The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-07
BIZ the President of the United STATES.

VX7HEREAS by the act of Congress, approved
w on the third day Of March, lS43, entitled
"An act providing for the sale of certain lands in
the States of Ohio and Michigan, coded by the Wy
andot tribe of Indians and for other purposes" the
President is authorized TO cause the lands in the
States Of Ohio and Michigan, "to which the Indian
title was exinguished by treaty with the Wyan-
dot tribe Of Indians, concluded at Upper Sandusky,
March seventeenth, eighteen hundred and forty
wo," to be offered at public SALE under the super
nendence of the respective registers and receivers
Of the land Offices at Upper Sandusky and Detroit:
Now know we, that |, JAMES X. Polk, President
Of the United States, do hereby declare and make
known that public sales will be held at the under
mentioned lard Offices, in the States of Ohio and
Michigan, at the periods hereinafter designated, for
the disposal Of the public lands hereinafter named
the Indian title to which was extinguished by said
treaty, upon the terms and conditions prescribed in
the act Of Congress aforesaid, to wit:
At the land office at UPPER SANDUSKY, in
the State Of Ohio, commencing Monday, the
twenty day Of September next, for the dis
posal of the public lands within the limits of the
aforementioned township and fractional townships,
viz:
South Of The base line and east Of the first principal
Fractional townships one, two, and three, Of
range thirteen.
Fractional townships one and three, and township
two, of range fourteen.
Fractional townships one, two, and three, of
range fifteen, with the exception Of the following
tracts, viz: the section part Of section numbered
sixteen in every township, which shall remain for
the support OF common schools; the tract IN town
ship two Of range fourteen which includes the town
of Upper Sandusky, laid off by the surveyor gener-
al INTO town lots out lots, streets, and avenues; and
the tract of two of land in section tweny-nne,
in township two, of range fourteen, including the
''stone meeting house and burying ground near to,
and north Of, Upper Sandusky;" and the tract of
one half acre in the southeast quarter of section
eight, in township three, of range fourteen, desig
mated as the Graveyard Reserve" on the farm of
Silas Armstrong.
Also, at the same time and place, for the disposal
of the town lots and out-ots of the town of Upper
Sandusky, in township two SOUTH Of range fourteen
east on the left bank, descending of the Sandusky
river excepting four town lots to be selected by the
register and receiver before the day Of SALE or the
of, and to be vested in, the town. when it shall
become corporate;'' excepting also the town lots and
out-los vested in the county commissioners of the
county of Wyandot by the provisions of the act Of
Congress approved February Is, l845; and also
excepting the lot designated as the graveyard"
containing one acre, near the counc-house, within
the town.
The minimum price of the town lots is fixed by
the law at twentyldolars per loi and of the outlos
at the rate of fifteen dollars per acre.
At the land Office at DETROIT, in the State of
Michigan, commencing on Monday, the sirth
day OF October next Tor the disposal of the public
lands within the limits of the aforementioned sec
tons, viz:
South Of the base line east Of the meridian, and on both
sides of the Huron 7iper.
Sections twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five,
twenty-six, twenty-seven, thirty-four, thrty-fve,
and thirty-sx, and the fraction of section twenty
two, containing eight acres, the south side of
Huron river; all in township four of range nine.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
and no longer, (unless the lands disposed
Off and private entries Of land in the townships
30 offered will be admitted until after the expiration
of the two weeks.
The minimum price, at public and private sale, of
the lands designated in this proclamation lying with
in the limits of Ohio is fixed at t,oo dollars and fifty
cents per acre; and Of those within the limits of
Michigan, the minimum price is too dollars peracre.
When tract on which improvements are stua-
ted shall be offered if the appraised value of the inn
provements be not hidden in addition to the mini
price of the land above stated such tract shall
be Withdrawn from sale, and shall again be offered
at subsequent public sale, due public notice thereof
"frst being given, when directed by the Commits
soner of the General Land Office"
Given under my hand at the city of Washington,
the sixteenth day Of June, ammo Domini one thou
sand eight hundred and forty-fve.
JAMES X. POLK.
By the President:
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
June 18-lawtf