The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-11
Bv the Presideut ofthe United States.


BIZ the President ofthe United States.
TN pursuance of law, /, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
i 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 deslg-
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
claimsh 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 ofthe base line and ,cet Of The principal meridian
Township ten, sections to twenty-three, in
elusive, Except section SIXTEEN and sections twen-
weight to thrty-three inclusive, oftownship eleven;
and sections two to eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to twenty-three inclusive, Except section six
teen,) and sections twenty mine 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 forty-two, inclusive, Except Sec
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
mencing on Monday the eleventh day of August
next, for the disposal of the public lands to which
no "prvaie claims" alleged under existing laws,
within the following described townships and parts
of townships, to wit:
South Of the base tine and east Of The principal me-
ridian irest Of the Mississippi Yiper.
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 thirty in township eleven, of range thir-
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, 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 ent.y
three.
Lots or sections numbered 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.
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 sooner disposed of 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 X POLK.
BY the President:
JAS. SHELDs,