The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-13

IN pursuance of law, l. JAMES X. POLK, President OF
make known that public sales will be held at the under
mentioned land Offices in the Stale of Louisiana, al The Pc
RODS hereinafter designated to wit
At the land Office OPELOUSAS, commencing on
Monday the sixteenth day Of October next for The disposal
townships and parts of townships, Wis
North Of the base se and Of the principal meridian"
Township one, of range
Township one, OF range three.
South Of the base ti"e and Of the principal ",erda"
Townships twelve, thirteen, aud fourteen, Of range three
Township twelve, OF range four.
Township ten, OF range nine
South of the base ins and Of the principal meriday
Fractional sections eighteen and nineteen of lake
Calcasiu in township thirteen and the fractions of
eighteen and ihrtyone of Calcasiu pass, and
sections hiryseven TO sxty-eght inclusive in fractional
township fourteen, OF range nine.
Township eleven Except the south half of section one
the north half twelve the south halves of fourteen and
fifteen, the north halves OF twenty twenty-five and
twenty three, the south half Of twenty four section twenty
ve and sections thy-one to hirysix ncusiye) sections
one, two, twelve thirteen, twenty FOUR twenty-five twenty
six thirty two thirty three hirtyfour, and hiry-hve and
lots numbered seventeen TO seventy inclusive in township
thirteen and sections twelve thirteen, fourteen
fifteen, and seventeen, the fraction OF twenty on 81
Johns island, and sections iwenty-wo twenty three
twenty four twenty-five and thirysx, in fractional town
| ship fourteen, OF range ten
eight, eighteen, nineteen, and thirty, In township twelve
| Of range eleven. ~
Township nine sections inclusive, and sections
nine and ten, in township eleven and sections Twelve
thirteen, fourteen twenty three twenty and twenty
| hve in township twelve, OF range twelve.
Fractional township ten, OF the Sabine river and
sections one, two, twelve, thirteen, twenty three twenty
tWentyHVe twenty IN
| township eleven OF range thirteen.
At the land office OUACHITA, commencing on Mon
day. the twentyhd day OF October for the disposal
of the public lands situated within the following townships
| Wis
North of the base line and east of the principal meridian
| Townships seventeen and eighteen, Of range ten.
Townships seventeen, eighteen, and nineteen, OF range
eleven.
Lands appropriated by law for the of schools militia
ry other purposes, will be excluded from the sales
The offering of the above mentioned lands will be
menced the days appointed and proceed in the order
in which they advertised with all
closed. But sale shall be kept open longer than two
weeks, and private of the lands will be add
mted until after the expiration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city OF Washington this
seventh day of July, Ammo Domn thousand eight hun
bred and forty-eight
BY the President;
JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD M YOUNG,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office.
Notice Presumption Claimants.
Every person entitled the right of pre- ption any
of the lands within the townships and parts OF townships
above enumerated, is required to establish the 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 commencement Of the public sale Of the lands
bracng the claimed, otherwise such claim will be for
feiied. RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
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