Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-10-04
mo. 623. |
SALE OF ALTERNATE SECTIONS IN THE
STATE OF MISSOURI

STATE OF MISSOURI.
BY the President Of the United states
IN pursuance of law, /, FRANKLIN PIERCE,
/ President of the United States of America do
hertEsy declare and make known that public sales
OF tn sections and part o. sections, being all those
bearing Dad numbers, which remain to the United
States s0nhi1 miles each side of the Hannibal
and st. Joseph road, the State of Missouri sub
ect to sale at two dollars and fifty cents per acre,
as provided by the act Of 10th June, 1851 entitled
"A act granting the light OF way to the State of
Missouri and portion OF the public lands, to aid
in the construction Of ertan railroads in the said
State, and specially excepted from graduation to
price by the act of 4th August 1854 will be held at
the aforementioned land offices in said State at the
periods hereinafter designated, to wit:
At the land Office at PALMYRA, commencing on
Monday the fifteenth day of January next, for the
disposal of the vacant lands within such sections
and parts of sections bearing odd numbers, above
referred to, as situated in the aforementioned
townships, viz:
Nor tn Of the base line, and acsst Of the fM prince,
pal meridian.
Township ftty.siS, of range three
Townships fifty frs, fty-siS, fifty seven and ffty-
eight, range four
Townshipsfty fire, y7y-str, ffty-seven, ffty eight
Townships fifty fire, ffiysir, ftyseven, iftyeight
AMI titty-nine. range six
townships .Gfy foe, ty-six, Jtys svs', and fifty.
eight, range seven
Townships .Gtty:fus, ffty-si1 AMI ssuen, range
eight
Townships .ft1y.f afty-six and .6tysersn, range
nine
Townships GnyJfs, nifty sir. Gfly-seren, and fifty.
Townships ffy-stn, ffty-seven, and fifty eight,
range eleven
Townships fifty sac, ffty-seven, and .t.ftyeight,
range twelve.
At the land Office At Milan commencing on Mon
day the eighth day of Janurynext for the disposal
of the vacant public lands within such odd num-
bered sections above referred to as are situated in
the following named townships, viz
North oftts base line, and aoest Of the h principal
n1erididn.
Townships ffy s3T, fifty seven, and ffty-sight, of
range fourteen
townships GJty-sir, fftyseven, and fft eight, of
range fifteen
Townships fjty-sir, ffty-Seyen, and fftueight, of
range sixteen
Townships fJfy stS, ffty-seven, and ftty-eght, of
range seventeen 3D..
Townships ftty-siz, fftyseven, and Jyayeight, of
range eighteen
Townships .Gfy-sis, ffty-seven, and Gftyeigha, of
range nineteen
Townships Gftysiac, fftysaven, and Jfty-siyAt, of
range twenty
Townships ffty-Si1, fftyseven, and ffy-eight, of
range twenty-ORe
Townsh psffty siS, hfty-sevsn, and fifty eight, OF
range twenty-five --
Townships s-siz, fftyseven, and ftty-eight, of
range twenty-three.
At the land Office at PLArTsBURa, commencing on
Monday, the eighteenth day Of December next, for
the disposal of the vacant public lands in such odd
numbered sections above referred to- as e situated
in the following named townships, viz:
North Of the base liaae and soeSt OF the fifth PRINCIPAL
meridian.
Townships fifty sia, fifty seven ftty-eight and fit.
ty-nIae, range twenty four
Townships fftysix, ffty-seven, and ffty-eight, of
range twenty five
Townships fifty SIR, fifty.seyen, and Gfty-esqht of
"a 7ge twenty SIX
Townships. Gfty sir, fifty seven, and ftty.ight, of
range twenty-s seven
Townships my nr, fiftyseven, and .Gtty-eight, of
range twenty eight
Townships tJty SIR, iftyseven, and ffty-eight of
range twenty nine
Townships fifty sis, ffty.seven, and Gfty-eight, of
range thirty
Townships fttySir, fiftyseven and fftv-eiobt of
range thirty-one -.
Township .Gjtysir, ffty-seven, and .fttyetbt, of
range thirty-two
Townships GEy sf1, ffty-seven, and .fJty eight, of
Townships ff'ysir, ffty-seven, and ftty-eight, of
range thirty four
Townships Gtty-si1, hfty-seven, and fttyeight, of
range thicty-6ve.
The townships herein designated by roman let.
tiers are wholly within the limits of .'sx sections in
width on each side of said road and those in ital-
ics are partly within said limits, as designated on
the diagrams which were Furnished to the re pect-
i've district land offices by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office.
The lands will be sold subject to the riqht of ,ony
granted by said act OF 10th june 1852 for the con
yenient construction and use of said road as a nul,
lie highway for transportation ;" ard therefore the
particular tracts through which the road passes will
be sold as containing the quantities shown by the
official plats.
The sections will be offered in the order in which
they are ad vertsed: each sale will be kept open for
time sufficient to admit Of offering all the lands
but not ling two weeks, and applications to
make private entries of the a ds offered under this
proclamation will not be received until after the
close of the pu' lie SALE @ti+-
Given under my hand, st the city Of Washington,
this fifteenth day of September, Ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and fifty four. l'T fe-
80 FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President: a.
JOS. 8. WILSON, lHFsr -.la 81. tn
Acts 6 Commissioner Of the General Land Office