The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-28
BIZ the President ofthe United States.


IN 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 desg-
mated, to wit:
At the land office at OPELOUSAS, commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day of August next, foi
the disposal ofthe public lands to which 'prvate
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 ofrange three.
Township five of range five.
South ofhe base line and ces Of The principal meridian
Township ten, sections one to twenty-three in
elusive Except section sixteen,) and sections TWEEN
weight TO thirtythrec inclusive, of township eleven
and sections to eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to twentythree 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-sx) Of range eleven.
Sections eight to forty-two, inclusive, Except sec
ton sixeen,) 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
next, for the disposal of the public lands to which
no 'private claims" alleged under existing laws
within the following described townships and parts
Of townships, to witt
South of the base line aud east Of the principal me
ridian tresi Of The mississippi riper.
Section four in township six of range eleven.
Township seven of range eleven.
Section sxty-three, in township eight Of rang'
twelve.
Fractional section seventeen the east half Of Gac
tioiia section eighteen and the southeast quarter
section thirtysix, in township eleven, Of range thr
teen.
Lots numbered one, two, three four and FIVE, o.
the north half of fractional section twenty in town
ship twelve of range thirteen.
Section ffty-six, in township twelve Of rang
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 of range thirty-three
Lot number one Of section seventy seven, il
township ten south Of range two east, situated cas-
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
(uness the lands sooner disposed of) and ne
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.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington
this ninth day Of May, anno Domini ont
thousand eight hundred and forty-fve.
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office