The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-08
Notice to presumption claimants.
BIZ the President ofthe United STATES.

by the fTeStdeUt OF tHe OHHeu OtdteS.
TN pursuance of law, /, JAMES X. POLK, Pres.
i 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 desig'
mated, TO witt
AT the land office at oPELOUSAS, commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day of August next, for
the disposal fthe public lands to which 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 i've.
South ote base line and ces Of the principal meridian
Township ten, sections one to twenty-three, in
elusive Except section sixteen and sections twen-
ty-eight TO thirtythree inclusive, oftownship eeven
and sections two TO 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 fortytwo, inclusive, Except sec
ton sixeen) 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 'private claims" 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 ,rssi 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 eacop seventaa, tho east half of fran.
tonal section eighteen and the southeast quarter OF
section thiry-sx, 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.
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
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 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,
(uness the lands are sooner disposed Off and no
longer and no private entries of land in the town
ships offered will be admitted, until after the ex-
piration of 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-fye.
JAMES X. POLK.
By the President:
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice to presumption claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of presumption
to any lands within the limits of the townships and
parts of townships above enumerated is required
establish the to the satisfaction Of the register
and receiver of the proper land Office, and make
payment therefor, practicable after seeing this
notice, and before the day appointed for the
mencement of the public sale of the township en-
hracing the tract claimed [ahnYe deaignated other