Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-27
No. b23.
SALE OF ALTERNATE SECTIONS I'M TIM
STATE or MISSOURI,
mo. b23.l

By the President ofths United STATE.
In pursuance Of law, 1, FRANKLIN PIERCE
i President of the United States Of Am-rica. A.
hereby declare and make known that public ale
Of the sections and part OF sections, being ell thos,
bearing odd numbers which remain 10 the Upjtsd
and S. Joseph raSroad, in the Slate Of Asssoswi sub
ect to sale at two dollars and fifty cents per AGRA
as provided by the act Of 10th June, 1862, entitled
IAN act granting the right Of way to the State Of
Missouri, and portion OF the public lands, 20 aid
in the construction Of ertsin railroads in the said
State" and specially excepted from graduation to
price by the act of 4th August 1854 will be held Al
the aforementioned land Offices In said State at tina
periods hereinafter designated. to wit:
At the land office at PALMTRA, 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, sboys
referred to, as are situated In the toned
townships, viz:
Nor tn Of the base line, and ocst of the Eh priess
pal meridias.
Township Ofy-stz, OF range three
Townships Gtty.fue, J5tysis, ffty-seven and .Nty.
eight range four
Townships jvfy foe, ,y-sis, fftyeeven, .fty epM
and ffty-1sane range i've
Townships fty:fue, Geys sir, fity+even, hftyeisht
Townships eftyfus, hitysi1, Jvsy,seoen, and .ftss
eight, range seven
Townships fftyfvs, ffty-si, and ftyscvcn, rang.
eight
Townships tfy.6ve, afty-six and Jfttysesen, rang,
nine
Townships Nayaus, JJtySs, Jv,y-scpen, and fifty.
eight, range ten.
Townships fey-sis, hftyssven, and Jviyesht
Townships JWFyas, hfy-sevsn, and JvsyevH
range twelve
At the land ONCE at MILAN, commencing on Mon.
day, the eighth day Of Janurynext for the dispos.
Of the vacant public lands within such odd mum.
bered sections above referred to as are situated m
the following named townships, viz:
North Of the base line, and sOest Of the th rsncpo,
1sersdian.
Townships thy sir, fifty seven, and Efts-cioM OF
range fourteen
Townships fftyis, hfty-seven, and JfJtyasM, Of
range fifteen
Townships 6ttysiz, hfty-seven, and .ftyeshL Of
range sixteen
Townships tyfysiz, hfty-seven, and 9tfycigA, Of
range seventeen
Townships 6ttyns, ffty+even, and ye,,yesAt, Of
range eighteen
Townships ffyTc, ffty-seven, and .Nfyeish, Of
range nineteen
Townships fttyssz, hftyseven, and Jeftssgh, of
range twenty
Townships tyfyas, ffty-seven, and .ffyegh, Of
TovnaAps fifty sir, fftyseven, and Jffty-agh, o,
range twenty-five
Township: JftapIsss, afty-seven, and ftye,ght Of
range twenty-three.
Monday, the eighteenth day of December next, for
the disposal Of the vacant public lands in such ode.
numbered sections above referred to- are situated
in the following named townships, viz:
North Of he base line, and sCcs OF the fifth priscip
Townships ftty sss, ffty-sevsn, JVtyeigh, and If
ty-rine, range twenty four
Townships fftysix, fftyseven, and nftyeight Of
Townships ftty,siz, hfty-seven, and .fftyaght, of
raoge twenty six
Townships fifty sir, hfty-seven, and fftyeght, Of
Townships ftty ns, ffty-seven, and ffye,ghs, Of
range twenty-eight
Townships Sir, ffty-ssven, and Gffyaght, of
range twenty nine
Townships fifty sir, ffty-seven, and fftyeiqkt Of
range thirty
Townships fttysir, hfty-seven, and .ftty-etsh, Of
range thirty-one
Townships Jtty-siz, hftyeev0n, and yfttyeght, of
range thirtytwo
Townships fifty sis, ffty-seven, and fifty eight, Of
range thirty-three
Townships fttysiS, hfty-seven, and Jfty~ahs, Of
range thirty four
Townships ffty-sir, ffty-seven, and fffyeigu, of
range thirty-nve.
The townships herein designated by ropan let
tiers who ly within the limits of six sections in
width each side of said road" and those in idl.
tcs are parity within said limits, as designated on
the diagrams which we're furnished to the reepe.tr
i've district land Offices by the Commissioner Of the
General Land Office.
The lands will be sold subject to the mont of ,ody
grsnted by said act Of 10th june 1862 or the CON
venient construction end of said road ae q pub
lie highway for transportation !" aod therefore the
particular tracts through which the road passes will
be sold as containing the quantities shown by the
official piats.
The sections win Re offered in the order in which
they advertised each eale will be kept open for
time sufficient to odmit of Offering all the lands
but not exceeding two weeks, and applications to
make private entries OF the Ia Dis offered under this
proclamation viii net be received until after the
CLOSE OF the pue lie sale.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washington,
this fifteenth day Of September, Ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and fifty four.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
JOS. s. WILSON,
Acts 8 Commissioner Of the General Land Ofice
NOTICE TO PREVENTION CLAIMANTS.
Under the act Of Congress approved Sd Of March,
1853, entitled "An act to extend preenption rights
to certain settlers therein mentioned the preenp.
ton Jaws of the United States they then existed
were excluded 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
for railroad purposes" persons who settled and i'm.
proved the above lands prior to the date of r,s-
drdoal will be entitled to preemptops 1t the ordi.
nary minimum price Of the public lands, or ut the
| rate Of one dollar and twenty five cents per
acre, proven up and paid for before the
day fixed for the public sale. Therefore every
person entitled TO the right of pre- empuoB to
any of the lands within the townships and parts
If townships above enumeratAd is ran nir~d n %.