Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-06-30
MISCELLANEOUS
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE I,IT.5
STATES -

pursuance Of law, J. FRANKLIN
4 PIERCE, esiden; Of the Unied - pa
States, do hereby declare and make
known that Pcblicsaies of the sections s<sszSA<
and parts Of secons of lsnd all bearing III. orr x
which remain to the United States within miles ~ -
sioe oi the line C the Mobile and Ohio Rivar ;i-I -
the States OF Alabama and Mississippi; skirt N 1onh - .
minimum price Of the public lands s pror5 hv ,h -
o. zn september 1850 viii be held at the kow;nv Is,d
VAnees IN the States OF ALABAMA and MISSISSIPPI -
the periods hereinafter designated 10 wit. . "
AT the land ofiee al ST. STEPHENS in Al.b,-, -
meneng on Sonday the hfh day of Septerb,r pex, fr
thedIsps Of such sections and parts of sect;onS ~
MEMBERS above referred To- as ara sit.,a5 sS
mentioned townships, to w.t. ' 1''''s
North Of tie 6css line and srsst Of The sriacipol ,t
townships and tco Of range ONE
Townships one, t,ro. three. and f0ur of rance rvvo
townships one two three ox and nee Of range rsarx
r-sge FoUR. > T =
Townships aree four ve six aud ssrs of range FIVE
South Of tie 6lse sS and scsst Of tie rineiDaz .qssz
Townships one truo TIRE f,yr and sre Of -,no. ovr
townships one, two three four and frs of ra5os NV,
=. r"Nnsii ps one, to- and three Of ranse raPKx
township one. Of range -FOUR
Soush Of TIE 6lss Lac and e.st of n. ,-,..;..,
townships three and fovr Of raroe oxx
Al Tue Land Office al sM0POF. rs in Inc c.. -
mencng on Monday the twelfth dar of Sentsni - : e- s
VA o' ucn sections and parts OF sections being ,hs
0od numbers aboSe referred to- are situated in a., ,'
dernentoIled townships 10 vii: N ~
Aorth q He67ss kRs and est ef tAe 2riapl r.>-is;r
townships eighteen BiseteeD and rezfy of rargs rors
A' te Lana Ohee at USCAlOOSA in the same State co
neneg on Monday the hh day Of September next r Sc
disposal OF such sections and parts of sections berg .h
odd above referred to- are situated IN he nn
derneniioned townships, 70 wit:
Mort" Ss 6es has and ''e Of tie piaepa, rasrisic "
hs s0afAeTn sarrsyiHG 6sstricG
Township tiee7ty-0a< of range FoVs
AT the Land ofice COLUMBUS in issss;nn; ro,r,.,
eng on Monday the nineteenth day September next for
me dsPosa q such seciionS and parts Of s.cons icing
The odd numbers above referred are situated in Ina
aforementioned townships, 10 wit:
AorA Of The 6iss te and sst Of tis CAocasu susrida.
townships etAf siseea, sesssts egatss aiastss. sr
Townships sis .s tsre'c, tsrfesn fourteen sfs.., ,s
t seventeen eighteen nineteen, and twenty Of ranas
Townships eight nine ten, elsssn. fyel-. thirteen s,-
range SEVENTEEN
Townships sgkt nine ten eleven. teyrs tEirtasn f..
teen. fifteen, and sixteen. of range EIGHTEEN
NINETEEN. s'
Atibe Land Office at AUGUSTA IN the same Stat. ,o,,.
TenelDg on Monday, the fcenty srst day September nsx
Tor the disposal OF such sections and parts Of sections be
The a oers above referred are situated IN The IN
dermentioned townships. 10 wit:
North Of tebsss line and east Of tie Clogtr 7.eri4ar
Township far, of range TRrrrsEx
Townships one t0o, tire f>r, fos and SIR Of rang.
FoURrEEN -
Townships two three four five, six and .svea ii
Townships Oae, t'oo. drs. o fee. SIX. and seven, Of
range SIXTEEN.
Township seSsH, Of range EIGHTElS.
AoThef Ne blss ls icet re Hsrilisn and east o PsrrE
rjser.
Townships airee, toT pee, SIX, seven, and eight Of
range five.
townships fire, s seven eight niae, and ss of range
Townships ssaH dglk nine. and ten. Of range sevea
Townships stg4h Rsss. and tsH, ofrarg, eight
The townships herein designated in roman letters ar,
wholly within The limits oI six sections in width on each
side Of sad road and hnse in cs yyv within said
limits as designated the diagrams, which viii lie fur
n;shed be respective district land Offices by tbe Corr
missioner Of the General Land Office.
Lands reserved FIR schools military, and other purposes
will be excluded from sale
The lands will be sold sge,t % IL ssEt OF way erap;aa
by the said act 2Qih September ls5C he States afe-
said, for said railroad exceeding are EH5Ired fst on
each side thereof and therefore the particular Of land
which include the road will be sold tie aerr
titles RESPECTIVELY shown by the obeisl plaiS
Each sale will be Kept open for time sufficient to adn.
OF CHEERING all the lands but not exceeding weeks snd
applications TO make private entries Of The lands offered
under this proclamation viii not be received until fer the
close OF the public sale.
Given under my hand at the city Of Washington, th.
tWeny-thrd day Of May, ammo Domi thousand eight
hundred and hffv-three FRANKLIN PIERCE
By the President:
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner sftSe General L1af O5Eee
Ntcs 70 acta' ssrs laad qfts United ers o-iyisal
" yus4dra'ca from HlarIt 0eeogHt eftss rai1roaS
grant.
Under act Of Congress- approved Sd March, 1s5s entitled
An act to extend preemptod rights certain lands there
in mentioned the Preen pon laws Of tie United States as
they exist extended the alternate reserved SEQ
tons Of public lands along the line Of the railroad hereinbe
fore mentioned where the settlement and improvement
made pOr 10 ts fRai al0teHt Of tie alternate SEQ
tons to the said railroad Theefre all claims by preenl-
ton TO any of the alternate sections Of public lands within
the limits originally deserved will attach predcaed IN
settlements made prior TO the 9Th February 1854 tie
date Of the final sloi ment.
Claims within the six miles limits must be proven IN az
any time before the Gay herein fixed for the commencement
fthe public sales and To be PAID for the of two
dollars and hy cents per Claims outside OF the six
miles and within the limits of the original reservation must
be prUven prior to the restoration of said lands 10 ivafe
entry.
Soldiers bounty land warrants al dollar andt wenty ira
cents per be received in payment for either cla
Ofands; warrant only however, be located BY each
pre-emp;OT.
immediately after the close Of the public sale directed BY
eforegorg proclama OF the President applications Si
be received for the at private entry location by
warrants Of the lands reserved to satisfy This grant outside
of the six miles limits in such order prev Mt confusion
and insure accuracy in accordance with instructions bo
issued To the registers and receivers
1aw--13w JOHN WILSON,
junel2 9 zsHsiSsioHer 0f The GessrIl E1zl Osce.