The Opelousas courier., 1860-04-28
BY qHg PRESIDENT or THE usIFEB-sTlTEs


By THE PRESIDENT eF THE HNIFEB-sT4TES
TN pursuance of law, I, JAMES BUCHANAN
H. President of the United States OF america, d.
hereby declare and make known thas public sale
will be held at the aforementioned issst Offices ii
Il the SrATE OF LOUISIANA at the pezfoas hereinatte
designated. to wit: -=- .-
i At the land Office at OpELousAs. ceaAns sncing oil
Monday, the seventh day OF May nexE#ior the DIS
nosa Of the public lands heretofore aaTered situa
ted in the following townships and Harts OF town
ships, viz:
South of tie base line amd ssest the rsnta! merdiaas
| Sections Is and a; the sW of seets on 20; sec
tions 2s, 80, 81, "a. SO, 3s. and 40 OF fawnshtp
sections g. 8. 10. l2 II, 18, 20 21. "a, 26, %
80. 80 81, and Sc, Of township S; toWnsaip Il; o
Section 8; tie s / of section 10 ;.thss of sec.
tion 1a; sections IA, 1s go, 22, 26, $50, 32 "a
and 3s, OF township 4; sections 2, e,s IT, II, ID
Is. 40 12. "A, aud as, of township S; townships 8
| Z, and 8: of range ts1o- -
| Township 12. Of range four
| Township II, of range J1ue.
| Township 10 of range elghf.
/ Sections g. ~ IA a. "a. 26, %. 80. "a, and 80
of township 3; sections @ 12, 49, 90, a. Is, &C. 81
"a. as and SO, of township 4 township S. Of range
! tsrefre.
Townships 4, S, q, and l2, of range thirteen
South Of the base line and east OF the principal "e7dla"
The SW of section 4 sections and s; the
sW of section 10; sections Is, 90, g. "a, 26, 28
40 81 "a and &c. Of township S sections 2, i: g. 8,
10, L. IA IS, 2O g. "a 2s, 2s, ao 80, 3d. and SO,
of sownship g. township 8, except section town
| ship g. of range one.
Sections e. 4, 10, 10. IA, and "a, Of township 3;
sections 40, 8, TO- 12. IA, Is, 90, %, o. %. 3s
and 80 of township 7; sections ?, g. 10, l2 4, ls,
20. o. 80. 34 and 35, oftownship 8; OF rang %.
Sections s; lots l. 2, g. 5. g. and 7, of sections s,
sections 20 and 80, Of township J the OF the
NE /, the w / ofthe Sc !, and thew OF section
the w of the SW tot section 20; sections % and
80; the w ofthe Sc /, and the w of section
a. of township s. sections 2. 1, s. s. 10. H. H. Is,
90 o. a. 26 %, 80, 80 81. and SO. OF township H.
sections 40 g. TO- I2, H. Is, 90, g. %, 30
81, 3d. "a, and So OF township IL, OF range three
The w of section Is; section 80. of township
10; the OF the Sc /, the NV the Sc /. and
lots l. @ g. and T. of section To- sections Is and 22
sections 2s 80, and 81, OF township IL, OF range
tear.
9; township 9, except section 81; sections 4, and
10, OF township 10, OF range sar.
North of the base line and east Of tho priaepal n'daan
Township 2 of range foar
North ohe base line and srest ths praaepal sssrdia~
Township 9 of range one.
Township 8, of range tue.
Townships 4, s.. and g. OF range three.
At the land Office at OPELousAs, commenting on
Monday, the twenty first day of May next for the
disposal Of the vacant lasds im the erea-msnbersd
sections as,d parfs Of setieas within the undermen
t1oned townships. which remain to the United
States within SIX miles on each side OF the " New
Orleans Opeousas and Great Western railroad,
subject. as required by lava, to minimum OF tno
dollars assd fifty cents per acre, viz:
South of the base line and cost primepal sserstam.
/ Townships 2. 3, 4, and S, ofTange oae.
Townships 2, "a. $, and g. Of range tteo.
Townships g. T. 5. g. a. S. 8, and la of range shree
Townships 4 s. ST. s, 9. 10. and II, OF range tosr
townships s. 8.7 9. TO- IL. ait. H. of range fve.
Townships 9, 10. Ii, l2. and 10. of range sir.
T,wnships Ii. IL. Is, and ID. OF range sspen.
Townships IL IL, l3. Il, and Is, of range eight.
TOWNSHIPS r. l3 ii. Is. and 16, of range aine.
Townships l3 IA, IS, aHd iG, Of range ten.
Townships a. Is. ls. and II, OF ratse eseres.
TOWNSHIPS IS l6, and IT. of range t.ceire
Township Is, of range thutsew.
ses of the base hae and uest prtacpal n<ridian
Townships Q g. and 4. of ranges one ttvo and three
Townships l. 2, and 3. OF ranges foar. fpe, saz,
seuess. eight end atae.
Townships /, and 2, Of ranges tea, elepeH, and
tsrelre zet. a.
| AT the land Office at NEW uaLRAss, comaen-
cling on Monday, the fourteenth day of May next
for the disposal of tn. rdruat lands The
6ered sections and parts Of seftios within the under
mentianed townships. which remain to the United
States withiaslx miles on each side of the : New
Orleaas, Opeiousas. and Great Western raiIfoada y
subject, as required by law to q minimum OF tsco
dollars and fifty eeHts per acre VIZ
seaa of tie base line and east prtipal aaeiasa
and arest Of the Mississippi nrer.
townships I6, and II, of range r.
townships Is, 16. and II, of ranges Is and "a.
Townships 14, l5.l l6, and II, Of range IS
Townships H. Is, and Is, of faages 1e II, and ts
Townships 13 II, Is. and 1s. oi ranges 8 and 20
Townships 10. L. and Is, efIanae II.
Townships I3 and Il, ofrsnges % 23. "a. and 25
Lends appropriated BY Jaw for the use of schools
military, aud other purposes, together with the
swamp and overaowed,7 = granted to the State by
the acts OF Congress- approved March z, ls49, and
September %, 1850, will be excluded from the
sales.
The tracts along the lines of the railroad will be
sold subject to the right Of Way-granted by the
act Of 4th August 1852-for said railroad, and the
particular tracts cut by the route will be sold as
containing the quantities respectively shown on
the.official plats, without deductions
The offering Of the above lands will be COM
meHeed On the days appointed, and will proceed
ia the order in which they are advertised until
the whole shall have been offered. and the sales
thus closed bat no sale shall be kept open longer
than two weeks and no private entry of any Of the
lands will be admitted until after the expiration Of
the two week
Given under my hand. at the city of Washing
ton, this 81 st day OF January, Anno, Domini oae
thousand eight hundred and sixty.
BY the President: JAMES BUCHANAN.
S. b. SMITH. Commissioner
Of The General Land Q6as
NOTICE TO PRE-EfPTIONsGLA GLAIMANTs.
Every person entitled to the right Of rre-emp-
tion 10 any of the lands within the townships ana
parts of townships above enumerated is required
20 same to the satisfaction of the re-
gister ard receiver Of the proper land ofce, and
make payment therefor as soon as practicable af-
ter seeing this notice and before the day appointed
| for the commencement of the public sale Of the
| lands embracing the tract claimed otherwise such
claim will Be forfeited.
s. Al. SMITH,
Conaassssionar The General Land OGee
| March 10th. Isgsa.
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