The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-01

range fifteen, with the exception Of the following
tracts Wis the section or part OF section numbered
sixteen in every township, which shall remain Tor
the support of common schools; the tract IN town-
shin two of range fourteen, which includes the town
of Upper Sandusky, laid off by the surveyor gener.
al into town lots out lots, streets, and avenues; and
the tract of two acres of land in section twenty-nne
In township two of range fourteen, including the
sstone meeting house and burymg ground near TO,
and north of, Upper Sandusky;" and the tract OF
one half acre in the southeast quarter OF section
eight, in township three of range fourteen, deslg-
nated as the Graveyard Reserve" on the farm oil
Silas Armstrong.
Also, at the same time and place, for the disposal
of the town lots and out-lots Of the town of Upper
Sandusky, in township two SOUTH OF range fourteen
east the left bank, descending, OF the Sandusky
river excepting four town lots TO be selected by the
register and receiver before the day of sale, or the
use Of and to be vested in, the town, when II shall
become corporate;" excepting also the town lots and
out-lots vested in the county commissioners OF the
county of Wyandot, by the provisions OF the act oil
Congress approved February 70, lo4o; and also
excepting the lot designated as the graveyard,
containing one acre, near the counc-house, within
the town.
The minimum price Of the town lots is fixed by
the law at tweny:doars per lot, and of the out-lois
at the rate of fifteen dollars per acre.
At the land Office at DETROIT, in the State OF
Michigan, commencing on Monday, the sirth
day Of October next for the disposal Of the public
lands within the limits of the aforementioned Sec
tons, viz:
South of the base line east Of The msrdian and both
sides of The Huron riper.
Sections twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five,
twenty-six, twentyrseven, thirty-four, thirty-hve
and thrty-six, and the fraction Of section twenty
two, containing eight acres, the south side OF
Huron river all in township four, Of range nine.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
and no longer (unless the lands disposed
off, and no private entries of land in the townships
SO offered will be admitted, until after the expiration
of the two weeks.
The minimum price, at public and private sale, OF
the lands designated in this proclamation lying with
in the limits Of Ohio is fixed at t,co dollars and fin
cents per acre; and of those within the limits OF
Michigan, the minimum price is oo dollars peracre
When tract on which improvements situa-
ted shall be offered if the appraised value of the i'm
provements be not hidden in addition to the mini
mum price of the land above stated, such tract shall
be Withdrawn from sale, and shall again be offered
at subsequent public sale, due public notice thereof
'sfrst being given when directed by the Commits
soner of the General Land Office"
Given under my hand, at the city of Washington
the sixteenth day of June, ammo Domini one thou
sand eight hundred and forty-fve
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President:
JAS SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
June 1S-lawtf