The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-19

TN pursuance oflaw, l. JAMES X. POLK, President OF
make known that public sales will be held at the under
mentioned land offices in the State OF louisiana al the Pc
RODS hereinafter designated. 10 wit
AT the land office a OPELOUSAS, commencing on
Monday 6e sixteenth day # October next for the disposal
townships and parts of townships, viz;
North Of the base line, and east Of the principal nerid'a"
Township one of range two
Township one, of range three
South Of The base ttns and of the principal msidiaa
Townships twelve thirteen and fourteen range three
Township twelve, OF range four
Township ten, OF range nine.
South of the base ins and tcest of the principal meridian
Fractional sections eighteen and nineteen west of lake
Cacasu IN township lhireen and tue fractions of
tons eighteen and thrty-one west of Cacasu pass and
sections rhryseven to slxyeght inclusive, in fractional
township fourteen, of range nine.
Township eleven Except the south half Of section one
the north half of twelve, the south halves of fourteen and
fifteen the north halves of twenty twenty-five. and
wentyhree the south half of twenty four section twenty
i've and sections hrone to thirysx lnc'usive sections
one two twelve thirteen twenty FOUR twenty-five, twenty
SIX thirty wo thirty three, thirty our and hiryve and
lots numbered seventeen to seventy inclusive IN township
thirteen and sections twelve, thirteen fourteen,
fifteen, and seventeen, the traction oil tweny-one on ot
Johns island, and sections twenty-five, twenty three
wentyour, twenty-five and hiry-siN IN fractional town
ship fourteen, OF range ten.
The half of section four and sections hve six, seven,
eight, eighteen, nineteen, and thirty IN township Twelve
Of range eleven.
nine and ten, in township eleven; and sections twelve,
thirteen, fourteen twenty-five tweniy-four, and twenty
ys ownp o sns of s Sabine river and
sections two, twelve thirteen twenty three twenty
twenty twenty-sIx, IN
township eleven OF range thirteen 90
At the land office at OUACHITA, commencing on Mon.
day. day of October for the disposal
the public lands situated within the following townships,
viz;
North of the base e and east of the principal msridan
townships seventeen and eighteen of range ten.
Townships seventeen, eighteen and nineteen, oil range
eleven.
Lands Appropriated by law for the of schools militia
nv other purposes, will be excluded from the sales
The offering Of the above menoned lands VIII be COM
the days appointed and proceed in the order
which they advertised with all onvenient despatch.
until the whole shall have been offered and the sales thus
closed But sale shall be kept open longer tlen two
weeks and private entry of OF the lands Will be ad-
mitted until after the expiration Of the two weeks
Gv~1 under my hand the city of w ashington, this
day July Ammo Domni thousand eight hun
bred and forty eight.
BY the President:
JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice O Presumption Claimants.
Every person entitled the right of presumption to any
the lands within the townships and parts OF townships
enumerated required to establish the same to the
satisfaction of the register and receiver OF the proper land
Office and make payment therefor soon as practicable
after seeing this notice. and before The day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale OF the lands EN-
bracng claimed otherwise such claim VIII be Tor
eited. RlCHAfD NJ YUM 80,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
July 13-lawl2w