The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-22

4 President Of the United Shses, do hereby de-
clare and make known that public sales of the
sections and parts of sections of land. all bearing
the odd r,snsbers, which remain to the United
States, within Six miles each ride 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, a. provided by
the act of Goth September, $780, will be held the
following land offices, in the States Of Alabama
and Mississippi at the periods hereinafter desig-
mated, to wit
Az the land office at ST. STEPHENS, in Alabs.
ma, commencing on Monday, the ffh day Of
September neat, for the disposal of such sections nd
parts of sections, being the odd numbers above re-
ferred to, situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit;
Norm Of me base ira< and ''est Of the principal
Townships one and too, of range one.
townships one, trco three, and four, of range
two.
Townships one two, three, four and sy, of
range three. ' -
Townships ens, t,ro, tares, four, tsve, sur, and
ssDen, Of range four.
Townships three, four, Eve, six and screen, of
range five. -
SCUM me oass Lins and ,Cest of ths principal nnsr-
dian
Townships one, t,eo t4rss four, and FIRE of range
one. ''N' -
townships one, two, three, four, srd tvs, of
Townships ons, too, and s.rs~, of range three.
Township one, of range four
South Of the base line aud east of tn, p,,nc;ool s
dian.
townships three and four, of range one
Az the land ONCE at DEMOPOLIS in the same
go, commencing on Monday, the t,celfth day OF
september nert for Ire disposal of such sections nd
parts OF sections being the odd numbers above re-
trrred TO- as are situated in the undermentiored
townships, to wit:
N0rS Or the base line ard ,cest of e principal me
r,dtaa.
lOWnsh1OS erpkke md
range four S' -
AZ the land office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
same state, commencing on Monday, the SftA Ia '
OF September neat, for the disposal of such sections
an1 parts of sections, being the odd numbers above
referred to, as situated In the aforementioned
townships. to wit:
NoTmof the base sine and est of the principal me-
INDIAN ta the southern surveying district.
township tlCenty one, of range four.
Al the land office at COLUMBUS in Mssissip-
pl, commencing on Monday, the nineseensh day OF
september nert Tor the disposal of such sections and
parts of sections, being the odd numbers above re-
terred TO, are situated in the undermenlione6
townships, to wit;
NoTn Of The 6sse line and east Of the Chocta,p
meridian.
townships eight sirieen, serentser, eighteen,
nlneteef, and ttCentJ, of range fifteen.
Townships eight nire t,oelvs thirteen, foartes-,.
tyteen, sarteen, seventeen, eighteen nineteen, and
twenty, of range sixteen.
townships eight, nine, ten, eEsesr l,ys1pe, tbir
teen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen seventeen eighteen
and nineteen, OF range seventeen.
townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, t,Usg,~, Thar
Teen fourteen, fifteen, and sirtee of range eighteen
townships sight nine, ten, eleven, and t,0elrs OF
range nineteen.
AT the land office AZ AUG USTA in the same
state, commencing Monday, the t,centy sirt.
day OF September neEt for the disposal of such sec
tons and parts of sections, being the edi u,nbsrs
above referred to, as are situated in the uudsrmen
toned townships. to wits
North Of the base line and east of The Csocta,c me-
vIdian.
Township four, of range thirteen.
townships one, tr1o, three fo~r, hre, and SIR, of
range fourteen.
Townships one, two, three, four, five, six, and
sereny of range fifteen.
Townships one, tlCO, three, four, tfys, ak, and
seven, OF range sixteen.
Townships one Ue, str, and seoen, of range seven
teen.
Township screen, Of range eighteen
North Of The base line rUssi of the nerdian and east
Of Pearl rioer
townships three, four, foe, six, seven, and eigss,
Tow nshiPs fee, sir, seven, eight, name, and ten,
OF range six.
Townships ssosn, sight, nine, and ten, of range
townships, essht, nine, and ten, of range eight,
Inc townships herein designated in Roman let
tiers arc wholly within the limits of r'six sections
IN width on each side of said road !" and those in
ita''cs are 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 otber
purposes, Will be excluded from sale.
Tue lands sold will be subject to the right of waV
granted by the said act of Doth September 1850
TO the States Aforesaid, for said railroad not or
Ceedlng one hundred feet on each side thereof; and
therefore the particular tracts oiand hich include
the road will be sold containing the quantities
respectively shown by the official plats
Each sale will be kept open for a time sufficient
60 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.
public sale. '1'
Given under my hand, at the city Of Waghins-
ton, the twenty third day of May, A. d. 1859,
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
JOIN WILsos,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
Notice to actual settlers on lands of The United
States originally toithdra,Dn from market on 60.
COURT Of The railroad grant
Cnder act oil Congress- approved Sd March, 1858,
entllled AN act to extend pre- emption rights to
certain lands therein mentioned - the prs-em ntiop
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
oeiore mentioned, where the settlement and i'm
pfoSesnt we're made prior TO the final allotment OF
the alternate sections to the said railroad There
lore all claims by presumption to any of the alter
nate sections Of public lands within the limits
IesSiFeu Will atlaCn, II pre0lCateQ upon
settlements made prior TO the 4th February, 1883,
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 fifty cents
per acre. Claims outside of the six miles and
within the limits of the original reservation must
De 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 nnhlic "a ls