Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-12-15
No. 623.
SALE OF ALTERNATE SECTIONS IN THE
STATE OF MISSOURI.

l. President OF lie United states OF AmHf1ce, 90
hereby declare and make known that public sales
of the sections and part sections, being all those
bearing odd numbers, which remain to the United
States fcifhin miles each SIDE Of the HdnibI
and st. Joseph raj road in the State of Missouri, sub
ject to sale at two dollars and ty cents per acre.
as provided by the act Of 10th June, 1884, entitled
AN act granting the right OF Way to the state OF
Missouri, and portion OF the public lands, to aid
in the construction OF ertain railroads in the said
State" and specially excepted from graduation 70
price by the act of 4th August S54 will be held at
the undermeEtoned 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, are situated In the undermsptioned
townships viz:
Nor tn Of the base line and suest Of the ta princs
pal meridian.
Township Gtystr, of range three
Townships ftyJue, Jitysi@, fifty seven and 6fy-
eight, range four
townships fly five lFy- siz, ffty-se,en f:y eight
and ffty-nas'e, range five
and tynine range ak
townships fFyJiue, fity-six, Gfy ssren, and ftfy
eight, range seven
Townships ffy'pe ffty-sir an f. fl; ssps,, range
eight
Townships fttyJvs, nftysx and .it,y-ssrss, range
nine
Townships ft'y.fus, ltty.ssr, fttysersn, and fifty
Townships fjty-sis, ffty-seren, ard jyty eight,
range eleven
Townships .Gftys;D, aay -seven, and ftfy4iyh,,
range twelve.
At the land Office at MILAN, commencing On ON.
day, the eighth day of Jsnurynext, for the dsposa
Of the vacant public lands within such odd mum
bered section above referred to situated In
the following named townships, viz:
North OF the base line, and ,oest Of the fifth principal
meridian.
Townships GJ7ysir, fifty seven, and ttty-cicht, Of
range fourteen
Townships J5sy-sia, ffty-seven, and ftty,aght. Of
Townships fyftysiz, 6fty-seven, and ttty-ega, Of
range sixteen
Townships Wsysis, hftyseven, and fJtyeigat, Of
range seventeen
Townships fjty-sir, ffty-seven, and fty siehi, Of
range eighteen
Townships tJtysS, ffty-seven, and Jtfty-eisht, Of
cange nineteen
Townships fjly-Str, City seyen, and fsyeiSat, Of
ange twenty
Townshps .ffy-sts, ffty-seTen, and tJfysistt, of
rsnge twenty-Use
Townsh fifty sir, fftyseven, and ftty-sisht, OF
renge twenty-five
Townships Gtfy-si-, ffty-seven, and fJlyeight, Of
range twenty-three.
At the land Office at PLAI1sBURo, commencing oD
Monday, the eighteenth day Of December next, for
Numbered sections above ref FRED to- a.e situated
IN the following named townships, viz:
North Of the base line and toest OF the principe
7aeTtdtaH.
Townships fifty sic, 1fty-seven, Jttyeiyht, and if
ty-rine, range twenty-fo four
Townships ffty-sis, hfty-seyen, and ffy-eight, o,
ange twenty fge
township sJyty-sir, hfty-sersn, and ftty-aght, Of
townships fifty siz, fifty seven, and jJtytight, OF
tange twehty-seven
Townships fifty sir, ffty-eeven, and eaye'sat, of
range twentyeight
townships fifty siS, ffty-seven, and ftty-etght, OF
~ange twenty nine
Townships ffty sic, fty-seven, and ffty-eight, OF
rarg e thirty
Townships ffySir, ifty--eyen, and ffty-eight, OF
range thirty-one
Townships tfty-sir, ffty-seven, and 6ty-eisht, of
range thirty-two
Townships fifty sir, ffty-eeven and fifty eight, OF
range thirty-three
Townships fflystr, ffty-seven, and fftyeight, of
range thirty four
Townships ffty-Sir, ffty-seven, and ffty-eiqht OF
range thirty-fve.
The townships herein designated by roman let
tiers who ly within the limits of sssx sections in
width on each side of said road, and those in tal
tcs are partly within said limits, designated OIL
the diagrams which were furnished to the re- pert
i've district land Offices by the Commissioner of tn.
General Land flee.
The lands will be sold subject to the right of ,cau
granted by said act of 10th uue, 1852, sior the CON
enient GO obstruction and OF said road SIS a pub
Ic highway for transportation; - thereto Ia.
partcuia tracts through which the road passe. will
De sold as containing the quantities. shown by the
official plats.
The sections will be offered in the order in which
hey advertised: each sale will be kept open fOl
time sufficient to admit of offering all the lar dis
but not ex.es iing two weeks, and applications +
make private entries of the DIS offered under tbi
proclams ton will not be received until after thu
ciost OF the pu lie sale.
Given under my hand, at the city OF Washington,
his fifteenth day of September, Ammo Domini one
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
JOS s. WILSON,
Actisg Commissioner Of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PREVENTION CLAIMANTS. /
Undei the act of Congress approved Sd OF March, |
1858, entilei San act to extend preenption right
to certain stiers therein mentioned ;" the pre- emp
ton Jaws OF the United States they then existed
were extended over the aforementioned alternate
sections, where the settlement and Improvement
we're made prior to the date Of allotment IL proven
up and paid for at the rate OF two dollars and fifty
cents per acre. before the day fixed for public sale
And by the act approved 9Th March, 1854, entitled
IAN act for the reief Of settlers on lands reserved
for railroad purposes, persons who settled and i'm.
proved the above lands prior to the date of tcih-
drawal will be entitled to pre-emptons at the ordi
nary minimum price OF the public lands or at the
rate of one dollar and twenty five cents Der
acre, if proven up and paid for before the |
day fixed for the public sale. Therefore, every
person entitled to the right Of pre- emption TO
any of the lands within the townships and parts
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