The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-10-23
No. S3s
PROCLAMATION
BY THE
President of the United States

IN PURSUANCE OF AN ACT OF CON
! l gress of June 22d, 1876, l. RUruERFoRp b
| HAYES, President Of the United States 81
| America, do hereby declare and make known
| that public sele Of valuable Government
lands will be held at the Land Once, AT Jack
SON in the State of Mississippi on
TUESDAY. THE 2sth DAY OF OCTOBER. 1878
at which time will be offered all lands no
/ previously disposed OF, in the undermen tioned
| townships and parts Of townships, viz
/ North OF base line and west Of the 81
/ stephens Meridian, in the original Choctaw
now Jackson, Mississippi Land District
| townships y, ranges l.. Is -, ~ and n
| Townships 10 ranges L. Is, 49, 3Oand 2l
| North of base line and east OF the Wash.
| ingtOn Meridian, ia the original Choctaw. now
JAG kson' Mississippi Land District:
Townships ) 9. II and IA, range g.
! Townships ) and To- range q.
Township ;, range :.
Townships and TO range g.
Townships and 10, range 10.
North Of base line aud east Of the Choctaw
Meridian, in the original Choctaw, now Jack
sen, Mississippi Land District.
Townships !, , 3 and a. range l.
Townships ], :, and 10, range ?
Townships l, , 3. 4 and Is range g.
Townships /, = 8 and range l.
Townships l, 2 3 and 4. range D.
Townships l. 2, 3, and 3, range ..
North of base line and west OF the Choctaw
Meridian, In the original Choctaw now Jack
son, Mississippi Land District.
Townships l aud IL, range g.
Township ?, range
North OF base line and east OF the Choetaw
Meridian, in the original Cbocchuma OF Grcu
ada now Jackson, Mississippi Land District
Townships 20 n %. "a %, 3ia and ~. range >
Townships -, y, y, %, -, %, 20 and ~,
Townships 20 p, y, %, "a, % and % range
T.
Townships %. p. -, 2land 25. range s.
Townships 20 u p and D range g.
Townships 20 u. - % and ~. rang T.
North OF base line aud east OF the Choctaw
Meridian, in the former Columbus. now Jack
son, Mississippi, Land Districts
Township II, range l.
Townships Is IL, IT, Is and 10, range ,.
Townships To- Is and 10, range g.
Townships H. IL and 49, range T.
Townships 9, II and 10 range g.
Townships 9, 10 II, y, 10, Is, II, Is and
range 6.
Townships s, 8, 10, Il, II 10 I6 Il, Is and
Townships 9, 10, II, u I3, "A, Is, Is, L. IS,
10. -, 2l y and %, range s.
Townships s, 8, 10, II, u, ID, A. Is, Is, II,
Is, -, II and % range 9.
Townships Z, 9, 10 IL, II, ID, a. Is rs. II. IS
20, 2l and p, range 10
Townships & 3 10, IL, II, H. IA, Ia, To- H.,
Is, 10, 20 and u, range II.
townships $ 3, 10 II, T. Is, Is ID, H. Is 10
Townships s. 9 10, II, u, IA, - IG II, Is
and u, range IL.
Townships 8 ., 10, Il, Il, 10, A. Is, 1G and H.
range IL
Townships 8, 10, II, u, 10, IA, Is and rs,
range To-
Townships g q 10, IL, Il, 10 and Il. range
Iii
Townships 8, 10 IL and II, range H.
Townships & 8, 10 and - range 49,
Townships 3, 9 and 10, range -.
South Of base line and west of the HINTS
Vile Meridian, in the former Columbus, now
Jackson Mississippi Land District
Townships II. II, ID IA and Is, rance is.
Tow nships II, l3, II and Is, range II.
Township II, range is.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of
schools, military or other purposes or reserved
for railroad purposes, will be excluded from
the sale.
The Offering Of the above lands will he com
menced on the day appointed, and will proceed
in the order in which they are tabulated until
the whole have been offered and the sales thus
closed, but the sale shall not be kept open
longer than two weeks, and no private entry
of any of the lands wi be admitted until the
day after the close of the public Offering
All lands held at double minimum price viii
be disposed of AT not less than two dol lars aud
fifty cents ~ 50) per acre, aud all lands held
Mt minimum price, will be disposed Of AT not
less than one dollar and twenty five cents
81 % per acre.
Lists of sectional sub-di visions are in the
hands Of the district officers and will he open
for the examination Of those desiriRg to pur-
chase.
Given under my hand at the city Of Wash
ington, this iath day Of July, A. D., 1873.
X. b. HAYES,
President Of the United States.
BY the President:
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