Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-29
No. 523.
SALE OF ALTERNATE SECTIONS IN TIE
STATE or MISSOURI.

BY the President Of the Unit ed States
| IN pursuance of law, 1, FRANKLIN PIERCE
| l. President of TIE United States of America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sales
of tn. sectious and part sections, being all those
! bearing ood numbers. which remain to the United
States ,uihin miles each side Of the Hannibal
and ST Joseph rai road, in the State of Missouri, sub
ject to sale at two dollars and fifty cents per acre.
as provided by the act # 10th june 1861, entitled
AN act granting the right OF way to the state of
Misseuri and portion Of the public lands, to aid
the construction of ertain railroads in the said
state" and spe tally excepted from graduation TO
price by the act Of 4th August S54 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
| ana parts Of sections bearing odd numbers, above
referred TO- as are situated In the undermsD toned
townships, Wis:
Nor tn Of the base line, and vest Of the fifth primes.
| pal meridian.
! Township tvty-siz, OF range ih'ee
Townships fly foe, JGty,siz, fifty seven and Gfy-
Townships fifty fire, .6fy-Iz, fftyssven, ty eight
and tJy"pne, range five
Townships fty foe. fifty ss, hitysevsn, Gftyeight
and fffy-nine range Gx .
Townships fifty foe, iity-six, seuen, and ffty
| eight. range seven
eight 80, ~.
Town hips dtiyfue, afty-six and .aty-seuen, range
Townships fifty fire, .tftysi1, ytyseren, and fifty
eight, range ten.
Townships ftysiS, ffty-seven, ard fifty eight
Townships fifty sir, afty-seven, and .tvay,eigas,
range twelve
At the land office at MILAN, commencing on Mon
day. the eighth day of Janurynext, for the disposal
| of the vacsnt public lands within such odd num-
bes.d sections above retired to as situated In
th- following named townships, viz:
North of the base line, and icest of tue nth principal
mersdian. -...'-.
Townships fifty SIC, fifty seven, and ffty-cight, OF
range fourteen
Townships fffysir, fifty seven, and fty eight, Of
Townships fty7sir, ffty-seven, and Jvtyeight, of
range sixteen
Townships .N,ysss, aftyseven, and ft,yeight of
range seventeen
Townships fifty siz, hfty--sven, and Jftyeight, of
range eighteen
Townships tVty-as, ffty-seven, and JVty eight, Of
range nineteen
Townships .vtysis, 6fty-seven, and Jvtyeigh, of
range twenty sfE i
Townships afy,sis, afsyeevsn, and .ffy.yat, Of
rowDsh psJJty sir, Hfty-seven, and s7yeghi, OF
range twenty-five - - 81
Townships tty-siz, hftyseven, and ftyesAt, of
range twenty-three.
At the land Office at PLArrsBuRa, commencing on
Monday, the eighteenth day Of December next, for
the disposal OF tne vacant public lands in su-h od-
numbe sections above ref rred to- situated
North Of the base line and ,eest OF the fifth prsnc.pal
meridian.
Townships fifty str, ffty-seven, JJty-eigM, and If
tynine, range twenty four
townships aftyrix, hfty-seven, and afty-eight, OF
range twenty fse
townships fytysir, hfty-seven, and JNtyeisht, of
range twenty Six
Townships fifty sir, fifty seven, and .ftty-;ght, of
Townships fifty siz, fifty -seven, and Jsy-esht, of
range twentyright
,owoship tyty siz, fifty seTen, and JJtyeight, of
range twenty nine
Townships fifty sir, fifty -seven, and ffty-e,ohk OF
RAJ e. thirty
Tow.ship. 6iysis, hfty-ssven and Gfty-eisht, of
Townships ftty-st1, ffty-seyen, and Itty-eioht of
Townships e sic, ffty4evsn, and fifty eight, of
rownship' Vys z, ff.yssven, and Jyty-eight, of
Township. fttysir hftyseven, and Gftyeighs, OF
range thirty-fSe.
The townships herein designated by rowan let
tes are who iy Within the liia Of six &C. tiors in
width on each side OF said road, aud those in iai
ic- are partly within said limits, a. designated On
the diagrams which were Furnished to the re- pc t.
i've district land offices by the commits Toner of the
General Land .hace i5E.
The lands will be sold subject to tn. night of .oay
granted by said act of 10th 5nue 1852 .sfor the con
venient construction and use of said road pub
lie highway for transportation )" thereto the
partcala tracts through which road passe, will
bs sold as containing the quantities shown by the
official pats. - b.. .
The sections will Re offered in the order in which
hey advertised: each sale will be kept open Tor
time sufficient to admit of Offering all the lands
but not excee ling two weeks, and applications to
make private entries OF the DIS offered under this
proclamation viii not be received until after the
clos OF the pu lie sale.
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washington,
this Fl teenth day of September Ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and fifty four.
FRANKLIN PIERCE,
By the President:
JOS. 8. WILSON,
Act g Commissioner of the General Land Office.