrt. for the disposal of such sections
ahd parts OF sections being the odd u.8b,vs hove
referred to- are situated in the undsr,nentionsd
townships, to wit:
N0rhV the base lime and est of the principal me
riatan IN the southern surveying district
township tscSrsIg one, Of range four
AT the land office at COLUMBUS in Mississio-
Pr commencing on Monday, the nineteenth dav of
september nert or the disposal of such sections and
parts OF sections, being the odd numbers above re-
ierred TO, as are situated in the undermentioued
townships, to witt
North Of the base line and east of me Choe.a.,
meridian
Townships eight, SIXTEEN seventssn eighteen
nineteen, and ttcenty, of range fifteen.
Townships sight, nirs, ttrefvs thirteen fourier,
yteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen nineteen and
twenty, OF range sixteen.
Townships eight, nine, tsn slscen, tioeles, thir.
teen, fourteen, fifteen sixteen, seuentegu s,ght,,p
and nineteen, of range seventeen
townships efght, nine, ten, eleven, k,pelpe th,r-
teen fourteen, fifteen, and siEtser, of range eighteen
townships etsht, nine ten, eleven, and t,cslrs of
range nineteen.
At the land office at AUGUSTA, in the same
state, commencing Monday, the t,oentu sirth
Day OF September nezt for the disposal of such sec
TONS and parts of sections, being the odd numbers
ABOVE referred to, as are situated in the undermen-
toned townships, to wit:
WORTH Of the base lane end of the CkocEarc me-
ridiGn
Township four, of range thirteen.
townships one, ttoo, three four, foe and SIR of
range fourteen.
Townships one, two, three, four, five, six, and
screen, OF range fifteen.
townships one, ttcor three, four, fre SIX and
seven, or range sixteen.
Townships fUe, sir, and sever, of range seven
teen
Township screen, of range eighteen.
North Of the base lne toest of the srtdtan end east
Of Pearl riCer.
Townships three, four, fee, six, seven, and eight
Of range five.
Townships fee, ear, seven, eight, nine and ten,
OF range six.
Townships screen, eight nine, and ten, of range
seven
Townships, eight, nine and ten, of range eight.
Inc townships herein designated in Roman let
tiers are wholly within the limits of sssx sections
IN width on each side of said road, =" and those in
liGIlcs are partly within said limits, designated
on the diagrams, which will be furnished to the
respective district land offices by the COMMISSIONS
OF the General Land Office.
Lands reserved for schools military and other
purposes, will be excluded from sale
zoe iands SOLD VIII be sub1ect 10 The right of way
granted by the said act of 10th September, 1850
TO the States Aforesaid, for said railroad, not ex
ceeding one hundred feet each side thereof; and
therefore the particular tracts ofand hch include
the road will be sold as containing the quantities
respectively shown by the official plats
Each sale will be kept open for a time sufficient
to admit of offering all the lands but not exceed
ing two weeks, and applications 10 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 ut the city of WASHING.
ton, the twenty-third day of May, A. D. 1853.
By the President:
JOHN WmsoS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
NCtice 20 actual settlers on lands of The United
States originally i0ithdratrn from market on &C.
count Of the railroad grant.
Under act OF Congress, approved Sd March, 1858, !
entitled ''An act to extend pre- empton rights to
certain lands therein mentioned, )" the pre- emption
laws OF the United States 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
provement were made prior TO the final allotment Of
the alternate sections to the said railroad There
lore, all claims by preemption to any OF the alter
nate sections of public lands within the limits
originally reserved will attach, if predicaed upon
settlements made prior TO the 4th February, 1853,
the date of the final allotment
Claims within the six miles limits must be proven
up at any time before the day herein fixed for the
commencement of the public sale, and are to be
paid for at the rate of two dollars and ffty cents
per acre. Claims outside of the six miles, and
within the limits of the original reservation, must
be proven up prior to the restoration of said lands
to private entry.
Soldiers bounty land warrants, at a dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre, may be received in
payment for either class of lands; one warrant
only, however, can be located by each pre- emptor.
Immediately after the close of the public aale
directed by the foregoing proclamation of the Pre-
sident, applications will be received for the pur-
chase at private entry, location by warrants, of
he lands reserved to satisfy this grant, outside of
esix miles limits, in such order to prevent
confusion and insure accuracy, in accordance with
tructOns 10 be issued to the registers and re-
CeIYers. JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May 26-wI3w
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The Land Of the Cesar and Doge, by William
Furnss.'
lhe New Continent, Four Years in Gov
eminent Expedition, by Lieutenant Geo. NJ. Col
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Australia and her Gold Mines. l VOL, with a
map. By r. Ct. Jameson.
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