Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-22
NO. 1901
BY enc Preside mt OF the United States

Npursuance law, ], FRANKLIN PIERCE, Pres.
i ident OF the United States Of America, do hereby
declare and make known that publ, sale Will be
heid at the lsnd Ofics at ApetstA 10 the STATE OF
MISSISSIPPI, com uencirf on aordsy, the ,.penty-rst
day Of My ne for the disposal OF all that portion
Of the sections and psrts OF sections of land bs rim
odd nur. eers within six miles each side Of the
hne OF he MOB LIE AND OEIO RIVER RAILROAD, in tie
states of ALABAMA aud MISSISSIPPI subject to the
dc usl minimum prics of Two dollars aud fifty cents
per acre, PIT vided by the act OF Goth september
1850, and excepted from graduation as to price by
the act Of 4th August, 1854 which were ADVERTISED
TO be offered for sale In No 49s bear.
ing date I'D May, 1858, but subsequently, with.
dragn until further not for the proposed railroad
from Drar don to Mont ycmery by puf7ic no3i.e No,
i9l, bearing date 18th August, 1856; and the same
net being subj ct to prvats entry at the date OF
withdrawal were elcently not restored to mar
ket by general notice No.522 dated 9Th September
1854, situated in the aforementioned ,oyush ips'
10 wi:
Norsh Of The base line and east Of the Chocta rueri-
dian.
Township tour, Of range thirteen -..
Townships three for. us, and sir, Of range four.
teen
TON hips three, four, FIVE, six and seusn, of
rs- &c fftseu -
Townships tires, teur, avs six, and seven ofrange
sixteen
Townships FIRE, ttz, and s;re,, Of sanss seven.
Township sessr, OF range eighteen.
Notice !, also hereby gtsen that all he lands sit.
us.e outside of hak1163elimits on each side OF
the above road Withdrawn and no. since restored
to private entry as above stated, which will be sub
jest TO entry at one dollar AMI ty-fvs CO ITS
per scTs, or Of for actual settlement nd pre- EN-
ton) at the p7c7s pres ribed by the graduation act
Of 4th August, 1854 in the fol- wing districts
and townships in the States of Mrs ssrpi and Ala
baua, will be subject to entry and location on and
after Monday the nineteenth day Of March next, to
wit:
In the district of lands subject to sale at
MISSISSIPPI:
Marta of the base line and east OF the Chocasy ,ser,.
dian.
Townships tirce Jour, fuc, six and seven, Orange
| twelve
Towns hips three. four, FIVE, viz, ard s,v-., OF
Townships three, four trs, sis. and seven, ofssnge
fourteen
Township seocn, of range fifteen
Townships fire, four. and foe, Of range sixteen
Townships three, four, Jfue, stS, aud seden, OF
range seventeen
To#usiips three, four, fee, six, and sersn, 9,
raDga eighteen.
In the dis.ric, oflani. subject to sals at Drxoro
Norti Of u. bcse lin. cr1 ips,. Of The prtucipr ne
| Tidtor.
Torn hips thirteen, fourteen, aftfen, sixteen and
| scT sn,een, % range two
Tor nsh pa thirteen, fourteen, teea. sintess and
| srentser, Of rage threa
Township. tnic.een, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen and
| 6eys 3tesn, OF range four
1jwDships thirteen and -four teen, of range Eve
the townships desig grated in roman le. tiers are
lily within the limits Of six ard fifteen miles re-
stect;vey en- each side Of said !. Cd and those in
itd'ics are partly wh'e said limits ss designated
on the diagran,s Uh,ch will be furnished to the 70
spsctive district officers by the Commissioner Of the
| Gene.al Lard Office.
The lands will be sols. sUlsctte tn. Yfehto ,yay
granted by the act Of 2O,h >eptemlrr 1860, to fkr
fstss afa:eseia for said railroad. not ,e-dpg
hundred feet On each size thereof and tteresors the
rai tcuiar tracts of LAM hich Include te road will
! be sid al containing the quantities respectively
| shown by the Official plsts.
The sections will be offered at the public sale 10
| the crter in which they advertised; TIRE sale
will be kept cren for a sufficient time to admit OF
cfsring al the lands, but not excee1iug two weeks
AID app stiors 70 make private entries Of the land,
1 offered al public s&ls under this proclamation will
net be received aatil after the clos of the twc
lwesre.
| Given under my hand, at the city of Wasbin gton
| this seventh day Of February, Anuo Dsmini one
f, thousand eigh. hundred and ifty-fve.
| FRANKLIN PIERCE.
| Fy the President:
| JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner General LAID Ofice