The Opelousas courier., 1860-05-26
By TIE PRESlDENT GF THE UNlTED-sfAriS


Sections ls and "a; the SW dissection &c; sec
tions 90. so. 81 81 &C. 38. and 40, of township 4
sections q 8, 10, l2 I4, ls, 30. 90, 81. &c. 2e
80, 90. 81, and 36, Of township S; township Z; o
y range one. 5zt5 a.
Sections; the.ss d. afseassea Q the S Of sec
4 ton la sections "A, -. 2s "a Is. %, 80, 32 "a
and So Of townshp4; sections 2, d 6: g. 10. II, IA
1s, 90 o. "a, and &c, Of township S; townships 6
!, and s; of range tUo.
1 Townships 6, T. and 8, Of range three.
i Township 12. of range four.
/ Township II, Of range fire. .g.
i Township 10 of range Gig
u Sections g. II, Ia, %, 81. IS. 28, 50, 81 and 60
Of township 8 sections o H. IS. %, q, 25, &C. 27
"a. 35, and 3e, of township township 8; OF ranss
tteelre
/ Townships 4, S, S, and l2, of range thirteen.
South Of the base line and east the principal me'd'an
f. The SW of section 4 sections s and 8: the
SW of section 10; sections Is, 90, %, "a, 26 %
30 80, 81 and SO, of tow nshp s; sections 2, 4 6,
TO- IL, Il. IS, 90, % q. &C. 2s, 80, 32 81, and 36
OF townships s; township 8, except section l; town.
/ ship 9. of range one.
Sections 2. 4, 10. l2, II, and q, of township 8
sections 2. a, g. 8. 10. H. H. ls, 20. % a4 2s, 80
and 80, of township u sections 2, s, 1912, IA. Is
co. %, 80, "a, and So, oftownshin = q range tpo
Sections 6; lots / 2,3. S, s, and :, oNsections J.
sections 90 and 80, of township7; the Wsp. the
NE j, the W ofthe Sc ! and thew of s. eatsifa
i: sections 6, 8, and 20; the w oft NV S1and
the w : of the SW OF section %; sections 2S and
80: The W of the sE i, and the W of section
3D. Of township s. sections q a, 6, 8, 10, 2 "A, ls
/ %. q. 2I 90 2s. 81. So 81 and 36 of township 10
sections 2 H. s. s. 10, IL Is, Is, 90 p "a 90 %, 80
81, 50. 34 and 36 OF township II, OF range three
The W Of section IS; sect.oh So: of township
10: the s !; OF the Sc / the NV the 81 J. and
lots Q g. and a. of section 10 secions 8 ana y;
sections 2s 30 and 50, 0: township II, oil raase
four.
T. Sections IA, 49, 81. 26, 81, and 36, of township
9; township e.except section 81; sections 4 and
10, OF township TO, ofFange stf.
North Of the base line and east o. the principal meridian
Township of range four.
North Of the base line and sst y the principal meridian
Township ofrange one.
Township 3. of range tt1o.
Townships 1, S, and 6, ofrange three.
At the land office at OrELous,s, commenting on
Mon,iay v the twenty first day OF May next for the
disposal of the vacaat lands the eUe',-s1unteTed
sections and 3uts Of sections. within the undeImeE-
toned townships. which remain to the UElsed
States within six miles on each side OF the " New
Orleans Opeonsas, and Great Western rai'foad."
subject as required,by law, to minimum OF teo
dotaasss and fifty cents per acre, viz:
sout Of sis base line and east Of tie principal seriaia'
Touns'ips ., s, 4, and S. tange one.
+ Taw,,,hips 2, "a, 5, and g. Of range no.
To,snshis,s 5. d 5. 67, s, ,and To- of range three
Tnw.nshag !. S, 81 8. e.i9.and II, of range four
Tcwrsns s. 8, 8, 10. I, and II, of range jlee
townships 9, 10, Il, l2, and Is; OF range sa.
I wnships IL. ~ l3, ana i, OF range ss'ea'
Townships II. s2 49, l4 and i5, ofrange eight.
TOWNSHIPS l2 13, IA, Is, and l6, of range nlne.
Townshins 49, a. IS, and l6, of range 'ex
Townships a. 1915, and IA, OF range 9evcn.
Townships IS, l6. and II. Of range tse'ue.
Township 10, offauge huteea.
soxth Of The base 2s and sest priacipa3 nsrdan.
Townships q 8, and !, of,aages one,t,ro and three
Townships !, ?, and g. Of ranges fonr, hue, s'r,
seve, eight and n'ne
Townships j, and ?, Of ranges Ter, elepsn, and
fHelpe y
At the lard office at NEw ORLEANS. commtn-
cling on Monday, the fourteenth day Of May next.
tor The disposal Of the uaoaHt aas j, The ere-nu'a-
Ierea sections and uafss Of sections within the 1der-
mentioned township ps. which remain to the United
States within six miles on each side OF the . New
Orleans, Opelousas, am, Great Western rai'read.'
subject. as required by law, to a minimum OF tuc
dollars end t5yiy ceets per acre viz;
Souh Of The base line and EAST prspal rnsrz;an,
and gest TIE iiaHfisssss:pps ,iver.:
. Townships is. and II, of range II. II
Townships Is Is, and =, Of ranges IS and 4. q.
townships IA, Is, Is, and II, of range Is.
Townships ID, s, and 16, of ranges l6. 17 and s.
Townships 49, Il. Is. and is. oi ranges and 90 4
townships l3, ii and Is, cf range 81.
Townships 13 and IA, of ranges ", %, "a, and 25
M Lends appropriated BY law for the use Of schools
military, and other purposes, together with the
sswalnp and overaowea,n granted tothe State by \
the acts OF Congress- approved March 2. is49 and
September %, 1850, will be excluded from the
sales
The tracts along the lines Of the railroad win be
sold subject toathe right Of Way-granted by the
act Of 4th August l852-for said railroad, and the
IA rticular tracts cut by the route will be sold
containing th. quantities respectively shown on
the official plats, without deductions.
Il The offering Of the above lands will be COM
raenced on the days appointed, and viii proceed
in the order id which they are advertised. until
the whole shall have been offered, and the sales
5thas closed but no sale shall be kept open longer
than two eeks and private entry any of the
Iands will be admitted until after the expiration of
the two wee lis. 81 y
Gwen under my hand, ii the city of Washing
ton, this 3lst day Of j January, Ammo Domini one
thousand eight hnnared and sixty, 81
g By the President: JAMES BUCHANAN.
s. A. SMITH Commissioner
ef.se General Laad flee.
NOTICE TO PREM PTIoN .CLAIMANIs.1
.. .. Every person entitled to the right Of pEe-emp-
tio1 TO any of the lands within. the townships and
.1arts of townships above enumeratedis is required
o establish the same to the satisfaction Of the re-
gister and receiver Of the proper land Office, and
make payment therefor soon as practicable af-
Ter seeing this notice. and before anponted
.for the CONNIE enent Of the public sale oil the
lands embracing the tract claimed otherwise such
.ciairn vii be forfeited.