The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-18
BIZ the President ofthe United States.

by the PreSldent OF me Unifed NldteS.
TN pursuance of law, L. 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 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, fol
the disposal of the public lands to which "prvat'
claims" are alleged under existing laws, within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships
viz:
South Qhe base line and east Of the principal meridian,
Township three of range three.
Township five of range five.
South ofhe base line and re Of The principal meridian
Township ten sections one to twenty-three, in
elusive, Except section sixteen) and sections TWEEN
ty-eight to thirty-three inclusive, ofownshp eleven
and sections two to eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to twenty-three inclusive, (except section six
teen, and sections twenty ard 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 sixteen) 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 "private clains' are 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-
,idian iresf Of The Mississippi riper.
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-
onal section eighteen, and the southeast quarter Of
section thirty-six in township eleven, of range thir-
teen
Lots numbered one two, three, four and five, oil
the north half of fractional section twenty in town
ship twelve of range thirteen.
Section fifty-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-se seven, in
township ten south of range two east situated east
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 no
longer and no private entries of land in the town
ships so offered will be admitted, until after the ex-
piraton 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-fvc.
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President
JAS. SHIELDS,