The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-03
Bv The President ofthe limited STATES.

BIZ the President ofthe United STATES.
TN pursuance of law, l. JAMES X. POLK, Pres
i dent 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, fol
the disposal of the public lands to which prvate
claims" are alleged under existing laws, within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships
viz:
Soul, Of die base line and east Of The principal meridian
Township three Of range three.
Township FIVE of range five.
South ofhe base line and pea Of e principal meridian
Township ten sections one TO twenty-three, in
elusive Except section SIXTEEN, and sections TWEEN
weight to thirtythree Inclusive oftownship eeven
and sections two eleven inclusive 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 and
ten.
Township eleven Except sections thirty four,
thirty-fve, and thirty-six) ofrange eleven
Sections eight to fory-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 August
next, for the disposal Of the public lands to which
no 'privae caimsn 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 ,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 range
twelve.
Fractional section seventeen the east half of frac-
tonal section eighteen and the southeast quarter of
section thirty-six in township eleven, of range thr-
teen.
Lots numbered one, two, three, four and FIVE, or
the north half of fractional section twenty in town
ship twelve of range thirteen.
Section fifty-six, in township twelve of range
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
eghty-fve, in township twelve of range nineteen
Fractional township sixteen of range twenty
three
Lots sections numbered one to fifteen inclusive,
in township twenty-three range thirty-three.
Lot number one Of section seventy-seven, in
township ten south Of range two east situated
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,
Sasss ae nj nas disposed p and
ships SO offered will be admitted, until after the ex-
piration 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,