Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-13
No. SOL BID
By the President OF the United States.

IN pursusnce oflav, I, FRANKLIN IBRoK, Pres
idsnt Of the United States Of America, DO hereby
declare and make known that publ, sale viii be
hed ut the land ONO at AUGUSTA, in the State CT
MISSISSIPPI, commencing on Monday, the tosnty-irst
dGy Of Nay merit for tie disposal Of all that portion
Of he sections and Psrs o. sessions OF laud bes ring
odd numbers within six m les on each side of tbs
linz of the NOBLE AND OHIO RIvEI RAILROAD, In the
States Of ALABAMA ami MISSISSIPPI subjezt 70 tn.
double minimum price Of two dollars and fifty cents
Per acre, provided BY the oct OF 10th September,
ls5O, aud excepted from graduation as to price by
the act Of 4th Ausus;, 1854 which were a1vertisei
tn bs offered for sale In proclamation 10 4o2, besr
ing date sd May, 1858, but subsequently, witt.
drawn until further note for the proposed railroad
from Brssdon to Mont lcmerJ By public notice No.
49l, bearing date 10th August, 1868: ana the same
not being subject to prvats sntry at the date ofsad
Withdrawal, were consequently not restored to mar
k-t by general notice No. 62 dated eth september,
1854, situated In the underme ntonsd townships,
| 10 wit:
Nora Of the base lane and east of tie CAoctas m1i-
| dan.
| Township tosr, Of range thi teen
Townships three, fo.r re, and %. Of range four
teen
Townships three, four, I've, IL aud ssven, Of
ra' &c fifteen
Townships three, o~, foe, siz, sef ssven, ofrsnse
sixteen
townships foe, sic, and se-sa, Of range seveo-
Township screen, Of range eighteen.
Notice Is also hereby gwen that all he lands sit
uatet outside Of the al sstIe hints each side of
the above road Withdrawn and not siacu restored
70 private entry aboye stated, which will BE- sub
ject to entry at one dollar and twenty-five &c ts
per acre. Of for actual settle ment sod pre- emp
tion) at the prices pres ribbed by the graduation act
Of 4th August, 1854 in the followngnamed districts
and townships in the States Of Miss sippi and Ala
bars, will be subject to entry and location and
after Monday the ntneteenth dGy of March next, to
| wit:
In the district of lands subject TO sale at AUGUSTA
MISSISSIPPI:
North of he base line and east Of the Caocsaw MEN,
Townships three, Jou-, flee, six and seven, ofrspgs
twelve
Towns hips three. four, Eve, si1, and seuen, Of
range thirteen
Townships three, toxr. fpe, sis and seven, Of range
| fourteen
Township seveu, of range fifteen
Township s three, four. and fce, Of range sixteen
Townships three, four, foe, sir, and seuea, Of
Townships three, four, foe, six, and screen. 81
range eighteen.
In the district CT lands subject to sale at pExoPo
LIB. ALABAMA:
North of the base lin. and oest Of the principal nc
Townships thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen and
seventeen, of range two
TOwnrhjps thirteen, fourteen, q: teen, sixteen and
screntssn, Of range three
Townships thirteen, fourteen, fifteen sixteen and
seventeen, Of range four
Townships thirteen and fourteen, of range Eve.
Abc toWusnlps ucslBubVu IN r Iudu tet' efs
wholly within the limits of six and fifteen miles
srectively on each side of said read aud those in
italics are partly within sid limits designa ed
on the diagrams which viii be furnished to the
spective district officers BY the Crmm;ssion Of the
General Lard Office.
The lands will be sold, subject to the right Of ,cqy
granted by tbs act Of Goth September, 1850 to the
states sfOresaid for said railroad not exceeding
hundred fe>t each side thereof and therefore, the
particular tracts Of lana which include the road W
be aid IS containing the quantities respectively
shown BY the Official plats.
The sections will be offered at the public sale in
TIE order in which thsy advertised; ths sale
will be kept open for sufficient tine to admit o!
Offering ell the lands, but not exceeding two weeks
and applications to make private entries OF the lands
offered ct public sale under this proclamation viii
not be received until after the Close Ct the two
!, weeks.
Given under my hand, IT the city Of Washington
this tevenh day Of February, Ammo D<Diai one
thousand eigh. hundred and nfty-6ve.
| FRANKLIN PIERCE.
ry tie President:
| JOHN WILSON,
| Commissions, General Lana Uluce.