The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-12
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNI
TED STATES.


Whereas, Nv the act Of Congress, ap.
pro, ed March, IS43, entitled can act for
The sale of certain lands in the States of
Ohio and Michigan, ceded by the Wyan-
dot tribe of Indians, and for other pnrpo.
ses )" the President is authorized to cause
the lands in the States Of Ohio and Mich
igan, ato which the Indian title was ex.
tinguisbed By a treaty with the Wyandot
tribe Of Indians concluded at Upper San
dusky, March seventeenth, eighteen hun
dred and forty two" TO be offered at pubs
lie sale, under the superiniendence of the
respective registers and receivers Of tho
land Offices at Upper Sandusky and De,
troit:
Now know ye, that ], James X. Polk,
President Of the United States, do heres
by declare and make known that public
sales will be held at the aforementioned
land Offices In the State of Ohio and Mich
igan, at the periods hereinafter designa~
led, for the disposal Of the public lands
hereinafter named, the Indian title to
which was oxtinguished by said treaty,
upon lhe terms and conditions prescribed
| in lie act Of Congress aforesaid, TO wit:
A the land office at Upper 5andusky.
10 the State of Ohio, commencing on
Monday, the twenty second day of Sep
cmber next, for the disposal of the pub
i lc lands within the limits Of the under
mentioned township and fractional towns
shIps, VIZ:
South ofihe base line and east of the first
principal meridian.
Fractional townships one, two, and
three, Of range thirteen.
Fractional townships one and three, ,and
township two, of range fourteen.
, Fractional townships one, two, and
three, of range ftteen,with the exception
of the following tracts, viz: the section or
: part of section numbered sixteen in every
township, which shall remain for the sup-
O port OF common schools; the tract 10 town
0 ship two of range fourteen, which includes
0 the town OF Upper Ssndusky, laid OF by
0 the surveyor general into town.lots, out
: lots, streets, and avenues; and the tract of
TWO acres Of land in section twentysnine
in township two, of range fourteen, ioclu-
ding the ssstono meeting house and bury
:, ing groutd near to, and north of, Upper
Sandnsky;" and the tract of one half a
ere in the southeast quarter of section
eight, in township three, ofrange fourteen
designated as the Grave Y ard Reserves"
on tne l. arm Ol Clids ATWstToHS
Also, at tie same time and place, for
the disposal of The town lots and out~lots
Q of the town oGUpper Sandusky, 10 town.
ship two south, of range fourteen east. on
the left bank, descending, Of the Sandus-
Ky river, excepting tour town lots, TO be-
selected by the register and receiver be-
. fore the day of sale, "for the use of, and
, to be vested in, the town, when it shall bes
n come corporate;" excepting also the town
Il tots and out lotsvested in the county com
d mssioners of the county of Wyandot, by
thd provisions Of the act Of Congress APP
proved February 26, lS45; and also ex-
ceptng the lot designated as the grave
s yard" containing one acre. near the
q council house, within the town.
: TIE minimum price of the toVn lots is
q fixed by the law at lweaty dollars per lot i,
). and of The out lots at the rate of fifteen
dollars per acre.
h At the land Office at Detroit. in the State
% of Michigan commencing on Monda ~ the
! sixth day ofOctober next for the dlspo-
\ sal of he public lands within the limits Of
n the aforementioned sectious, viz;
Il South ofihe base line and east of the naeri.
) dian, aadon both SIDES efthe Huron riv-
u err.
:, Sections twenty three, twenty four,
: twenty Eve, twenty six, twenty seven,
y thirty four, thirty FIVE, and thirty six. and
he fraction of section twenty two, cDn-
tainiug eight acres, Oh the south side If
Huron river; all IN township four, ,ot range
uine.
The sales will each be kept open for
two weeks, (unless the lands sre soone r
disposed of,) aud no longer; and no private
/ rutrles OF land IN the townships SO otfere d
W II he admitted, unli after the expira-
~ ion of the Two weeks.
The minimum price, at public and pri-
vate sale, OF the Ianus designated in this
proclamation, lying WITHIN the limits oi
Ohio. is fixed at two dollars and fifty cents
per acre; and Of those within the limits
Of Michigan, the minimum price is two
dollars per acre.
When tract on which improvements
are situated shall be offered, if the apprai,
sed value of the Improvements be not bid.
den in addition to the minimum price O
the land above stated such tract shall be
withdrawn flom sale, and shall again be
81 offered at a subsequent public sale, due
's public notice "6rst being given, when di
Gu rected by the Commissioners of the Gen
" era Land office"
ne Given under my hand, at the City o
" Washington, this sixteenth day Of June
{, ammo Domini one thousand eight hundte O.
IN and fortysfve. JAMES K. POLK.
es BY the President:
he JAS SHIELDS
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