The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-13

BY the President f
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Notice to presumption claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of presumption
any lands within the limits Of the townships above
enumerated, is required to establish the same to the
satisfaction of the register and receiver Of the proper
land Office, and make payment therefor, as soon as
practicable after seeing this notice. and before the day
appointed for the commencement of the public sale
of the township above designated, embracing the
tract clamedj) otherwise such claim will be forfeited
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
May l0-lawtf
By the President of the United States.
I'm pursuance of law, i, 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 SAL
AT the land Office at OPELoUSAS, commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day of August next, for
the disposal fthe public lands to which no "private
claims" are alleged under existing laws, within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships
viz:
Township three of range three.
Township five of range five.
South Of The base line and tDest of the principal meridian
Township ten, sections one to twenty-three, in
elusive, Except section sxieen,) and sections TWEEN
tyeight to thirtythree 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 and
ten.
Township eleven Except sections thirty-four,
thirty-fve, and thirty-six) of range eleven.
Sections eight TO forty-two, inclusive, Except
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 claims" are alleged under existing laws,
within the following described townships and parts
of townships, to wit:
South Of the base time and east Of the principal me-
ridian tcest Of the Mississippi riuer.
Section four in township six of range eleven.
Township seven of range eleven.
Section sixty-three, in township eight Of range
twelve. $50
Fractional section seventeen the east half of fac-
tona section eighteen and the southeast quarter of
section thrtysx, in township eleven, of range thr-
teen.
Lots numbered one, two, three, four and FIVE, or
the norm nan OF IfdcuODh secIlOn twenty IN t0Wn-
ship twelve of range thirteen
Section ffty-six, in township twelve of range
fourteen. #i
The northwest and southeast quarters Of section
twenty-three, and the southwest quarter of section
twenty -four, in township thirteen Of range severn
teen. a wa
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 to fifteen, inclusive
in township twenty-three of range 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 nse of schools,
military, or other purposes will be excluded from
sale. asa
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unless the lands are 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. s t s ,is
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. 3
By the President
JAS, SHIELDS,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
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