Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-05-28
No. 1927
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.


TN pursuance of law, I, FRANKLIN PIERCE, President
of the United States do hereby declare and make
that public sales of the sections and parts Of sections land
all bearing the odd numbers which remain the United States
within six miles each side of the line Of the Mobile and
0ho River railroad in the States of Alabama and Mississippi
subject double the minimum price the public lands as
provided by Goth September 1885, will be held at
the following land Offices in the States of Alabama and Mis-
sissippi at the periods hereinafter designated, wit
At the land Office at ST. STEPHENS, in Alabama COM
mencng Monday the fifth day Of September merit the
disposal Of such sections and parts of sections being the odd
numbers above referred to- situated in the undermen
toned townships, to wit:
North Of the base Tine and West Of the principal meridian.
Townships and tpo of range
Townships one, tro, three and four, Of range two.
Townships one two three Jour and fire. of range three
Townships t~o, three four ve, r, and of range
four.
Townships three four FIVE, six and sven of range fve
South of the base line and Of the principal meridan.
Townships one, too, three tonr, and fire Of range one
Townships one two three onr and five, of range two.
Townships one, t,co, and three, Of range three.
Township one, OF range four
South Of The base line and Of the principal meridian.
Township three and four, Of range one.
At the land office at DEM0POLIS in the State,
mencng on Monday the oeh day of September merit for
the disposal of such parts sections being
odd numbers above referred situated in the under
mentioned townships, to wit
North Of the base line and Of the principal merdian.
Townships eighteen nineteen, and penty, of range four
AT the land Office at TUSCALOOSA, in the same State,
commencing Monday, the mn day of September for
the disposal of such sections and parts of sections being the
odd numbers above referred to- situated in the UNDER
mentioned townships, to wit:
North efe base line and ,he principal meridian The
Southern surveying district
Township teenty-one of range four.
At the land Office at COLUMBUS in Mississippi commence
ing Monday the ineteen day of September merit for the
disposal Of such sections and parts of sections being odd
numbers above referred situated the undermen
toned townships, to wit:
oTf The sast Iboco,,
Townships eight sixteen, sereen, eighteen, nineteen and
t,oeaty, Of range fifteen.
Townships eight, nine reO thirteen, fourteen, fifteen,
teen seventeen, eighteen, nineteen and twenty of range
sixteen.
Townships eight nine ten clepsn eeve thirteen fourteen
fifteen sixteen seren'ee eighteen and nineteen Of range
venteen.
Townships eight nine, ten eleven teelre thirteen fourteen,
fifteen, and sixteen, Of range eighteen.
Townships eight, nine en eleven, and tpelue Of range
nineteen.
At the land Office at AUGUSTA, in the same State, com
mencng Monday the tVeasirh day Of September nert
for the disposal Of such sections and parts of sections being
the odd numbers above referred to- situated in the
aforementioned townships, to wit:
North Of The base line and Of The Chocqw meridian.
Township four, of range thirteen.
Townships one, ~o three four, fire, and sir, Of range
fourteen.
Townships one, three four, Eve six and Of range
Townships one tO, three four free six and seven, Of range
sixteen.
Townships one fire. sir and screen, of range seventeen
Township screen of range eighteen.
North Of The base line es Of The meridian, and Of Pearl
river.
Townships three oH, ve, Six seven, and eight Of range
Ave.
Townships re s seven eight nine and ten OF range six
Townships seren, eight, nne and ten, of range seven
Townships eight, nine and ten, Of range eight
The townships herein designated in Roman letters who'll
y within the limits Of six sections in width each side Of
said road and those in tacs partly within said limits
designated the diagrams, which win be furnished 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 will be sold subject the right Of way granted by
the said act Of goth September $780, the States aforesaid
for said railroad not exceeding hundred zach side
thereof and therefore the particular tracts Of land which in
cude the road win be sold containing the quantities
spectively shown by the official plats.
Each sale viii be kept open for time sufficient to admit OF
offering all the land but exceeding two weeks and app
cations make private entries of the lands offered under this
proclamation win not be received until after the Of the
public sale.
Given under my hand at the city Of Washington, the
twenty. third day Of May, A. ID. 1858.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
JoHN WILSON,