The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-23
BIZ the President of the United States.

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I N pursuance of law, |, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
ident of the United States of America, do hereby
declare and make known that public sales will b
held at the aforementioned land Offices in the Stat
Of LOUISIANA, at the periods hereinafter desig
mated, to wit:
Al The land office at OPELOUSAS, commencin.
on Monday, the eighteenth day of August next, 70
the disposal ofthe public lands to which no "priva
claims" are alleged under existing laws, within tn,
aforementioned townships and fractional TOWNSHIP ps
viz:
South Of The base line and east Of the principal n,eridan
Township three of range three.
Township five of range five.
South oe base line and ,oe,t Of the principal meridian
Township ten, sections one to twenty-three,' in
elusive, Except section SIXTEEN, and sections TWEEN
tyeght to thirtyhree inclusive, oftownship eleven
and sections two to eleven inclusive sections four
teen to twenty-three 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 ant
ten.
Township eleven Except sections thirty-four
hirty-fve, and thirty-six) of range eleven.
Sections eight to forty-two inclusive, Except sec
ton sixteen,) in fractional township fifteen of rang
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 Angus
next, for the disposal of the public lands to which
no "private claims" are alleged under existing laws
within the following described townships and part
of townships, TO wit:
South Of the base tine aud east Of The principal me
ridan rest Of the Mississippi ,'iuer.
Section four in township six of range eleven.
Township seven Of range eleven.
Section sixty-three, in township eight of rang,
twelve.
Fractional section seventeen, the east half of frac
onal section eighteen, and the southeast quarter o
section thirty-six in township eleven, of range thr
een
Lots numbered one, two, three, four and FIVE, O.
the north half of fractional section twenty in town
ship twelve of range thirteen.
Section ffty-six, in township twelve of rang
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.
in township twenty-three frange thirty.three
Lot number one OF section seventy seven, ii
township ten south of range two east, situated cas-
of the Mississippi river.
Lands appropriated by law for the nse 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 nc
longer; and private entries of land in the town
ships 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 Domn one
thousand eight hundred and forty-fve.
JAMES X. POLK.
By the President
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office