Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-07
mo. $50
BY the feIidsnt ofths Untted statos.

INpursusuceoflav !, FRANRLIyPIERCE Pres
eens on yns United States OF America, do hereby
sno make known that pubhs sale will b.
Ss =. We land ofics at AuoustA, In the State Of
sas1rfi II, commencing on Monday, the trsrfy1fsys
May nsrt for the disposal Of oil that portion
sections and parts OF sections Of land bearing
edo Numbers within six miles each side OF the
gns NJ ths NOZZLE AND OBIo RIVER RAILROAD, I'm TIE
states Of ALAsAMA and MISSISSIPPI. subje TO TINS
double minimum prizes Of two dollars and nfty Genus
per acre, prC vded by the act OF 10th septsmoer,
1850, aud xcspted from graduation as to price oy
the act Of 4th August, 1854, which were asverasei
to be offered for sale In psocismston NO 4y2 pear
| Ing date 23d May, 1858, bat subsequently, WIT
drawn unit furhe motto for the proposed IalIoaa
from Brasdon to Mont gcmerJ by public no Ice No.
ag4 bearing date 18th August, 1868: and he same
not being subject to private entry at the date ofsad
withdrawal, were conse Iuenty not restored to mar
kst by general notice No. 522 dated 9th septen
1854 situated in the uniermentione1 to wnships,
to wit:
NORTH ofae base Tn. and east Of The Choe.dw neri-
dian.
Township four, of range thirteen
Townships three, four, five, and sir, Of range four
teen
Tosnships ihree, four, fTs, six and seren, of
ran 20 fftseu
Townships three, four, pe, six, and seven, Orange
sixteen -
Townships foe. sir, and seren, of range seven.
teen
Township seren, Of range eighteen.
usst outside desc Of oil e zach and I'D. '
the above road withdrawn and not since restored
to private entry a. above stated which will be sub
jsct to entry at one dollar and twenty FIVE ce t.
per acre, or f for actual ssttlem emit snd pre- emp
ton The prices pres ribed by the graduation act
of 4th August 1854 in the foil stricts
aud townships 10 the States Of Miss ssppi and Ala
bama, viii be subject to entry and loo alton on snd
after Monday the nineteenth day of March next, to
wit:
In the district of lands subject to sale at AUGUSTA
MISSISSIPPI:
North of the bas. line and east IF the Choctap mcrr.
dian.
Townships three Jow-, five, elk and ssven ofrspge
twelve
ships three, four, five, sc, and seuen, OF
range thirteen
Townships three, four FIRE, sic, and seven, OF range
fourteen
Tornship seren, Orange fifteen
TownshiA thrse, four. and frs of rapgs sixteen
Towns eree, -four, fire, sic, ami sersn, o!
Townships three, four, fire, six, and seusn. 81
range eighteen.
In the district CT lani' subject to iae at pExopo
North of the bas. lin: and ,oest of the principL me-
ridid7
Townships thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, xteen and
Townsh ps thirsesn fourteen, q teen, sixteen and
| seren.sen, of range three
Townships thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sizte,n and
| seventeen, of ange four
The townships designated in rjmaa e tiers are
wholly within the limits of six and ffosen miles re
spectively on each side of said ad and those In
italics partly wi hin id limits as designated
on the diagrams which will be furnished to the re
s7ective district officers By the Commissioner Of the
| Gsoeral Land ufiice.
The lands will be sold suect 10 the rioAt Of way
granted by the act o: Goth septem 1sr 1850, to II
states afc,esaid for said railroad. not seeding one
hundred feet each side thereof and Therefore the
particular tracts Of lani which include the road will
be sol1 30 containing tsre quantities respectively
| shown by the Official plats.
The sections will bs offered at the public sale in
| the order in which THY advertised; The tale
will be kept open for sufficient time to admit Of
Offering all the lands, but not sing two weeks
and applications TO make private entries the land
offered At public sale under this proclanation will
| not be received until after the clcss Of the tTt
| weeks.
Given under my ham,. at the city Of Washington
this seventh day CT February. Au1o D.mioi one
1 thousand eight hundrei and 1fty-tvs.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
4 Ply the President:
JOHN WILsOy,
Comm ssiOner General Land Office.