The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-30

By the PTeSldent OF me Unafe0 SlateS.
N pursuance of law, l, 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, for
the disposal of the public lands to which no ''private
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 ofte base line and tre Of the principal meridian
Township ten, sections one to twenty-three, in
elusive, Except section sixteen and sections TWEEN
weight to thrty-three inclusive, of township eeven
and sections two to eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to twenty-hree inclusive, Except section six
teen) and sections twenty -nne 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 thrty-six) ofrange eleven.
Sections eight to forty-wo, inclusive, Except Sec
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
mencing on Monday the eleventh day of August
next for the disposal of the public lands to which
no aprivate claims" 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
ridan irest Of the 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-
tional section eighteen, and the southeast quarter Of
section thirty-six in township eleven, of range thir
teen.
Lots numbered one two, three, four and five, oil
the north half of fractional section twenty IN town
ship twelve of range thirteen.
Section ffty-six, in township twelve of range
fourteen. .#
The northwest and southeast. quarters Of section
twenty three and the southwest quarter of section
| twcnty-four, in township thirteen ofrange seven
teen. ta,
Sections eleven, thirteen, and fourteen in township
eighteen of range eighteen.
| Lots numbered two, three, and four, of sector
eghty-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 will be excluded from
sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unless the lands are 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 Domini one
thousand eight hundred and forty-fve.
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioners of the General and Office