The Opelousas courier., 1860-04-21
orsAs PARISH OF ST. LANDRY ouisana APRIL 21st 1860
NJ THE PRESIDENT OF TIE UNI7EnsTa9Es.

| RI THE PRESIDENT OF TIE UNITEnsTA9Es
NV n,,r,,,ance Of Laws, /, JAMES BUCHANAN,
President of the United States of America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sales
will be held at the aforementioned lanf offices In
the STATE OF LOUISIANA ct the pesaeos hereinafter
| designated, to wit:
danday. the seventh day Of May next, for the dis
aaI ~ The public lands heretofore zno1yed s1tua-
I'd II the following townships Md parts Of town
ships, viz:
south Of f,he base Tine and seet nvidaan
| e..t;ons "a and "a: the sW ofsection 2s; Sec
,;ons o. 40. 81. a. 3s, 90, and 40, oftownship q;
sect;ons s, 8, 10, I2 II. 1s 10. 22 "a, 26, 2s
90. 50, a. and ss of township 8 >, township !; OF
11s ssctioa ian the of section 10; the Of sec
.an 10 sections Ia. 49, 90, oa, &c, %, 3d. 80, g.
and sg cf tosrnshjp seesioas -. 9, 10, - -
Is 90. be. a and ae, aftownship 8; townshipa q,
/ !, and g.; Of range tsgo.
Townships 6, 7, and 8, Of range tRr~.
Township H. Of range fo~
Township II, Of range FIVE.
Sections 8 i2 Ia, q, 81, 2e, 90, 81 80, and 5e'
If tovnship g. sections ., Ia, 49, g. a. 25 70. "a,
ID. as. and as Of township 4 township s; OF range
T Townships 4, S, s, and IL, Of range thirteen.
soas Of the base line and east OF the principal meridian.
The sW3 Of section d; sections and 6; the
sW Of section 10 sections 1S, 2o. 22, 24, 3D. ",
80 32, "a and SO, Of township S; sections o. .,
TO- IL ID 1s, 90, e. "a. 2s, ss, 80, g. a. ana 80
of township s; township 8, except section to"h-
| ship 9, of range one.
Sections Q, Z, 10, IL, H. and "a, Of township g
sections 2, 6, 8, 10, H. IA, 1s. 90, %. ~ ~,
and g. of township Z; sections 2, g. ~, l2 - 49,
90, %, 80, "a, and SO, oftownship 8; Of ras 2ro.
Sections g. lots /, 2, and 7,of sections 8:
sections 20 and 32 of township 4; the W / oitne
NE !. the w Of the Sc !, and thew Of section
q; sections s, s, and 90; tine W Of the NV ! ana
the W Aof the sW / Of section 22; sections rs anu
80; the w / of the Sc l. and the " Of section
"a, of township 8; sections q a. s, g. 10, r. a. ~
90 22 "a, 2e as 80, SO, "a, and &c. of township 10:
sections q 8, 10, 10, H. IS. co. 22 "a 90 Ss su
81, 81 "a, and Sc OF township II, Of range hree'
The W of section 1s; section 80, Of township
10 the ! ct the Sc /, the NV Of the Sc J., and
lots /, and d. Of section 10; sections 10 ana ~;
sections 2s 80, and 81, of township II, OF range
Jour. ,s of +ow,.h;n
g; township 9. Except section 81; seeslohs 4, ahu
10, of township 10, Orange siz- y.--
North Of the base line ad east Of the Taaaa'
Township of range four.
North ete base line and rest The pfa"cpaf e''asa
| Township of range one.
| sTownship 8, Of range two.
Townships 4. S, and e. OF range three
| At the land Office at OPELousAs, commencing On
Monday, the twenty y-frst day OF May next for the
disposal of the uacant lands IN the eue"-naoeTsa
.ertioas and zurts of sections within the undemea.
t,oned townships which reIs6ia to the United
States within six miles ON each side of the New
Orleans, Opelousas, and Great Western railroad" !"
subject, as required by law, to minimum OF tao
dollars and fifty cents per acre, viz:
South Of the dose line aaa east Of principal naerad'aas
| Townships 2, 8, 4, and 8, of range ome.
| Townships e. 3, 4 S. and 6. of range taro.
| Townships s. 4, s. &7, s.9 and 10, Of range three.
| Townships l. s. 67, g. 9, 10, and II, Of range for.
Townships S. 6,7,s 9, 10, H. and IL, of range fue.
| townships 9. 10, IL. 49, and 10, Of range sir.
| Townships IL, IL, 13, and "A, of range seue.s.
| Townships /, H. 13, "a, and Is, of range eight,
Townships 70, Is, ID, Is, and l6, Of range nine.
| townships 13, ID, Is, and 16, Of range ten.
/ Townships IA, 15 16, and II, of range eteuen.
| Townships Is, L. and II, Of range trelse.
| Township Is, of range thirtee.-
South of the base line and apest n'eridia's
Townships q 8, and L. Of ranges ose t,ro and three
Townships /. Q. and B. Of ranges foar, JiDf, ssr,
seven, eight and ni'ae.
Townships /, and 2, OF ranges ten, eteuess, and
ttoelfe. xz-sss .
At the land oftaee at NEW yaLKass, eoInhen-
cling on Monday, the foufteenta gay oI WAY Next
for the disposal OF the uaea1 sa'as ~ !ae
bered ssetioas and parts se,oas WIh.h 1ne unael
mentioned toWhsnIps Wacn .es.aa.n = .h NJ.
States within s,x mlies oa saen sde o. tne Nsw
or!eans opeioasas ana .IFeaI es1eIn .a'asaa, 70
subject, % required oy laW, to minimum u 1U'
dollars and Jfty ee"ss per acre VIZ
Son Of tie base te and east of The 1nepat meridian,
and .eest Of tie Mississippi siveT.
Townsh!ps ls s0 .aa ~. o. 81 laegs x "a
i Townships III, Is, 16. and II, of Iangel5.
Townships IA. Is, and l6, of ranges 16 II, and 1S
Townships Is, ID, Is, and 1s, of ranges Is and 90
Townships ID, IA. and Is, of range 81.
Townships Is and II, Of ranges 22, %, "a, and 25
I,anis appropriated by law for the use OF schools
j military, and other purposes, together with the
Il swami and operfowed,n granted to the State by
the acts of Congress, approved March 2, 1s4s, and
i September %, 1850, win be excluded from the
Isa}eS.
IT, RI. .....,a.r ~ ,;ne. - n. r,;,roaa will h.
Ill s.,,;sst - ths r;eht "A yavgranted bv the
particular tracts Gu. by the route will Be sold a a,