The true Democrat., 1856-10-28
No. 55a.
No. 559. Sales of Alternate Sections in the States of Arkansas and Missouri. and RestOra- tiOn of Withdrawn Lands to Market.

Sales of Alternate Sections in the States of Arkansas and Missouri, and KestOra- tiOn of Withdrawn Lands to Market. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. IN pursuance of law, I, FRANKLIN PIERCE, Pre- sident of the United States of America. do hereby declare and make known that public sales will be held at the places and dates hereinafter mentioned of the vacant lands in the sections bearing odd nuhatea which remain to the United States within sic anates each side of the Cairo and Fulton railroad ill the States of MISSOURI and ARKANSAS, and the two branches thereof from Little Rock to Memphis and Fort Smith, subject to minimum oi tf0 datta's and fy cents pc, acre as provided by the act approved 9th February, l958 granting the right of way, and making q grant of land to said States to aid n con- structing said railroads and specially excepted from graduation price by the act of 4th of gust, 1854 to wit:
 IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. The public safe will be held at the land office at HELENA. commencing on Monday, the tsCestieth dag qf October nert, for the disposal of the vacant public lands within such odd numbered sections above referred to situated in the following named townships, to wit:
 North of the base line and east of the fifth
 principal meridian.
 Townships three, four, five, and six, of range three. Townships four, five, and six, of ranges four, fire and sic.
 Townships four, five, six, seven, twenty, twenty one. and twenty two, of range seren.
 Townships five, six,* seven, and twenty one, of range eight.
 U. K. The public sale will be held at the land office at WASHINGTON, commencing on Monday, the taoen- tyseuen dag ot OctoJer nert, for the disposal of the vacant public lands in such odd numbered sections above referred to situated in the following named townships, viz
 South of the base line and west of the fifth
 principal meridian.
 Townships four, five, six, seven,* eight, and nine, of range eigbteen.
 Townships five six, seven eight, and nine, of range nineteen.
 Townships seven, eight, and nine, of range toenty Townships eight, nine,T ten and eleven, of range tloenty-One.
 Townships eight nine, ten,* eleven, and twelve, of range ttoenty-te0O.
 Townships nine, ten, eleven* and twelve, of range tlCenty-thtee.
 Townships ten, eleven twelve, and thirteen, of range tOehty-t0
 Townships eleven, twelve,* thirteen, and fourteen, of range tlCenty-f0s.
 Townships eleven, twelve, thirteen,* fourteen, and fifteen, of range tUenty-air.
 Townships twelve, thirteen, fourteen* fifteen, and sixteen, of range t1centy-Se0en
 Townships thirteen, fourteen, fifteen. and sixteen of range t.0entg-eiqht.
 The sale will be held at the land office at CLARKS- WILLIE commencing on Monday, the t,centieth dag f Ocober ner for the disposal of all the vacant pub lie lands within such odd numbered sections above referred to, in the aforementioned townships. viz: North of the base line and west of the fifth
 principal meridian. Townships five sx,* and seven, of range eighteen. Townships five, six,* seven and eight, of range nineteen.
 Townships six, seven,# and eight of range tsoeaty. Townships six, seven,% eight and nine, of range ts0enty-oae.
 Townships seven, eight nine, and ten of range t1oenty-ttoo
 Townships seven, eight nine, and ten, of range tUeHty-three.
 Townships eight, nine,# and ten, O ranges twenty- four and toenty-f -fre
 Townships eight, nine,* ten and eleven of ranges tsuenty- t'cetse ts0ent eight and toentynine. Townships eight, nine: and ten, of ranges thirty and Mstty-oae.
 Townships seven, eight, and nine, of range Mt,tg- tigO.
 IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI. The public sale will be held at the land office at JACKSON. commencing Monday, the MiIteenM day 0f Oct0Jer nert for the disposal of the vacant public lands in such odd numbered sections above ferred to are situatedn the following named town ships, to wit:
 North of the base line and east of the fifth
 principal meridian. Township twenty two. of range fire. Townships twenty two and twenty three, of range sIr.
 Townships twenty two # twenty -hree and twenty four, of range seyen.
 Townships twenty two, twenty three, twenty four and twenty five, of range etgM.
 Townships twenty-five, twenty three, twenty four and twenty fve of range wine.
 Townships twenty three, twenty-four twenty-five and twenty six of range ten.
 Townships twenty-five and twenty-six of range elegen.
 Townships twentysix and twenty-seven of range thirteen.
 Townships twenty-five, twenty six and twenty seven, of range T0urteen.
 East half of township twenty five and townships twenty six and twenty seven, of range. .ttteen. Townships twenty five, twenty-six, twenty seven and twenty-eight. of range siateen.
 Townships twenty-six, twenty-seven and twenty eight. of range seGenteen.
 Also public sale will be held at the land office at PALMYRA, commencing on Monday, t,oentieth dug @ October nert. for the disposal of the public lands in such odd numbered sections above describ ed, situated within SIX MILES of the Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad, in the following named town ships, to wit:
 North of the base line and west of the fifth
 principal meridian. Townships ffty-six. fifty -seven,* and fifty eight, of range thS3tees. the limits of the six sections in width each side of said roads and branches, and the remaining ships only partly within said limits. designated the diagrams ch have been furnished to the re- spectlve district land offices by the Commissioner of the General Land Office.
 Lands reservd for schools military and other pur- poses, will be excluded from the sales. The land4 will be sold SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF grara|ed by the acts of 10th June 1852 and 9th FebuaSfy, 1S53 for said railroads and branches and the Sartcular tracts cut by the routes will be sold cor6aining the quantities respectively shown the PJfiicial plats without deduction.
 Each sale will be kept open for time sufficient to admit of offering all tbe lands but not exceeding two weeks and applications to make private entries at the minimum of B 50 per of the lands offered under this proclamation will not be received until after the close of the public sales
 Given under my hand, at the city of Washington, this fifth day of June, anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-siX.
 FRANKLIN PIERCE. By the President: