Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-29
No. 5s0.l
By the President the United States.

In pursuance Of law, I, FRANKLIN PIERCE, Pres.
Il ident Of ths United Ststes OF America, DO hereby
declare aud make known that publ, sale will be
bed at the Land Office at AuGpsH, in the Stste Of
MISSISSIPPI commenting on Monday, he t,csaty- first
day Of My neTt for the disposal OF 81 thu portion
Of ih5 sections and parts OF sections OF land bearing
odd numbers within six miles en- each side Of the
lins Of the NOBLE AND OEIo RIVER RAILROAD, in the
states Of ALABAMA AMI HISsIos PPI, subject to tn.
doubls minimum price Of two dollars aud fifty cents
per acre. pro vded by the act OF Goth september
1850, aad excepted from graduation as TO prics by
the act Of 4ta August, 1854, which were advertised
to be offered for sale IN PROCLAMATION No. 1872 bear
ing date 23d May, 1858, bat subsequently, witt.
drawn until further notes for the proposed railroad
from Brandon to Montgomery by public notice No.
49,, besiing date l3sh August, 1858: and tho same
not being su=ct to private entry al the date sid
withdrawal, were onseluenty not restored to mar
ket by general notice No. 522, dated 9th sep.eber
10 wit:
North Of the base line and east of tn. Choc.aU e,i-
dian.
Township tour, Of range thi,tsen
Townships three, four fre, and sis, Of range four
To~n.hips three, four, Eve, six and seue,. Of
rsrge fifteen
Townships three, four fuc, six, and seven, range
sixteen
Townships fue, ;iz, ami ssres, Of range soven-
teen
Township seuen, of range eighteen.
Notice Is also hereby given that all IN. lands sit
us.e1 outside Of the st1 TiLs limits each eide of
the above road Withdrawn and no. siRcv restored
20 priVsse sntIJ az sbovs stated, which will be sub
jsct to entry at one dollar and twenty-five o. It's
per acre, CT OF Tor actual settlement aad pre- EN-
ton) at the prices prescribed by the graduation oct
Of Attn August, 1854 In tn. fOlnwingnsm districts
and townships In the States Of Miss ssppi and Ala
after Monday the nineteenth day Of March next, to
l Wit:
In the district of lands subject TO sale at AUGUSTA
| MISSISSIPPI:
North Of the bas. line and sas. Of q. Chocap men.
dear.
twelve
Townships three, four, five, rs, and sersn, OF
l range thirteen
Townships three Jour. ;re, sir, and ssven, Of range
fourteen
L Township serer, FRANCE ftssn
township s three, tour, and foe, Of rarge sixteen
township. three, four, foe, siz, ana seuen, Of
townships three, four, foe, six, and sev.n. 81
| range eighteen.
In tn. distEic: flsnd: subject to sale a. Dsxoro
LIS. ALABAMA:
North Of the ba,: lin, and ,oest Of IL. principal M.
| riGtI7.
Townships thirteen, fourteen fftsen s;xteen and
| seventeen, of range two
Townships thirteen, fourteen, FL teen, s;stseu and
| serenken, Of range three
| Townships thirteen fourteen. ff,e, .;rt>,, and
| sever teen, Of range four
Townships thirteen and fourteen, of rang. Eve.
Inc townships designated in roman Ie tiers are
wholly within the limits of six and fifteen miles n.
soectively on each tide of sad read, and those in
idcs are partly lin said lirnits ss design sted
on the diagrams which will bs furnished to the re-
spectlve district officers by tbs Commissioner Of the
General Land Office.
The lands viii be solo, SUBJECT 10 the risht of ,oay
grsnte1 by the act OF 10th Septem Der 1850 to tie
states afoIe'sd for said railroad not x,eadino on,
hundred feet On each side thereof and therefore the
Particular tracts of land which include the road will
be sold as containing tbs quantities respectively
| shown by the official plats
The sections will be offered at the public sale In
toe crisr In which th:y are advertised; the sale
VIII be Kept open for sufficient time TO admit of
Offering all the lands, but not exceeding two weeks
and applications to make private entries of the Lands
offered AZ public sale under this proclamation win
not be received until after the close Of tAs two
weeks.
Given under my hand, st the city OF Was ztou.
this seventh day Of February. Ammo D.mIni one
thousand eight hundred and 1fty-fve
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner General Land OfIlco