The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-15

IN nursuance oflaw, !, JAMES X. POLK, President OF
he United States Of America, do hereby declare and
.He o Known that public sales win be held the under
Mentioned land offices in the State of Louisiana, at the Pc
riods hereinafter designated, TO witi
A, The land Office at OPELOUSAS, commencing
Monday the sixteenth day Of October next for the disposal
othe public lands situated within the aforementioned
townships and parts OF townships, WIS
North of the base line and east Of the principal meridian
Township one, OF range two
Township one, OF range three
south of the line and east Of the principal meridian
Townships twelve thirteen and fourteen, of range three
Township twelve, OF range four
Township en OF range nine
9Th n ths base line aud of the principal meridian
Fractional sections eighteen and nineteen, west of lake
Calcasu in township thirteen, and the fractions of
o egbtcen and thrty-one, of Cacasiu pass, and
sections hryseven sixty-eght inclusive, in fractional
Tnynship ven Except the south half of section one
the north half of twelve the south halves oil fourteen and
sGeen the north halves of weniy-one twenty two and
south half of twenyfour section twenty
five and hyone to hiry-sx inclusiye) sections
one TWO twelve thirteen, twenty four, twenty five, twenty
ix hirry two thy-three hirtyfour, and thirtyve and
lots numbered to seventy inclusive in township
breen and sections six seven twelve thirteen fourteen
fieen and seventeen, the fraction OF tweny-one ST
Johns island, and sections twenty-five, twenty three,
twenty twenty-five and thlrty-sx IN fractional town.
The west half OF section four and sections eve, six
eight eighteen nineteen, and thirty, in township twelve
Township nine sections six inclusive and sections
nine and ten, in township eleven; and sections twelve
thirteen fourteen, twenythree, tweny-four and twenty
five in township twelve, OF range twelve:
.rsOs one two Twelve thirteen twenty
our twenty five, tweny-sx, and hirysix, in fractional
rownsbp eleven, of range thirteen.
Al the land Office at OUACHlTA, commencing on Mon
day the twenty third day of October next, Tor the disposal
Of he public lands situated within the following townships
viz:
North of the base line and east of the principal meridian
Townships seventeen and eighteen, of range ten.
Townships seventeen eigheen and nineteen, OF range
eleven. -.
Lands appropriated by law for the of schools militia
nv or other purposes will be excluded from the sales
The offering of the above mentioned lands will be com
in which they advertised, with all convenient DESPATCH
until the whole shall have offered and the sales thus
closed But sale shall be kept open longer than two
mitted until after the expiration of the two weeks.
seventh day July, Ammo Donini thousand eight hun
bred and forty eight
BY the President:
JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD NJ YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice Presumption Claimants.
Every person entitled the right of pon any
of the lands within the townships and parts OF townships
above enumerated is required to establish the to the
of the register and receiver of the proper land
office and make payment therefor, practicable
seeing this notice. and before the day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale of the lands en-
btacng claimed otherwise such claim will be for
ieied. RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
July l3-lawl2w