The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-26

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| Presdcnt OF The United St,tes. AZ hereby de.
clare and make known that public sales Of The
AND psrts Of sections of land, all bearing
stst. goa nSes!s which remain to the United
the Mobile and Ohio River railroad. in tho etstes
OF Aisosma and Mississippi. subject to double the
minimum price Of the public lands. a. provided by
ao; OF Iotn september. 1850. will be held at the
nS M;.ss; .snd omces, In the States Of Alabama
aaa IssissipPi' at the periods hereinafter desig-
At the land office at ST. STEPHENS, in Alaba.
, S. commencing ON Monday. the ffdk day of
parts OF sections, being the odd num6ers above "a.
ierreo TO- as are situated in the underm ntioned
townships, to wits sat. 4tf.,- ~ a Z = : I
Norm Of Inc base line and nest of the principal ,neri-
dian.
townships onf and t,co, of range one
aownships one, too, three, and four, of range
Townships one two. three, four and foe, of
aownshiPs one fro, three, four. foe, sir, and
screen, OF range four
Townships three, four. five. six and ,.,.u. of
range five. "
South Of the base line and .oest of the principal meri
townships one, f,oo, three, four and foe, of range
Townships one, two, three, four, and fee, of
range two ''
Townships one, t,oo, and three, of range tn ree
township one, OF range four. W
Souh u the base line and east of the PRINCIPAL ,neri
dian
Townships three and four, of range one.
AT the land office at DEMOPOLIS, in the same
s.ase. commencing on Monday. the t,0.Ifth day of
september nerf Tor the disposal of such sections and
parts OF sections, being the odd numbers above re-
bred to, as are situated in the undermentioned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and ,oesi of the PRINCIPAL me-
townships eighteen, nineteen, and tcenty, of
At the land Office at TUSCALOOSA. in the
same State, commencing on Monday the fifth da .
of September nsrt, for the disposal of such sections
and parts OF sections, being the odd numbers above
referred to, as are situated in the ed
townships. to wit:
North Of the base line and est of tile PRINCIPAL me-
ridian in the southern surveying district.
Township t,Dsnty one, of range four.
At the land office at COLUMBUS, in Missssip.
Pi, commencing on Monday, the nineteenth day of
September nerf Tor the disposal of such sections
parts OF sections being the odd numbers above re.
ferred 10, as are situated in the underment ton ed
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and east of the Chocta,o
meridian.
Townships eight. sixteen, seuenteen. eishfern.
ninetstn, and tipenfy, of range fifteen.
Townships eight, nine, ttoelps, thirteen Fourteen
fifteen, siIfeen, seventeen, eighteen nineteen and
twenty, of range sixteen.
Townships eight nine, ten, eleven, t,oelve. thir-
teen, fourteen fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen
and Dinstssn of range seventeen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, ttoelpe thir-
teen, fourteen, fifteen and sirtten of range eighteen
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, and tsoere of
range nineteen.
AT the land office at AUGUSTA, in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the t.oenfy sirth
day OF September nsrt, for the disposal of such sec
tions and parts of sections, being the odd numbers
rQnttfo fod, 4
toned tow nships, to wit:
North Of the kase line and east of the Cocto,p me-
ridian.
Township -four, of range thirteen.
Townships one, t,oo three, four, foe, and SIR, of
range fourteen
Townships one. two, three. four, five, six, and
secen, of range fifteen.
Townships one, t,co, three, four, Jive, six, and
seven, of range sixteen.
Townships one, foe, sir, and seven of range seven
teen.
Township seuen, OF range eighteen.
North of the base line, ,oest of the meridian, end east
Of Pearl rtptr.
Townships three, -four, tue, six, seven, and eight,
of range FIVE
Townships fpe, ,ir seven, eight, nine, and ten,
of range six.
Townships ,evtn, eight, nine, and ten, of range
seven
Townships, eight, mine, and ten, of ra nge eight
The townships herein designated in Roman let
'efs arc WnOly Wlnln the limits OF "elX sections
in width on each side of said road, and those in
italics 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 other
purposes, will be excluded from sale.
The lands sold will be subject TO the right of way
granted by the said act of Goth September, 1850
to the States aforesaid, for said railroad, not ex.
ceeding ONE hundred feet each side thereof; and
therefore the particular tracts of land W hch include
the road will be sold containing the quantities
respectively shown by the official plas.
Each sale will be kept open for a time suficien
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 proclama
ton will not be received until after the close of the
public sale.
| Given under my hand, at the city of Washing q.
| ton, the twenty third day of May, A. D. 1853.
| FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
| JOHN WILsoN,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.