The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-14
b. TIE President of the United States.

BY the President of the United States.
WHEREAS, by the act Of Congress, approved
w on tho third day Of March, I043, entitled
Gan act providing for the sale of certain lands in
the States of Ohio and Michigan, coded BY the Wy
andot tribe Of Indians and for other purposes, the
President is authorized to cause the lands In the
States Of Ohio and Michigan, ITO which the Indian
title was extinguished by treaty with the Wyan-
dot tribe Of Indians, concluded at Upper Sandlsky'
March seventeenth, eighteen hundred and forty
two," to be offered at public SALE under the super
intendence of the respective registers and receivers
of the land Offices at Upper Sandusky and Detroit:
Now know We, that |, JAMES X. Polk, President
Of the United States, do hereby declare and make
known that public sales will be held at the under.
mentioned land Offices, in the States of Ohio and
Michigan, at the periods hereinafter designated, for
the disposal of the publ" lands hereinafter named,
the Indian title to VIII vas eXiinguished BY said
treaty, upon the tern I'D condidons prescribed in
the act Of Congress aforesaid, to wit:
At the land Office at UPPER SANDUSKY, in
the State of Ohio, commencing on Monday, the
twcnty-second day Of September next, for the dis
posal of the public lands within the limits of the
aforementioned township and fractional townships,
viz
South Of the base line and east Of the first principal mo
ridsn.
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 fifteen, with the exception Of the following
tracts, viz: the section or part of section numbered
sixteen in every township, which shall remain for
the support of common schools; the tract in town
ship two of range fourteen, which includes the town
Of Upper Sandusky, laid off by the surveyor gener.
al into town lots out lots streets, and avenues; and
the tract of two acres of laad in section twentynne
in township two of range fourteen, including the
ssstone meeting house and buryng ground near TO,
and north of, Upper Sandusky;" and the tract Of
one half acre in the southeast quarter of section
eight in township three, Of range fourteen, desg,.
mated as the "Grave-yard Reserve" on the farm Of
Silas Armstrong
Also, at the same time and place, for the disposal
of the town lots and out-los of the town of Upper
Sandusky, in township two south, of range fourteen
east the left bank, descending, Of the Sandusky
rver excepting four town lots TO be selected oy the
register and receiver before the day Of SALE or the
use of, and to be vested in, the town, when II shall
become corporate excepting also the town lots and
out-lots vested in the county commissioners OF the
county of Wyandot, by the provisions Of the act Of
Congress approved February 26, l845; and also
excepting the lot designated the graveyard"
containing one acre, near the councilhouse, within
the town.
The minimum price of the town lots is fixed by
the law at twenty1dollars per lo and of the out-ots
at the rate of fifteen dollars per acre. .
At the land Office at DETROIT, in the State Of
day Of October next for the disposal Of the public
lands within the limits of the aforementioned sec
tons, viz: ss4
South Of the base line east Of the meridian, and on both
sides Of the Huron rirer.
Sections twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five,
twentysix, twenty-seven, thirty-four, thirty-fve,
and thrty-sx, and the fraction Of section twenty
two containing eight acres, on the south side of