The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-07
BIZ The President ofthe United States.

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 be
held at the aforementioned land offices in the State
Of LOUISIANA, at the periods hereinafter desig-
mated, to witt
AT the land Office at oPELOUSAS, commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day of August next, for
the disposal the public lands to which no prvate
clamsp 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 range three.
Township five Of range five.
South ofthe base line and ,rest Of The principal meridian
Township ten, sections one to twenty-three, in
elusive, Except section SIXTEEN and sections TWEEN
ty -eght 10 hrty-three inclusive, of township eleven;
and sections two to eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to twentythree inclusive, Except section six
teeD,) and sections twenty mine 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 sec
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
mencng on Monday the eleventh day of August
next for the disposal of the public lands to which
no "private claimsn 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-
ridian ,rest Of Ae Mississippi river
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 frac-
/ - = Al Al ..t
section thirty in township eleven, of range thr-
teen. s&.A 4aN ar&
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. aa
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 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, viii be excluded from
SALE
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unless the lands sooner disposed Off and nc
longer; and no private entries of land in the town
ships so offered will be admitted until after the ex
piration ofthe 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
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