The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-21

BIZ the PresidenSof the United States.
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 bt
held at the aforementioned land Offices in the State
of LOUISIANA, at the periods hereinafter desig
mated, to wit.
Al The land Office at oPELOUSAS commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day Of August next, fol
the disposal ofthe public lands to which no "prvatt
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 of range three.
Township five of range five.
South ofhe base line and cesi principal meridian
Township ten, sections one to twenty-three, in
elusive, Except section sixteen,) and sections TWEEN
ty-eight thirty inclusive, oftownship eleven
and sections two to eleven nclusive 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 ant
ten.
| Township eleven Except sections thirty-four
| thirty-fve, and tbirty-six) FRANCE eleven.
Sections eight to forty-two, inclusive, Except sec
ton sixteen in fractional township fifteen Of range
| twelve.
Sections twenty to forty-four, inclusive, of frac
| tiona township fifteen in range thirteen.
At the land Office at NEW ORLEANS, com
| mencing on Monday the eleventh day of Angus
next, for the disposal of the public lands to which
no spriyate claims" are alleged under existing laws
within the following described townships and part
| of townships, to wit:
South of the base fine and east of the principal me
ridian rest Of the Mississippi riper.
Section four in township six of range eleven.
Township seven Of range eleven.
Section sixty-three, in township eight of rang
twelve.
Fractional section seventeen, the east half Of ac
tiona section eighteen, and the southeast quarter
section thEy-six, in township eleven of range thir
| 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 fifty-six, in township twelve of rang
1 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
i eighteen of range eighteen.
| Lots numbered two, three, and four, of sectio
eighty-fve, in township twelve of range nineteen.
Fractional township sixteen of range twenty
| three.
i Lots or sections numbered one to fifteen inclusive
in township twenty-three ofrange thrty-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
(unless the lands are sooner disposed off, and nj
longer; and no private entries of land in the town
ships so offered will be admitted until after the ex
| piraton of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington
this ninth day of May, ammo Domini on
thousand eight hundred and forty-fve.
| JAMES *, POLK.
By the President:
| jas. SHIELDS,