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by the Precedent Ofth0 U0tto4 States.
TN pursusnosof lsw, I, FRANKLIN PIHRol, Pres
idsnt Of the United States Of Ansrica, DO hereby
declare and make known that 0Dnhlis sale Viii be
hold ut the land ones at AUGUSTA, In the beaie ~
MnsssupPl, conmsnGns on Monday, the tsoesty7krs
d1y of Nay nezf for the disposal Of all thst portion
Of he sections and parts OF sections OF iana oesfh
line of the MeBiIK AND OBio RfvER RAILROAD, IN me
States Of ALABAMA and MISSISSIPPI suhte;t 70 the
double minimum price Of tive dollars and nfty osnu
per acre, provided By the oct OF 3oth sepsmoes,
iS50, and excepted from graduation a. TO price o
the act Of 4th August, 1854, which were saverisea
TO b. offered for sale IN proclamation No 4e2, bear
ing date sd May, 1858, bot suoeequenuy VIZ
nom Br.sdon 70 Montgomery by public Noise No.
49l, bearing date 10th August 1883; and the same
not being subject to private entry at the date OF sod
withdrawal, were consequently not restored 70 mar
1854 situated In the undermentioned townships,
% wit:
NoTt1 of Tie base Ene and eaa of tie CAoaav n1S
Township Josw, of range thirtesa
Townships thros, fosr fve, and -. Of range four.
Townships three, four, Eve, SIX and ssves, Of
fsrgs fftsen .--.
Townships shree, to~, toe, sir, s.a ss-sn,Ofrsnse
sixteen : -
Townships foe, sis, and ssssn, Of s.nss seven.
| tssn
Township seuea, Of range eighteen.
uatei outside of the sie NIL limits on each side Of
| the above road Withdrawn and no. sine, restored
to private entry as b,ve ststet. which will be sub
ject to entry 1t ore dollar and twenty Eve % L
per acre. or Of for actual settlement and pre- emp
ton) at the prices prescribed by the graduation act
of 4th August 1854, in the districts
and townships In the States Of Miss ssipp and Ais
bams will be subject to entry and location on and
after Monday the niaetecnth day Of March next, to
witi l
Tn Oh. .tv,ek ~ ma snh;.ef 20 a,,. .f nar-u-.
MISSISSIPPI:
North of TIE bas. line and east Of TIE C7.octay peys
| 81. yas dian.
Townships Ehres, JoS- foe, six and seven, cfrspg,
twelve
Townships three, J0sr, Eve, 's, and ss'e", Of
Tsvnships three, four fue sis. and s.ren, range
| fourteen
Township sepes, Of range fifteen
Tovnships TIRE, tosr and noe, Of range sixteen
range seventeen
Townships three, -four, JfUe, dz, and sevea. 81
| rsrge eighteen.
In tbs dissrc. CT lands subject to ssle a. DEnoPo
Nor.a of TIE base lin, and ~e,t Of the prinapal n.>
Town-hips thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen anc
| seventeen, Of range two
townships thirteen, fourteen, ii teen, sirteen and
| Hren;ecn, Of range three
Town ships thirteen, fourteen, fifteen sixteen and
! seventeen, Orange four
| Townships thirteen and fourteen, Of range fre.
The townships designated in msn letters az,
Wholly within the limits Of six and fifteen miles
epectivsly on each side of said road AID those IL
italics partly vii hin said limits, designate q
on the diagrams which will be furnished to The Re
seect;ve district officers by the Commissioner Of tn
| General Laod Office.
The lands will be sola, SUBJECT to the right of toa.
grsutei by the act OF 20th september, 1850 to thu
states aforesaid for said railroad. not eIcse1ing
hundred feet each side thereof and therefore, th,
particular acts of land which include the road W
be sold ss containing the quantities respectiyel,
shown by the official plats.
The sections will be offered at the public sa.e in
the order II which thsy are sdvertised; the sail
will be kept open for sufficient time to admit @
Offering all the lands, but not exceediog two weeks
and applications to MAX private entries OF the land
offered at public sale under this PROCLAMATION 7il
not be received until AFTER the closs CT the tw'
| weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washis yton
| tbis sevenfh day Of February, Ammo psmini on,
| thousand eight hundred and hfty.fve.
| FRANKLIN PIERCE.
| ry tie President:
JOHN WILSON,
| Comm. ssioper 0snersi "a nn , puce