Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-06-18
NO. 27.
MISCELLANEOUS
'YB THE PRESIDENT OF THE TSIT51
STATES.

| ~ pursuance Of law, T. FRANKLIN
Il PIERCE, President OF the United ID ga
STATES do hereby declare and make ~
known, that public sales of the sections A-ss<zsA<
and parts Of sections land. all bearing The opD xr,,
which remain to the United States within SIX miles ON 49,,
Size of the line of the Mobile and Ohio River rl :;
the States OF Alabama and Mississippi subject m ohl ~
minimum price Of the public lands SIS provided bv tbr act
o. z0h September 1880 viii be held the following Land
OfceS IN the States of ALABAMA and MISSISSIPPI a.
the periods hereinsfter designated TO wit:
AT the Land Office at ST STEPHENS in Alsba,,. .o,
meneing On Monday The fh day Of September next fo<
The disposal ofsaci sections and parts Of sections being b
ODD NUMBERS above referred TO- as are situated IN ~ - -
mentioned townships TO wit: ---s''
Grh Of tie base ns and rs Of tie srncirol ,..vsSE
Townships and tsco of range ONE
Township one. ttV. three and fur of rapoe T,ro
Townships one, two, three, 0S and fee Of range rHnrz
townships o7s heo, Hrss, four, pee, s and seusa, q
range FogR-
South Of 3lss linz dz& crest tie D~aepaI naertzau
townships one t,po hrse our, and fre Of range ONE
oNaShip ore two three, roar, and fEs Of range rwo
townships one, tsso, and Are-. Of range THREE
township one, offsnge FoUR
Soaah e tie base lias and slst of tie ,-,n,;,,r ss
Townships Arss and fous, of range ovr
Al the Land Office at sMOPOI rs in the s,r,s -s,.. -
mencing on Monday the twelfth day Of Sepeser resf %
he On pa OF such sections and parts OF sections hsi he
odd numbers above referred To- as ere sr.to5 - as nc
aforementioned townships to wit: - ~
NORTH he 1ESe Inc aad qf tie priacpai ,,.rs
Townships eighteen Hissess and toenty of rsnOs ,ou.
mencIng Monday the fifth day Of September next for he
disposal OF such sections and parts OF sections being tia
odd numbers above referred TO- situated in the un
dementioned townships 10 wit:
30r CftEs tlss zs and ars Of tie prie nal srilsa- a.
TIE S0UtserR szrssyiRg district
Township tsreEta-oa4 Of range FoUR
Al the Land Office al COLCMBUS in Mississippi cournen.
eng on Monday the nineteenth day September next for
the disposal Of such sections and parts Of sections being
the odd numbers above referred to- as are situated in t
UNDERWENT loned townships, to wit;
North ef as eass tias and east Of TIE CAocr serias
Townships egt sireea. ssosHteeH egitssn ajas4n and
townships egEt aia tsteggs thirteen fourteen Ss,u ,
es seventeen eighteen nineteen, and twenty Of range
SIXTEEN.
Townships eight, nine ten eerea trslrs thirteen sour
ieen hiieen sixteen, se5sas, sghtes and ziAsssz Of
range SEVENTEEN.
Townships e;at nne ten, eleven. fcelss, thirteen. f>
teen. t5teea, and sSt1ees, Of range EIGHTEEN
townships e nine ten, eleven, and trslss cf range
Atthe Land Office at AUGUSTA. in the same State conn.,
meucing Monday, the tUegty si day ofeDta5sr Eez
Tor The disposal Of such sections and parts Of sections being
the od nanaers above referred situated n tie un-
dermentiOned townships. to wit
North OF tks base line azdelstof he Coctl0 nssydsan
Township four, of range TH1RrEES.
townships oae oo tars, four, nee, and sir Of range
Townships one two three four i've six, and ssusa, Of
range FIFTEEN
Townships oue ''0 aree four f5s six, and seven. Of
Townships one pre- sr and ssrsa, of range SEVENTEEN
Township seees, Of range EIGaTELx
AOvhef he base a trsst c lie meridian and east Of szrk
rirer.
Townships tire, four fof, six. seven. and eight Of
range five.
Townships frs SIR seven, eight nine and ten, of range
six.
Townships sevea, eglt nine and ten of range seven
Townships eight nine, and ten, Off range eight.
The townships herein designated in roman letters are
wholly within the limits sections in width on each
side of said road and those rcs are portg within aid
Imsts ~ I-f,.
nshed to the respective district land Offices BY the Com
missioner Of the General Land Office.
will be excluded from sale.
The lands viii be sold subject 20 TIE rgIs Of av rrau,si
by the said act 10th September o50 TO the States aoe-
said for said railroad exceeding Hundred feet on
each side thereof and therefore particular tracts uf land
which include the road will be sold containing the ouan-
titles respectively shown BY the official piats
Each sale viii be kept open for time sufficient to admit
OF fOerng all the lands bat exceeding two weeks sd
applications to make private entries Of The lands offered
under this proclamation will not be received until after the
Given under my hand at the city Of Washington, the
tweniyhrd day Of May, ammo Douni thousand eight
hundred and htty-three. FRANKLIN PENCE
By TIE President:
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner ef he General Land Q57es
3otcs to actual sesos L1ads eEs Caie9 States ori7n1.
~ SCitdraa0E from B1Grket acc0uat Of sEs railroad
grant.
Under act of Congress- approved Sd March, 1855 emitted
An act TO extend preempuOn ghts to certain lands there
in mentioned the Preempton laws Of the United States as
they extended the aenare reserved sec
of public lands along line Of the road herenbe-
fore mentioned, where the settlement and Improvement
made prior 10 tie final allotment Of the alternate sec
tons TO the said railroad Therefore all claims by preeu-
ton any of the alternate sections OF public lands within
the limits originally reserved viii attach prsdcated up-
settlements made prior ohe 4lh February ls53 ts
dale OF the final allotment.
Claims within the SIX miles limits be proven up at
any time before the 6ay herein fixed for the commencement
othe public sales and TO be paid for the Cf
dollars and ty cents per Claims outside Of the sir
miles and within the limits Of the original reservati0n
be proven up prior The restoration said lands sae
entry.
Soldiers bounty land warrants, at dollar andt wenty Eve
cents per may be received in payment for either class
fands warrant only however, be located BY eaeh
preempior.
Immediately after the close of the public sale directed By
the foregoing proclamation Of the President appcat viii
be received for the purchase private entry location By
warrants Of the lands reserved TO satisfy this grant, outside
of the miles limits in such order prevent confusion
and insure accuracy in accordance with Instructions Be
issued TO the registers and receivers.
1aW-l3w JOHN WILSON,
junel2 Commissioner 0ftie General lind Dice.