The true Democrat., 1856-10-14
No. 559. Sales of Alternate Sections in the States of Arkansas and Missouri, and Restora. ton of Withdrawn Lands 10 Market.
NO. 559.

Sales Of Alternate Sections m the States of Arkansas and Missouri, and Restora. ton of Withdrawn Lands to Market. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. IN pursuance of law, 1, 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 lands in the sections bearing odd numbers which remain to the United States within Sis aaftes on 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 of too ddtdrs and fty cents per acre, provided by the act approved 9th February, 1858, granting the right of way, and making grant of land to said States to aid i'll con- structing said railroads and specially excepted from graduation to price by the act of 4th of gust, l854 to wit:
 IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. The public sale will be held at the land office at HELENA, commencing on Monday, the taoentietA dey gf Oct0ber 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 Nree Townships four, five, and six, of ranges four, fre and sir.
 Townships four, five, six, seven twenty, twenty one, and twenty-two, of range seUe'D.
 Townships fve six,* seven, and twenty -one, of range esght
 lOW0ShlpS DVe SIX, and seven, O1 range htne. Tie public sale will be held at the land office at WASHINGTON, commencing on Monday the tscen- sserenM dag 0 October neIt, for the disposal of the vacant public lands in such odd numbered sections above referred to are 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 eayhteen.
 Townships five, six seven eight, and nine of range aSneteea.
 Townships seven eight, and nine, of range t,oety. Townships eight, nne,* ten. and eleven, Of range tUenty-0ne
 Townships eight, nine, ten,* eleven, and twelve of range tlgenty-ttc0.
 Townships nine, ten, eleven,* and twelve, of range trenty-three
 Townships ten, eleven, twelve, and thirteen, of range hcenty-tour.
 Townships eleven, twelve,* thirteen, and fourteen, of range t0enty- -fge.
 Townships eleven, twelve, thrteen,& fourteen, and fifteen, of range taCenty-sar.
 Townships twelve, thirteen, fourteen,* fifteen, and sixteen, of range tDenty- y-seueD.
 Townships thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen of range treaty-etght.
 The sale will be held at the land office at CLARKS- WILLIE. commencing on Monday, the tscentieh day o 0cbernert, for the disposal of all the vacant pub lie lands within such odd numbered sections above referred to, in the undermentoned townships viz: North of the base line and west of the fifth
 principal meridian. Townships five, six# and seven, of range eighteen. Townships five, six,* seven, and eight, of range nineteen.
 Townships six, seven,* and eight, of range tsce1ty Townships six seven,* eight and nine, of range ttcentg-0ne.
 Townships seven, eight,* nine, and ten, of range tWentU-tcO.
 Townships seven eight,* nine, and ten, of range teOenty-tbree.
 Townships eight, nine,* and ten, of ranges tsoenty four aud t.oentg fce. tacentv-Sc centy-serea t0entg eight and tcentynane Townships eight, nine:H and ten, of ranges thirty and hity-one
 TowrsRips seven. eight and nine of range thaty- tro.
 IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI. The public sale will be held at the land office at JACKSON. commencing on Monday, the Marteenth ddy 0 Oct1ber nert. for the disposal of the vacant public lands in such odd numbered sections above ferred to situated in 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 SeIen.
 Townships twenty two, twenty three, twenty four and twenty five, of range eaqht.
 Townships twenty two, twenty three, twenty four and twenty-five, of range nine.
 Townships twenty three. twenty-four, twenty five and twenty-sX of range ten.
 Townships twenty five and twenty-six of range eleren.
 Townships twenty six and twenty seven, of range tttrteen.
 Townships twenty-five, twenty-s and twenty seven, of range fourteen.
 East half of township twenty-five and townships twenty-six and twenty seven of range fifteen. Townships twenty i've twenty-s twenty seven and twenty-eight. of range sicteen.
 IOIyushius tWenty-sX tWenty-seyen and twenty eight. of range seUenteen.
 Also public sale will he held at the land office at PALMYRA, commencing on Monday, tsoentseth dry o OctoJer nert for the disposal of the vacant public lands in such odd numbered sections above descrb 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-sx, fifty -seven,* and ffty-eight, of range Mirteen
 The townships designated thus are wholly within the limits of the six sections in width each side' of said roads and branches, and the remaining town ships are only partly within said lmits designated on the diagrams which have been furnished to the re- spectge district land offices by the Commissioner of the General Land Office.
 Lands reserved for schools, military and other pur- poses will be excluded from the sales. The lands will be sold SUBJECT granted by the acts of 10th June 1852, and 9th February, 1S53 for said railroads and branches and the particular tracts cut by the routes will be sold containing the quantities respectively shown on the official plats without deduction.
 Each sale will be kept open for a time sufficient to admit of offering all the lands, but not exceeding two weeks, and applications to make private entries at the minimum of s2 50 per acre 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 thousand eight hundred and fiftysix.
 FRANKLIN PIERCE. By the President:
 THOS. A. HENDRICKS, Commissioner
 of the General Land Office.
 General Land Office Nnfice.