The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-24

ny inc president OF the United States.
tn pursuance of law, /, FRANKLIN PIERCE,
4 President OF the United States. do hereby de-
clare and make known that public sales of the
sections and parts OF sections of land, all bearing
the odd numbers, which remain to the United
States, within six miles on each aide 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 act of 10Th September 1850, will be held at the
following land offices, in the States OF Alabama
and Mississippi, ut the periods hereinafter desig-
mated to wit:
At the land office at ST. STEPHENS. in Alaba.
ma, commencing on Monday, the ffh day of
September nert for the disposal of such and
parts Of sections. being the odd numbers above re-
ferred to, situated in the undermentioned
townships, to wit
North Of the base Iis and of the principal nsr
=, Townships and ttco, of range one
Townships one, too, three, and four of range
two.
Townships one two, three, four and fvs, of
range three.
Townships one, t,co, three, four, fue, sir, and
sFren, of range four.
Townships three, four, five, six and ssvsn, Of
range five.
South Of the base line aud rUest of the principal nsri-
dian.
Townships one, tco, three four, and fpe, OF range
Townships one, two, three, four, and fire, OF
range two.
Townships one, t,oo, and three of range three.
Township one, of range four.
South Of the base line and east of the principal neri
dian.
Townships three and four, of range one
At the land Otlce at DEMOPOLIS, in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the t,oslfLh day Of
September nert for the disposal of such sections md
parts of sections, being the odd numbers above
f. rred to, situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and osst of the principal
rLslGs.
Townships eighteen, nineteen, and ttcentv of
range four
Al the land office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
same State, commencing on Monday, the ffh day
OF September nert, for the disposal of such sections
and parts of sections, being the odd numbers above
referred to, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and est Of the principal
ridiGn IA the southern surveying district.
Township tloenty one, of range four
At the land office at COLUMBUS, in Mississip-
pi, commencing on Monday, the ninetsenh day of
September nsrt for the disposal of such sections and
parts OF sections, being the odd numbers above
ferred to, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and east of the Chocta,o
meridian.
Townships eight, sixteen, serentssn, eighteen
nineteen, and ttcenty, of range fifteen.
Townships eight nine, ttcelvs thirteen, fourteen,
fifteen, sirteer, seventeen, eighteen nineteen, and
twenty, of range sixteen.
"a,
teen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, ssrsntssn eighteen,
and nineteen, of range seventeen.
Townships eight, nine, ten eleven, ttoelus, thir-
teen fourteen fifteen and sirteea OF range eighteen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, and ttoeivs, of
range nineteen.
AT the land office at AUG USTA, in the same
State, commencing Monday, the t,certy sirth
day Of September nsrt for the disposal of such sec
tons and parts of sections, being the odd numbers
above referred to, situated in the undermen-
toned townships, to wit:
North of the base line and east of the ChOctGO me
ridiGn.
Township four, of range thirteen.
Townships one, roo, three -four, fee, and sir, Of
range fourteen.
Townships one, two, three, four, five, six, and
screen, of range fifteen.
Townships one, ttco, three, four, fire, six, and
seven, of range sixteen.
Townships one, fee, SIR and screen, of range seven
teen.
Township screen, of range eighteen.
North of the base line tcest of the meridian ed east
Of Pearl rtDer.
Townships three, four, fUs, six, seven, and sigh,
Of range Eve.
Townships free, sir, seven, eight, mine, and ten,
of range six.
Townships ssoen, eight, nine, and ten, of range
seven.
Townships, eight, ains, and ten, of range eight.
The townships herein designated in Roman let
ters are wholly within the limits of ''sx sections
in width on each side of said road" and those in
italics partly within said limits, designated
on the dia grams, 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.
Toe lands sold will be subject 10 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 which include
the road will be sold containing the quantities
respectively shown by the official plats
Each sale will be kept open for time sufficient
to admit of offering all the lands, but 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
Con, the twenty third day of May, A. d. 1858.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President: