The Opelousas courier., 1860-03-31
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITRD-s4ATEs.

/ BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIFED-SHAfEs
TN pursuance of law, /, JAMES BUCHANAN
| 4 President of the United States of America. d'
hereby declare and make known that public sale
will be held at the aforementioned land ofices II
the STATE OF LOUISIANA at the periods hereinafte
designated, to wit:
AZ the land office at OpELousAs, commencing OF
Monday, the seventh day Of May next, for the dis
posa Of the public lands heretofore u'ofered situa
ted in the following townships and parts OF town
ships, viz:
South othe base line and west the priacpal meridian
Sections IS and "a the sW of section 90; sec
tions 90. 80, 81, a. 36, SO, and 40, Of township
sections 4, g. 8, 1e, l2 H. 1S, 20. 22 d. 26, %
30, So "a, and SO, of township s.: township Z; oil
range one.
Section 8 the S / of section 10 the Of sec
ton l2; sections II, Is: 30. %. 26, 25, go, 81 81
Is. 20. az. o4, and Is, of township s. townships g.
7, and s; Of range tsgo
Townships 6, 7, and 8, OF range THREE.
Township II. of range four.
Township II, of range fpe.
Township 10 of range eight.
Sections 2, 10. ID, o. a. 26, 2s. 80. "a, and 3e,
of township 8; sections g. 12, 49, %, "a, 25, e. 27,
81. 35, and 36, of township A. township d oil range
t,xlre.
Townships 4, S, 6, and 10, Of range thirteen.
South of the base line and east OF epriacipa 'er'da'r
The SWi Of section d; sections and s. the
SW of section TO- sections lS, co. q, "a, 70, Is,
80, 81, "a and 3s of township S; sections 2 s,
TO- r. H. Is, 90 %, "a 90, 23, 80, 49, .34, and36,
of township 6; township s, except section town.
saijb s.aiiijb 9, Of range one.
Sections 2, 4, TO- 12 IA, and 27;~os' township )
sections 2, 4,e, s, TO- l2, "A, Is, 20. a. M 2, 80,
and 50. of township :; sections Q, 6, TO- III 10,
20, q, 80, 81, and SO. Of township s; Of rat e
Sections s; lots /, 6, and ! of sections 8,
sections 20 and 80. of township I; the w OF tae
NE1 the w 1 Of the Sc !, and thew of section
i: sections s, 8, and 40; the " Of the NV and
the w ! of the SW OF section 22 sections % and
80; the W of the Sc t, and the W of section
a. of township 8; sections g. T. 9, s, 10, H. IL, Is,
90 g. 2I 26 %, 30. 80 "a. and &c. of township To-,
sections @ s, TO- H. l*,ls 2o,22 "a, 26, 2s 80,
The W of section ls; section co. Of township
10; the S OF the Sc t, the NV OF the Sc /. and
lots l. g g. and 4. of section 10 sections IS and 22
sections Is 80, and 81. Of township IL, Of range
foM.
Sections IA, %, "a, &c, 81. and SO, Of township
g: township 9, except section 81; sections 4, and
10, of township 10, Orange siz.
North Of tie base line and east the principal ,nsridias
Township 2 Of range fosr.
North Of the base s and ssest Of the prsadpaz ner1dian
Township 2 of range oae.
Township 8, Of range fro.
Townships 4, S, and 8, of range thTs
At the land Office at OpELousAs, commencing on
Monday, the twenty FIRST day of May next for the
disposal of the vacaat lands in the evsn-nur5eyed
ssetiom. and parts Of sectio',s within the undermen
toned townships, which remain to the United
States within six miles on each side of the " New
Orleans, 0pelousas, and Great Western raiiroad,'
subject. as required by law, to mln,mum of two
collars and jJ1y cents per acre, viz:
South Of the bass lne a,sd east the priaepal erdan
townships 2, 8, 4, and S. of range oas.
Townships 2, 3, 4. S, and 6. Of range fro.
Townships 3, A. 5. 6, T. 50 and 10, Of range tA-es
Townships 4, 5, e7, 6, O. 10, and H. Of range fosr
Townships S, SIS 10, II, and IL, of range fue.
Townships ., 10, IL, 12, and 49, Of range siI.
Townships IL, IL, 10, ard Il, of range seven.
Townships II, 12, 10, II, and fS, of range eght.
Townships H. 10, Ii, Is. and 16, Of range nine.
Townships l3. Il, IS, and Is, of range ten.
Townships l4 Is, l6, and II, Of range easren.
townships Is, l6, and II, of range tsefus
Township Is, of range hirteem
Soxth d the base 1iae aad s1est Of the prnepal meridian.
Townships 2, and 1, of ranges taco, and three
Townships 1, Q, and 8, Of ranges fosr, fire, sir,
s<pea eight and aine.
Townships !, and 2, Of ranges ten, eaeueH, and
tseipe.
At the land effiee at NEw ORLEANS, commen-
cling on Monday, the fourteenth day OF May next,
for the disposal Of the uaeant lands in the
dsr,d sscons aad paris Of sections, within the under
mentioned townships, which remain 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 tsco
dollars axd fly cents per acre viz:
so,.tk Of tie base lin< and sast principal meridaa
asd srsst Of the Mississ;ppi riper.
Townships l6, and IL, af range 12
Townships Is, le, and II, of ranges 10 and H.
Townships IA, Is, l6, and II, of range l5
Townships Ia, IS, and 10, of ranges 16 II, and 49,
Townships Is, ID, Is, and l6, of ranges 10 and 90
Townships IS, "A. and Is, Of range q.
townships 13 and IA, Of ranges 22, 23, "a and %.
Lends appropriated by law for the use Of schools
military, and other purposes, together with the
q swamp and oyeraowed,a granted to the State By
September 28, 1850, will be excluded from the
sales.
The tracts along the lines Of the railroad viii be
sold subject to the right Of way-granted by the
actof 4th August, I852-fer said railroad, and the
particular tracts cut by the route will be sold as
containing the quantities respectively shown or
the official plats, without deductions.
The offering Of the above lands will be com.
nenced on the days appointed, and will proceed
in the order in which they are advertised, until
the whole shall have been offered, and the sales
thus closed but no sale shall be kept open Longer
than two weeks, aud no private entrY Of any of ths
lands will be admitted until after the expiration
the two weeks.
en.under my hand, at the city OF Washing
ton, this 3lst day Of January, Ammo Domini ont
Thousand eight hundred and sixty.
Ey the President. JAMES BUCHANAN
S. a.. SMITH, Commissioner
eftas GeneraI Land QtEee.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS
Every person entitled TO che right of pEe-emp
tion to any of the lands within the townships an,
parts Of townships above enumerated is require,
to establish the same to the satisfaction of the re
gister and receiver Of the proper land office, an,
make payment therefor as soon as practicable at
ter seeing this notice. and before the day appoints
for the commencement Of the public sale Of tn
lands embracing the tract claimed ptherwise suc
claim will be forfeited.
SA. SMITH,
Cosnnsissioaar Of the Eensval Land OGc.
mel, 1890