The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-24
.Notice To pre-emption claimants.
BIZ the President ofthe United States.

I N pursuance Of law, /, JAMES X, POLK, Pres
Il ident of the United States Of America do hereby
declare and make known that public sales will be
held at the aforementioned land offices IN the State
of LOUISIANA, at the periods hereinafter desig-
mated, to witt
AT the land Office at oPELOUSAS, commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day of August next, for
the disposal of the public lands to which privae
claims" are alleged under existing laws, within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships,
viz
South Of the base line and east Of is principal meridian
Township three ofrange three.
Township five of range FIVE.
South oe base line and Of The principal meridian.
Township ten, sections one TO twenty-three, in
elusive Except section sixtcen,) and sections twen-
tyeight to thirty-three inclusive oftownship eleven;
and sections two TO eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to twentythree 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 and
ten.
Township eleven Except sections thirty -four,
thirty-fve, and thirty-six) ofrange eleven
Sections eight to fory-two, inclusive, Except
ton sixteen) in fractional township fifteen Of range
twelve.
Sections twenty to forty-four, inclusive of frac-
tiona township fifteen in range thirteen. ~
AT the land office at NEW ORLEANS, COM
mencing on Monday the eleventh day of August
next, for the disposal Of the public lands to which
no 'private caims'' alleged under existing laws,
within the following described townships and parts
of townships TO wit: s8S
South Of the base time and east Of The principal me-
ridian icest Of the Mississippi ,iper,
Section four in township six of range eleven.
Township seven of range eleven.
Section sixty-three, in township eight Of range
twelve. sfs aaa4
Fractional section seventeen the east half of frac-
Il. 49,. e
section thirty-sx in township eleven of range thir-
teen. rtfe. til
Lots numbered one two, three, four and Ave. or
the north half of fractional section twenty in town
ship twelve of range thirteen.
Section ffty-six, in township twelve of range
fourteen. III
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. Al
Lots sections numbered to fifteen, inclusive,
in township twenty-three of range thirty-three.
Lot number one of section seventy seven in
township ten south of range two east situated east
Of the Mississippi river.
military, or other purposes, will be excluded from
sale. Ha
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unless the lands are sooner disposed Off and no
longer; and no private entries of land in the town
ships so offered will be admitted until after the ex
piration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington
this ninth day of May, ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and forty-fve.
JAMES *. POLK.
BY the President:
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice to pre-emptioa claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of pre.emption
to any lands within the limits Of the townships and
parts of townships above enumerated, is required to
establish the to the satisfaction Of the register
and receiver of the proper land office, and make
payment therefor, practicable after seeing this
notice, and before the day appointed for The COM
mencement Of the public sale of the township en-
bracng the tract claimed, (above desgnated) other
wise such claim will be forfeited.
a JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.