The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-24
Bv 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 desig-
mated to wit
AT the land Office at OPEL.OUSAS, commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day Of August next, for
the disposal the public lands to which no privae
claims" 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 ces Of the principal meridian.
Township ten, sections one to twenty-three, in
elusive Except section SIXTEEN, and sections twen-
weight to thirtythree inclusive oftownship eleven;
and sections two to eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to twenty-three inclusive, Except section six
teen) and sections twentynine 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-ive and thirty-six) of range 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
mencing on Monday the eleventh day of August
next, for the disposal of the public lands to which
no ''prvate clamsn are alleged under existing laws,
within the following described townships and parts
of townships, to witt
South of the base time and east Of The principal me-
ridian irest of the Mississippi rirer.
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 ac-
tona section eighteen, and the southeast quarter OF
section thrtysix, 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 Orange 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 are sooner disposed Off and no
longer; and no private entries of land in the town.
ships 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-fve.
JAMES X, POLK.
BY the President:
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.