Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-22
BY THE pREslSSSNSH?sS;, Of THE UNITED

10y THE PRESlpTENr Of THE UNITED
of Rs Of % bss
held a. the undermsutoned iand off tho STATE
OF LOUISIANA at the periods hereinafter designated,
AT the land Office at OpELousA.. commencing on
Monday, the seventeenth day of May next. for the
situated in the following townships and parts Of
townships, viz.
South of the base line and ,Oest Of the ipal me
Sections IS and "a the sW \ Of section % SEQ
tioPs To- ~ H. is. 20, a. q, rs g. s., g. 81.
and S. Of township VIM township - Of 5apge
tion ~ SECTIONS a. 20, a. Is n, So ST. 81 and S.
of townshIp4 sections 2, s, 10, H. H. Is, %, o.
"a. ard Is, of township .; townships 7 and 8, of
rowash!pss s, and q, Of range thrss.
TT SwnshlPp r. of range range SSs
S I"W,nsniP no. 49, Of range ..sht
ship s. sections 2 -, 49, 49, u. Is 26 a. 81 IS, and
81 OF toTnsh,p s"wnYhjp s Of range f,rsLre
South Of the base line ard Of the principal me-
M ridian.
TIE sW q Of section !; sections and 8; the sw
OF section 10; sections Ie, 90 q "a g. q 81 So 81
aae 1 ' 81 ssvnshB s. seeions g. To- IL, "a, 49,
township 8, except section /; township g. of range
Seotions2 L. 10, 70, "A, and a. of township 8; Sec
townshlP7; sections 2, s. 10 ~ IA, 49, 30 o. g. 81
Section tsn ssd i:s" Of section g. s.
tons n and 81 Of township !; the w \ of ths NE
Ps ers e fs shs f sas as
Of ne SW Z Of section q; sections q and ST.
tovnship s. sections I u se Ia on s. 81
ID o ST. .ga 3, Of tsws q IL To- seesio"s2
of,ownI,shiP Il. of range three. ~ ''' ""N w.
the s. Of 81 sfsts. G NV Of, Il"
lots and T. q section TO- secti1 ms IS And az o.
sections 49, g, ant s. OF township H. Of range
y, section and
township 10, of range sir. "
North Of the base line and Of the principal me
Township 2, of range Jour.
North Of the base line and Of Gs principal me-
Township 2. of range ons
Lownshl s, OF range ttco.
Townships 4, 5, and s, of range three
3, At the land Office at OPELoUsAs, commanding on
Monday' the twenty hrst day of Mag next. fer the
disposal OF the raennt land in the erfn nu,rbsy,d
sections and parts Of sections, within The dermen-
Sioned townships, which remain to the United
Stasss within six miles on each side of the "New
do lars and fifty cents per acre, Wig: NV
south " the base line and east Of the prineipa! me
TT oxn:siI..: :, s1d s 81 range on.
three. " " e0
TT ownsh'pss Of range four
Trownsh;ps 3; L., /, 70 and 49, of range SIR.
fad s e e. r. :nss ssfs.
TTownships Z, Is, =. IS, and ls. of range inc.
a. IS and H. Of r rsnss s ssrsn
Townships IS. is and IL, Of range i,ceIue
township Is, of range thirteen.
South Of the base line and cest Of the PRINCIPAL M.
>. rtdt1r.
Townships % and 4; Of ranges one, t,Vo and three
screen, eighf and mine. ''N'
t,celre.
AZ the land office at New ORLEANS. commencing
on MONDAY the fourteenth day of May next for the
mentioned townships, which remain to the United
Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western rallross.S
so nd ns sefusd by law to minimum of two
South Of the base line and east Of the PRINCIPAL me
Tox ,S5ln Gss Id sTi = eftns
%oSashss s s s rai tafRsss 3 and "
townships is H. IS and Is, Of rsnses' Is and a.
Townships IS, IA ard IS. of range 81
Townships IS ard IA, of ranges %, q, "a, and Is
lands appropriated by law for the use of schools,
. ~ spa oyeIao*sd" granted % tho State b.
septsmhsr 8, 1850. will be exciudsd from the sales.
The tracts along the lines of the railroad " II be
of 4th August S52-for said ran roads and the par
.iGuar tract. cut by the routes will be sold con
official PIats without deductions. VII '"'
The offering of the above lands will be commenced
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 toeeks and
no private entry of any ofthe lands will be admitted
until alter he expl ratl0n of tn; two weeks.
Given under nv hand, at the city of Washington
this Slst day Of January, Ammo DomIn one Thousand
eight hundred and sixty.
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- emption
to any of the lands within the townships and parts
OF townships above enumera ted, Is required 10 es-
tahsh the same IN the satisfaction Of the register
a-d receiver OF the prop land ooa. and make pay
ment therefor as soon as practicable after seeing
this notice, and befors the day appointed for the
commencement of the public sale Of the lands en-
bracing the trSct claimed otherwise such claim
will be forfeited. g SMITH
Commissioner of the General Land Odice
NoTR-Under the regu, atoms Of the department
as heresoiore and now existing, no pay ment can ne
made for advertising proosmations except to such
publishers as are specially authorised to publish by
the Commlssloner ofthe General Land Office,
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