The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-03
BIZ the President ofthe United States.


N pursuance of law, /, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
L 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 oPELOUSAs, commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day Of August next, for
the disposal ofthe public lands to which no "private
claims" 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 ofrange 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
ty-eght to hrty-three inclusive, oftownship eleven;
and sections two eleven inclusive sections four
teen to twenty.three Inclusive Except section six
teen,l 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
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
mencng on Monday the eleventh day Of August
next for the disposal of the public lands to which
no "prvate claims" are 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 ,resf Of the Mississippi riper.
Section four in township six of range eleven.
Township seven Of range eleven.
Section sxty-three, in township eight of range
twelve.
Fractional section seventeen the east half of fac-
onal section eighteen and the southeast quarter of
section thirty in township eleven, of range thr
teen.
Lots numbered one, two, three, four and five, or
the north half of fractional section twenty town.
ship twelve of range thirteen.
Section ffty-six, in township twelve of range
fourteen.
The northwest and southeast quarters 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 twent.
three.
Lots or sections numbered one to fifteen inclusive,
in township twenty-three ofrange thirty-thrce.
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 of and no
longer; and no private entries of land in the town
ships so offered will be admitted until after the ex-
pration 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.