The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-04
BIZ the President ofthe United States.

BIZ the President off the United States.
TN pursuance of law, l, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
L 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 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 privae
claims'' are alleged under existing laws within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships,
viz:
South 1.-THE base line and east Of the principal meridian
Township three of range three.
Township FIVE of range five.
South ofe base line and tces Of the principal meridian
Township ten sections one to twenty-three, In
elusive Except section sixteen,) and sections TWEEN
weight to thiry-three inclusive, oftownship eleven
and sections two eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to twentythree 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. is1
Township eleven Except sections thirty-four
thirty-fve, and thirty-six) ofrange eleven.
Sections eight to orty-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 .sprivate claims" are alleged under existing laws
within the following described townships and parts
of townships, to witt
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 o
section thirty six, in township eleven, of range thr
teen
Lots numbered one, two, three, four and FIVE, Of
the north half of fractional section twenty IN town
ship twelve of range thirteen.
Section ffty-six, in township twelve of rang
fourteen.
The northwest and southeast quarters Of sector
twenty-three, and the southwest quarter OF sector
twenty flour, 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, IL
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
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unless the lands are sooner disposed off, and n,
longer; and no private entries of land in the town
ships so offered will be admitted, until after the ex
pration of the two weeks
| Given under my hand at the city Of Washington
this ninth day of May, ammo Domini on
Thousand eioht hnnd rcd md E,rty.6yo
JAMES X. POLK.
By the President
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.