The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-14


IN pursuance of law, I, FRANKLIN PIERCE,
L President Of the United SAtss, do hsreLy de
clare and make known that public sAlss Of the
Zee o WHICH remain 70 8. nss5
States, within six mifes each vide 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 of goth September, 1885, will be held at the
following land offices, in the States Of Alabama
and Mississippi, at the periods hereinafter desig-
mated, to wits
At the land Office at ST. STEPHENS. in Alsha
ma commencing Monday, the 6}fk dav Of
September nsrt for the disposal of such sectio,s ami
parts of sections, being the odd nwxp6ers shove re
ferred TO, as situated in the uuxiermentioned
townships, to wit
NORTH of the base lime ans; ,rest of the prnc,nnl o,,
dian.
Townships and tsco, of range one.
Townships one, t'co, three, and four, of range
two.
Townships one two three, four and &C.. 81
range three ''' Vi
Townships one t'co, three, four, jir-, sir, and
seref,, of range four. N' gu"
Townships three, four five s;x and - e
range five. '' "
'0" ''s case 'H's and 'cest Of the principal -sri
townships one, too, three, o-~s and fire, of ran
range two. - "nN J'0e' Vi
Townships e~e, too, and three, of range three
township one, of range four
South q The base line and east Of te principal m<ri
a,sr.
Townships hrse and (os.r, of RANGE one
At the land office at DEMOPOLIS, in the sa me
etate, commencing on Monday the t,oelfH d,v nf
september re1t. for the disposal of soch sections nj
parts OF sections, being the odd nu,nSvys above 70
hrred TO, as are situated in the unrerment;orod
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and ,rest of IN, pr,rc;l -.
rsdsGN.
range four. s' VI
Az the land Office at TUSCALOOSA. in the
same state, commencing on Monday the ffh dsv
OF september nsrt fo~ the disposal of such sections
snu parts OF sections, being the odd n--oers above
referred to, as are situated in the cndermentioned
townships. 10 wit:
N0r0of The base !i~s and est of the principal me-
q, ridiGn y, TIE southern surveying district.
township acsnty one, of range four.
AT the land office at COLUMBUS in Mississip
pl, commencing on Monday the nsneteeafh dav Of
ceptoer nert, Tor the disposal of such sections I'D
parts OF sections. being the cda numbers above re-
townships, to witt
'"' S@' case ffns and east Of ths Chocta,o
townships eight. sixteen, sepentssn eighteen
nineteen, and t,centy, of range fifteen.
toHnshlps sight, nine, ttcelue, thirteen f,arsss,
Vteen, stItsen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen and
twenty, of range sixteen.
Townships eight. nine, ten, eleven, t,celre, thir
n, CHI
and nineteen, of range seventeen
townships eighf, nine, ten, eleven, ttcelp< Liir-
teen, fourteen, tser, and sirtsen of range eighteen
Townships eight nine, ten, eleven, and t,oelps, of
range nineteen.
AT the land office at AUG USTA in the sap,s
State, commencing Monday the t,Deus,, s;rt6
day of September nsrt for the disposal OF such sec
tons and parts OF sections, being the odd n,mb,rs
above referred to, as are situated in the pndermsr
toned townships, to Wit:
NORTH Of the bGse line and of The CRoeEs,, MP
ridian.
Township four, of range thirteen,
Townships one, ttoo, Aree, four, fve and SIR of
Fsnse fourteen. w. -
Townships one, two, three, four, FIVE, six, and
SeUe1, of range fifteen.
townships e~e, trco, three four fire six ,nd
seven, of range sixteen.
Townships one, re, siT and sece-, of ge seven
Township ssven, of range eighteen.
North of the base line ,cesk Of the meridian, and -
Of Pearl river.
Townships three, four, tive six, seven aud eight
OF range FIVE. 80"
Townships fee, sir, seven, eight, nine, and fen
of range six. ''
Townships ssoer, eight, nine, and ten. of r,ng.
seven - ''"se
Townships, eight, nine, and ten, of ra ore eiSht
Inc townships herein designated in Roman let
tiers are wholly within the limits of rsix sections
IN width on each side of said road =" and those in
'tslcs are partly within said limits as designated
on the diagrams, which will be furnished to tile
IN,
OF the General Land Office
Lands reserved for SCHOOL, military and other
purposes, will be excluded from sale
Ine lands sold will be subject 10 The right of way
granted by the said act OF 10Th September lS51 |
TO the States Aforesaid, for said railroad, not ex
ceedlng ore 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 to make private |
entries of the lands offered under this proclams |
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. ID. 1853.
FRANKLIN PIERCE
BY the President:
JOHN Wilson,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
Notice 10 actual settlers on lands of The yu;ted l
States originally toithdra,cn from market OF, &c /
count Of The railroad grant.
Under act OF Congress, approved Sd March, 1883
emitted IAN act to extend pre- emption rights 10 /
certain Minds therein mentioned, ;" the pre-emption
laws OF the United States as they now exist arc
extended over the alternate reserved sections of |
Puohc lands along the line of the railroad herein
oetore mentioned, where the settlement aud.irn.
ProVement were made prior 10 The final allotment of
the alternate sections to the said railroad. There |
Ore' sl claims by presumption to any of the alter
nae sections OF public lands within the limits |
ltglnauy reserved will attach, if predcated upon |
SeuSllehIs made prior 10 the 4th February 1858,
the date OF the final allotment
Claims within hes Al, rr;lo,