The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-27
.Notice TO pre-emption claimants.
BIZ the President offhe United States.

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N pursuance of law, 4, 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
ofLOUISIANA, at the periods hereinafter desig-
mated, to witt
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 prva,e
caimsn 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 Qthe base line and ces Of The principal meridian.
Township ten, sections one to twenty-three, in
elusive, Except section SIXTEEN, and sections wen-
weight to thrtythree inclusive, of township eeven
and sections two to eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to twenty-three inclusive, Except section six
teen and sectons twenty mine 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-two, inclusive, Except
ton sxteen,) in fractional township fifteen Of range
twelve.
Sections twenty to forty-four, inclusive, Of frac-
tional township fifteen in range thirteen.
Al 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 "prvate claims' are alleged under existing laws
within the following described townships and parts
Of townships, to wit
South Of The base tine aud east Of The principal me.
ridian resi Of the Mississippi rirer
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 township eleven, of range thir
teen.
Lots numbered one, two, three, four and FIVE, 0,
the north half Of fractional section twenty in town
ship twelve of range thirteen.
Section ffty-six, in township twelve Of range
fourteen. &f
The northwest and southeast quarters Of section
twenty-thre 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, in
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. t&
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unless the lands are sooner disposed of) and nc
longer; and no private entries Of land in the town
ships offered will be admitted, until after the
piration 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 X. POLK.
BY the President
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Notice to pre-empfioa claimants.
Every person entitled TO the right of pre.emptior
to any lands within the limits Of the townships anc
parts of townships above enumerated is required Il
establish the same to the satisfaction Of the register
and receiver of the proper land Office, and max.
payment therefor, practicable after seeing i
notice, and before the day appointed for the com
mencemcnt of the public sale of the township EN-