WNHEREAS, ths Congress of the
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NNHEREAS, ths Congress of the uni~

 w ted States, by an act passed at the session of l630-1, granted to the Tesriso- ry cf Arkansas. Ten Sections of laIfd to be selected and sold by the Legislature oft the Territory, for the purpose of erecting

 public building at Little Rock the Seas of Government of said Territory and whereas the General Assembly nf said Ter

 Fitory, at their October session, n tho

 year 1881. failed to make any provision for securing fo the People the benefits and

 advantages of this valuable doL.liop of tho

 National Governments AnS whereas Con- gress, at their last session, in order 10 give

 effect to this grant, ard 10 effectuate the

 object of the law, vested in the Governor

 of this Territory all the power delegated

 D! the previous act to the Legislature of Now, l, JOHN PopE, Governor of said Territory, with view 10 secure and re- alise the benefits Of this liberal appropria~ ton, and to erect a suitable State House

 for the use of the Territory, do heteby

 give notice, that, on the thsrd .Noiiaa1 i5s

 February neGf, the Ten Sections of land

 aforesaid, or so much thereof as may then

 remain nnsold, will be sold to the highest

 bidder, one- fourth of tho price 10 be paid in hand, one-sourth in nine months. and the residue in ohe and two years tlfereaE- ter, the whole to bear an interest of teai per cent. until paid the land to be con- yeyed when the whole price is paid. Bond and good security ,yill be required, and a power rSsefsed to resell tIe land, in case the instalments are not punctually paid.-- In every case where the whole price is paid, at the end of nine months from tho safe, the interest will be released. No bid will be received for less than Eive Dol, ls7s per acre. la reduction of six per cent. will be made to every purchaser wlro wiik pay the whole price at the time of sale.--. Regard will De had to bona fde settlers and l,nproyere, so far as it is compatible with the public interest. Every person who has heretofore bona fde settled and improved lands, and is now in actual oc- l cupancy, shall have the privilege of pnr- chasing at Five Dollars per acre, until tue

 third Monday in Jaiilafy nexs.

 Tine land will be sold by sections and

 quarter sections, ss may appear most con- duciye to the public interest, and conve- l nient to purchaaegs. proponals will be res

 ceived and sales made at any time, and to

 any person who will furnish the minntcs l and description of the land he wishes to purchase. The whole or oise-haIf will be

 sold at any time, under reasonable limita-

 tions in fayor of bona ide actual settlers. Not less than fifteen thousand dollars, fop one-half, or thirty tkonsand dollars for tl&

 whole, will ne accepted ss@ '

 Done at Little Rock, this 3Oth day q

 October, 1s32. JOHN POPE. .

 Ocf. 3l, 1882. 31 3w