The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-29

I'm pursuance of law, /, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
4 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 wit.
AT the land Office at oPELOUSAS, commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day Of August next, for
the disposal ofthe public lands to which private
claimso are alleged under existing laws, within the
undermentoned townships and fractional townships,
viz:
South Of The base line and easi Of The principal meridian.
Township three of range three.
Township five of range five.
South qhe base line and ,cea ofhe principal meridian.
Township ten, sections one to twenty-three, in
elusive, Except section sixteen and sections TWEEN
ty-eght TO thrty-hree inclusive, oftownship eleven;
and sections two to eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to twenty-hree inclusive, Except section six
teen,) and sections twenty-nne 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-fpe, and thrty-six) ofrange eleven.
Sections eight to forty-two, inclusive, Except
ton sxteen,) 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
mencng on Monday the eleventh day of August
next, for the disposal of the public lands to which
no "prvate claims" alleged under existing laws,
within the following described townships and parts
of townships, to witt
South Of The base line and east Of The principal
rididn tcest Of. the mississippi rirsr.
Section four in township six Of range eleven.
Township seven of range eleven.
Section sixty-three, in township eight of range
twelve.
Fractional section seventeen the east half Of fac-
ona section eighteen, and the southeast quarter of
section thirtysix in township eleven, of range thr-
teen.
Lots numbered one, two, three, four and five, 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
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, in
township ten south of range two east situated east
Of the Mississippi river
LdHus appropriately NY law LOT unc Use VI scnooiS,
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 no private entries Of land in the town
ships 80 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 X. POLK.
By the President:
JAS. SHIELDS,
asinner Of the General and Office