The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-26
BIZ the President ofthe United States.

By the president OF the united NtdfeS.
7 N pursuance of law, l, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
ident of the United States of America, do hereby
declare and make known that public sales will bt
held at the aforementioned land Offices in the State
of LOUISIANA, at the periods hereinafter desig
nated to wit:
AT the land office at oPELOUSAs, commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day of August next, fol
the disposal of the public lands to which no 'prvat,
claims" are alleged under existing laws, within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships
viz:
South Of The base line and east Of the principal meridian
Township three of range three.
Township five of range FIVE
South oe base line and ipsst Of The principal meridian
Township ten, sections one to twenty-three, in.
elusive, Except section sxteen,) and sections TWEEN
ty-cight to thrty-hree inclusive oftownship eleven
and sections two to eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to wenty-three inclusive, Except section six
teen,) and sections twenty-nine and thirty of town
ship twelve, all in range seven.
Fractional township fifteen of ranges nine ant
ten.
Township eleven Except sections thirty-four
thrty-fve, and thirty-six) Of range eleven.
Sections eight to forty-two inclusive Except sec
ton sxteen,) in fractional township fifteen of rang,
twelve.
Sections twenty to forty-four, inclusive, of frac
tonal township fifteen in range thirteen
At the land office at NEW ORLEANS, com
mencing on Monday the eleventh day of Angus
next for the disposal of the public lands to which
no "prvate claims" are alleged under existing laws
within the following described townships and parts
of townships, to wit;
South of the base time and east Of the principal
ridian irest of the Mississippi riper.
Section four in township six of range eleven.
Township seven of range eleven.
Section slxty-three, In township eight OF range
twelve.
Eroc,;onol sec,;on soyen,eap tba oas half IF fac
onal section eighteen, and the southeast quarter
section thirty-six in township eleven, of range thr
teen
Lots numbered one, two, three, four and FIVE, o.
the north half Of fractional section twenty in town
ship twelve of range thirteen.
Section ffty-six, in township twelve Of rang,
fourteen.
The northwest and southeast quarters of section
twenty-three, and the southwest quarter Of section
twenty-four, in township thirteen of range seven
teen.
Sections eleven, thirteen, and fourteen, in township
eighteen of range eighteen.
Lots numbered two, three, and four, of section
eighty-fve, in township twelve of range nineteen.
Fractional township sixteen of range twenty
three.
Lots or sections numbered one to fifteen, inclusive
in township twenty-three ofrange thirty-three
Lot number one of section seventy-seven, il
township ten south Of range two east situated cas-
of the Mississippi river.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools
military, or other purposes, will be excluded from
sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unless the lands are sooner disposed off, and nc
longer; and no private entries Of land in the town
ships offered will be admitted until after the ex
piraton of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington
this ninth day of May, ammo Domni on,
thousand eight hundred and forty-fve.
JAMES K. POLK.
BY the President
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office