The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-01
Bv the President offhe limited STATES.

By me PreSadenf OF me Ontfed NtdteS.
T 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 be
held at the aforementioned land offices in the State
ofLoUlSIANA, 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 no prvate
claims" are alleged under existing laws within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships,
viz
South he base line and east Of the principal meridian.
Township three ofrange three.
Township five Of range FIVE.
South ohe base line and ioesi of the principal meridian.
Township ten, sections one TO twenty-three, in
elusive, Except section sixteen, and sections TWEEN
tyeight to thiry-three Inclusive oftownship eleven;
and sections two to eleven ncuslve sections four
teen to twenty three inclusive Except section six
teen, and sections twentynine 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-6ve, and thirty-six) ofrange eleven.
Sections eight 70 forty-two inclusive, (except sec
ton sixteen in fractional township fifteen of range
twelve
Sections twenty to forty-four, inclusive, of frac-
tional 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 10 which
"private caims 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 me-
ridian ,cest o.. The Mississippi riuer.
Section four in township six of range eleven.
Township seven of range eleven
Section sixty-threc, in township eight of range
twelve.
Fractional section seventeen, the cant half OF ffae
onal section eighteen, and the southeast quarter of
section thirtysx in township eleven Of range thir-
teen
Lots numbered one, two, three, four and fve or
the north half of fractional section twenty in town
ship twelve Of range thirteen.
Section ffty-six, in township twelve of range
fourteen.
The northwest and southeast quarters of section
twentythree, 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
u sxnsaB o b s
township ten south of range two east, af,afei east
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 no
longer; and private entries Of land in the town
ships SO offered will be admitted until after the
piraton of the two weeks.
Given under my hand al the city of Washington
this ninth day of May ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and forty-iye.
JAMES X. POLK.
By the Presidents
JAS. SHiELpsy
Commissioner of the General Land Office