Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-03
BY THE PRES SRS$ SE, r. 5r THE UNITED

In pursuance of lsw, ., JAMES BUCHANAN. Pres
declare and ma Ike known that public sales will bs
nelQ a. the aforementioned and Offices in the SrATE
OF LOUISIANA at the periods hereinafter desig gnat0d
AT the land Office at OPELousAs. commencing on
disposal Of the public lands heretofore TnofersS,
situated IN the following townships and parts of
South Of the base line and ,reSt Of the principal me
Sections ls and "a the hsds%S sW = of section S ,so-
tions %. ST. 81 81 IS 50 and Of township q sec
tons TO- u, u Is. 20, q "a, 26, o. Sn So &
aeS Fl ssson Sf Of
ton u; sections H. ls, 90 a. IS %. 30, So 81 and S.
a. and IS, of township 5; townships 6, and 8, Of
Townships s, ! and 8, of range three
TSwn.hiP i, Of ransefrt;
Sections H. g. q e. IS q 81 81 and town
Townships !, S. 6, and II, Of range tS,riesn.
South Of the base line and east Of the principal me
The Sw 4 of section Z; sections and q: the sw
= Of section 10; sections le, 90 e. "a s q s s. 81.
90, 2, "a Is, 28 50, 50, 81, and S. Of township 6;
township s, except section /; township 9, Of range
Sections 2 TO- u, "a, and "a. of township s; SEQ
%na .ownshp7 sections. s. % G T. s p T. @ So O. and 3 8 g. Of
aPs sstio1 81 OF Gs. Of range ed of
=: the w Of the ST AND the w sf section {;
sIcions 2, g. and ~; the w of the w and the
the " Of the sE 4 and the w Il Of seoti on S Of
@ sxRssIp z p 8 seGtnSns snS IS Sf lS IL H. H. I
g. TO- ~ Is, e. 2. "a 2s %, 81, 81 g, 81, and S.
the So Of the u the he NV % s5e Il .GS9tsp sE and nj
sections g. ST. AMI s. Of township H. of range sS soa1
sections IA, Y "a, 3e s., and s., OF township g.;
township 10, of range sir.
North Of the base line and east Of the principal me
Township 2, of range foSr.
North Of the base line and OF the principal me
ridiGn.
Township 2, Of range ore.
Townships 4, S, and 6, of range three
., At the land office at OPELoUsAs, commencing on
disposal of the raeant lands IN the eren Numbered
sections dnd parts Of sections, within the u"dermen-
o5leans, Opelousas and Great Western railroad" !"
do sTs ,ns as tsS T,5s1 to minimum of tcO
South S The base ine and IND sSas sa Of y'f The principal me
Townships ?, $, 4, and SiGs%a' 5. of range one.
townships 50, S, and 6, of range t,co.
townships 2, s. 4, 5, 6, y 8, 8, ana 10, of range
TTownshlpst, s,s,5,s, 10 and y. of range fonr.
townships 2; ln, II u and Is, of range SIR.
TTownshhips Towns H. Z. = Is IS and u, Of range ssr.n.
TTOwn.hhps r. Is' L, IS and s' Of range
~.
Townships IS, l6 and IL, of range i,reIre.
Township Is, of range thirteen.
South Of the base line and Of the principal me
Township: and S, Of ranges foS1. SSs, ,s'ss, sis
Townships and ?, of ranges ten, ,lecen and
Atthe land Office at NEW ORLEANS, commencing
on Monday, the fourteenth day of May next for the
disposal OF the roeant lands IN hs numbered
mentioned townships. which remain to the United
States, within six miles on each side of the "Nev
subject, as required by law, to a minimum of two
dollars and ty cents per acre, viz:
Townships ls and II, of range u.
IS asG nd Il r. tsfRsss Is and a.
Townships u, IS. and Is, oranges Is, IL and Is.
Town:hPs 49, H. and na s Of Of ranrs al snae' M is and %
Townships Is ard IA. of ranges "a, q, 81, and Is
military and other pS1poses s 0I ufh ths
swamp and overfowed." granted 70 the State by
viii s from ss rsd
The tracts along the lines of the railroad II be
Of 9Th August isor said fsro.da and ~ he See par ar
cular tracts cut by the routes will be sold as con
ofca pats s Without ded1cPons. dveis SHOWN On the
The offering of the above lands viii be commenced
in which they advertised, until the whole shsl
have been offered and the sales thus closed but no
no private entry any of the lands will be admtteS
until alter he expiration Of the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city of Wa ashngton.
this Sst day OF January, Ammo DomIni one thousand
| eight hundred and sixty.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
| By the President:
=. A. SMITH
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
| NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMA NTs
Every person entitled To the right OF pre- empton
TO any of the lands within the townships and parts
OF townships above enumerated Is required TO es-
tahlish the same tn the satisfaction "f the register
and receiver OF the propsr land ONO, and make pay
this notice, and before the day appointed for the
commencement of the public sale of the lands en-
bracing the tract claimed otherwise such clam
| will be forfeited. Z. A SMITH
| Comm,s ,ssioner OF tbe General Land Once.
as heretoforQ d now exlstine, no pa, ment oan \.
| made for advosnslng PRESENTATIONS except To suci
publis specially axtAoriz,d To nubIish 4,
the Commlssloner ofthe General Land Once.
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