Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-16
No. 523.
SALE OF ALTERNATE SECTIONS IN THE
STATE OF MISSOURI.
mo. 523.]
BY the President of the United state,

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IN pursuance Of law, 1, FRANKLIN PIERCE,
i PRECEDENT Of tie United States of America, dc
hereby dec art ard make ~ wn that public sales
Of Tn sections and part O. sections being al those
bearing on d nuElterS- which remain t. the United
states 1usfhin SIC miles each SIDE of the Rdnibdi
and St Joseph road, the Safe Of Missouri, sub
ect to sale at two dollars and fifty cents per acre,
as provided By the act If 10th June, 1862, entitled
" N act granting the right OF way to the state Ct
Missouri, and portion Of the public lands. cid
IN the construction of ertain railroads in the saii
State, and pe:ally excepted from aiuation IS 10
prise by the act Of 4th August, 1854 will be held at
the undermel toned land Offices in said state at the
periods hereinafter designated to wit:
At the land Office at PALMYRA, commencing on
Monday, the hItesrth day of auuary next, for the
disposal of the vacant lsnds within such Sections
aul parts of sections bearing odd numbers, above
referred to, situated In the aforementioned
townships, viz:
Nora Of The base linz and ,Uest Of IT,. M prince.
Township GttySir, OF range three
Townships fftyJtUs, JJiy-s'r, fifty seven and ttts
citbt, range four
TswnstiPsfttyJ'us, ffysiS, hftyscvsn, fifty eight
Townships fifty Grs. fsysi@, fity-seven, ffty-eight
ami fify-ntns range SIX
Lownshi. s.;ttysue, fity-sx ysyssucss, and fifty.
eight, range seven
Townships JJty5sus, afty-si1 AM :tysevc,s, range
eight
Town hips ftty.srs, fftysix and at.y-seuez, range
nine
Townships tJtyJsre, Jytys's, tfysersn, and fifty.
sl3ht, Sangs ten.
Townships Etty-siS, fftysevsn, and try eight,
range eleven
Townships Jytysss, nfty-sevsn, and f5tussM,
rn-ge twelve
At the land Office at MILAN, commencing on Mon.
day, the eighth Gsy Of Jsnu-ynext for the disposal
OF the vacant public lands within such odd num-
bered sections above referred to situated in
the following named townships, viz:
North Of the base line, and soest of the fn y,ARcipa
Townships fifty siz, fifty seven, and Vsy-etgkt, OF
Rage fourteen
townships. tJ1s-si1, hfty -seven, and fsyssh., Of
Taage fifteen
wnships yffty-si=, ffty-ssvsu, and tttysbh, O,
range sixteen
Townships Jyty siz, hity-seven, and hysysieas, Of
range seventeen
TOwnghBs fifty sir, fifty-seyon, and fter>ioM, OF
raug. eighteen
Townships t1ty-siS, ffty-sevsn, and Gfystga:, of
range nlnsteen
townships 6fy.siS, fftysevsn, and ftsy-eigM, Of
-enSe twenty
Townships fifty sue, 6fty-eeven, and lAy7ysyas, of
range twelty--Ee
Townsh ps,ffty ''s, hfty-seven, and Jt:yeigAt, Of
townships Jy7s-siz, fftyseVen, and ftIye,ght, of
range :Tenty-three.
At the iend Office at PLATTsBURg, commencing on
Monday, the eighteenth day of December next, for
ne JspoSai OF the vacant public lands in su h ode
numbered sec ioas above ref rred to- as a. situated
in tie following named townships, viz:
North 81 the Ease line, and nest o. the f principal
meridian.
Townships fifty siz, ffy-seven, tViy-esght, and ft
ty'Ttne, rage twenty four
townships fiftysis hftyseven, and ff!y-eight, of
range twenty five
townships G7y-siz, fftyseven, and ffty-etght, of
Targe twenty
townships Fly sic, fifty seven, and flyesght, of
range twenty seven
Townships thy sir, afty-seven, and fy1y-e'ght, of
range twenty-eight
township Jyty sir, hftyse7en, and Jygy-eight, of
Town hips ffy siz, ffty-seven, and fftytight, Of
range thirty
rcwa ship .ft1ysi1, ffty-seven, and atyeigAt, of
Townships fl tysin, ffty-sevan, and ffty-etgAt, of
range thirty-two
township t1y sir, ffty-seven, and fifty eight, of
range thirty three
Township III y-str, ff;y-seven, and ttty-eight of
range irty four
Townships fJty-siz, ffty-seven, and fjtyeight, of
range thirty -fiye.
The townships herein designated by roman LET.
tiers VINO ly within the Limits Of six sectors in
width On each side OF said road and those in ital-
ic' are purity within said limits, as designated on
the dias ms which were furnished to the re5pert.
i've district land offices by the Conmis Toner of the
Gen. raj Land flee.
The land will be sold subject to the right of .pay
gran ed oy said act OF 10Th June, 1857 tor the
venent co. struction and use Of said road pub
He highway Tor transpo to ton and therefore the
partculaE tracts through which the road paeses will
be sold as containing the quantities shown by the
official pats.
The sections will he offered in the order in which
they are advertised ea.h sale will be kept open for
time sufficient to admit OF Offering all the lands
but not tx ZEE Ing two weeks, and applications to
make pri'ate entries OF the DIS offered under this
proclams ton wi net tie received until after the
clos. OF the pu lie sale.
Given under my hand, at thecty of Washington.
this teenth day of September, Ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and fifty four.
FRANKLIN PIERCE,
By the President:
Jos. s. WILSON,