The Opelousas courier., 1860-03-24
BIT THE PRESIDENT or THE usITBD-sVATES.

BIT THE PRESIDENT OF THE usIFED-STATES
TN pursuance of law. I, JAMES BUCHANAN
D. President of the United States of America d.
: hereby declare and make known that public sale
will be held at the undermentioned land offices il
the STATE OF LOUISIANA at the periods hereinafte
designated, to wit:
At the land Office at OPELousAs, commencing or
Monday, the seventh day of May next, for the dis
posaI ef the public lands heretofore anotered stua
ted in the following townships and parts OF town.
, ships, viz:
South Of the base line ead st u the prisepaI meridian
Sections IS and q; the SW of section &c; sec
tions g. 80, 81, "a. 3s, 49, and 4o Of township 4
sections g A, g. g, TO- l2 IA, 1s, 30 g, "a, rs, 2s
30, 90. 81, and 80, of township s. township =; ol
range one,
| Section 8 the s Of section 10; the sa of sec-
ton IL; sections IA, s 20, 22, 25, $3.50 80, 81
and S. Of township4; sections 4, 8. 6, 10, 12. H.
49, 90. q, 24 aud &C. Of township S; townships 6,
7, and g. of range two
Townships 6, Z, and 9, Of range sa,s.
| Township H. of range tosr
Township IL. of range fee
Township 10 of range agh
Sections z. IL, H. %. "a. 26, 90 81 81. and SO,
of township 8 sections @ l2. 10, 49, "a, IS, 49, 81.
81. 35 and SO, oil township T. township S; Of range
tue!ys.
Townships 4, $, ., and IL, Of range thirttt~.
South Of the base ise asa OF the p,tacpa nsrdiaa
! The SW Z of section 4 sections and g: the
I SW of section TO- sections 49, 20, 22, "a, 2e 2s,
80, 32 81 and 3s- of township S. sections 2, 8, s.,
/ TO- H. Id, ls, 20 %, "a 26, Is, 30 49, 345and 36,
of township s; township 8, except section / town
ship 9. of range osss. 81 q
Sections 2 4. TO- 12 IA and "a. of township 8 !:
sections 9. AS, g. TO- 10, a. IS, 90: a. "a. 2,, 80
| aud 49, of township 7 sections G. g. TO- L. 1Aas-
30. 22 80. 81, and 56, Of township g. Of range swo
Sections s; lots I. 2, g. 5. g. and 2, of sections g.
sections 30 and SO. Of township ?; the w ofthe
NE /, the W ofthe Sc /, and thew of section
4 sections 6, g. and 30; the w ! of the NV and
the w OF the sW ot section 2z sections 2s and
80; the w of the Sc /, and the w Of section
81, of township s; sections q g. s, 8, 10. l2 ID, 49,
90 90 "a, 26 2s, 80, 80. g. and 36. of township 10,
sections !, 4.6 s, 10, 10 ID ls 90 % "a. 26 2s, 80
81 90, ga, and 36 OF township IL, OF range M,s..
| The w Of section Is; section 80 Of township
| 10; the S OF the ST. /. the NV the Sc I. and
lots |, Q g. aod L. OF section To- sections Is and 90
sections % 30, and "a, OF township IL, of range
fosr.
/ Sections IA, 22, "a 2e, "a, and SO. of township
9; township 9, except section 81 sections q, and
10. OF township 10, range siz
North Of the base line asd east a. The prssdpa' "sdias
Township Of range fosr.
North otAs dast A@s and yest Of the sraeaps a'idio~
Township Of range
Township 3, of range two.
Townships T. S. and 6. Of range three.
At the land office at OpELous.s. commencing on
Monday, the twenty FIRST day OF May next for the
disposal OF the pacaat lasds in the euer-msrsbs,ed
actions sed p9yfs Of seetioas within the uhderm-n-
toned townships: which remain to the United
States within six miles each side OF the 81 New
Orleans, Opeaousas and Great Western railroad"
subject, as required by law, to minimum of tDo
dollars ssd Gfty cssts per acre, viz:
Sosta Of the ssse ttae asd esst Of sAz prscpsl srdsa~
Townships q, 3, 4. and s. of range o~e.
Townships q "a. s. and g. of range tsce
Townships 3, l. S. g. 7, g. 9, and 10. OF range three
Townships T. S, 81. 6, g. 10 and H. of range tonr
townships s. s, 7.s o. 10, ii, ami l2, Of range frs
townships Q, 10, II. 12. and 10, of range sir.
I wnships II, 12 10, and Il, of range seuen.
Townships II. H. 49, II, and l5 of range eight.
Townships 10, 49, IA, Is. and l6 of range stee
Townships l3 a. Is, aud Is, Of range ten.
townships Ia. l5 Is, aud IL, of range eleren.
Townships IS; is. and II. OF range sgsive
Township Is, Of range tAirtee~. |
SoxA Of he 0ass ae asd rest Of the prinapal eidias
Townships 2 g. and 4. of ranges ome taco and three
Townships 1, .. and 3, of ranges fosy, .fv, az
seuess. eisM aud aiae.
Townships |, and 2, Of ranges sem, eleue@, and
ttuelrs
At the land Office ct New ORLEANS, conrnen-
cling ON Monday, the fourteenth day Of May next
for the disposal of the vardmt lands in the
bed seioss and parts Of sections within the under-
townships, which remain to the United
States within SIX miles On each side of the New
Orleans, 0peIousas, and Great Western railroadnj
subject, as required by law, to minimum OF tyo
dollars sad fifty eeats per acre viz ~:
Soah Of the base Iss aad east Of prascpal sseYidon
aad crest Of the Misstssippi rsuer
Townships Is, and II, Of range I2.
Townships Is. i6, and II, of ranges 13 and Ia
Townships II, Is, l6, aud II, Of range Is
Townships H. Is, and 16, Of ranges rs, II, and 49,
townships l3, IA, Is, and 16, OF ranges 1o and 20
/ Townships l3, II. and Is, of range al.
Townships Is and IA, of ranges e. %. r. and 25.
Lends appropriated BY law for the use of schools
military, and other purposes, together with the
= swamp and overaowed,o granted to the State by
The acts OF Congress. approved March e. i849. and
September IS, 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 9Th August ls52.for sa,d railroad, aud the
particular tracts cut by the route will be sold as
the quantities respectively shown on
The official plats, without deductions
The offering Of the above lands will be COM
nenced on the days appointed, and will proceed
III tue order III " slcn they are advertised, until
the whole shall have been offered, and the sales
thus closed; but sale shall be kept open longer
than two weeks, and private entry of any Of the
aads will be admitted until after the expiration Of
The two weeks.
Given under my hand, At the city OF Wishing
ton, this 3Istd day of January, Ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and sixty.
By the President: JAMES BUCHANAN.
S. A. SMITH, Coaimiss,owr
Of tAs General Land QNes.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right Of pre- emp
hon to any Of the lands within the townships ana
parts Of townships above enumerated is required
10 establish the same to the satisfaction Of the re-
sister and receiver Of the proper land Office and
make payment therefor as soon as practicable at
Ter seeing thls aotce and before the day appointed
for the commencement of the public sale Of the
ands embracing the ttact claimed otherwise such
claim will be forfeited.
s. A..SMITH.
Gomnrssioner Of the General Lard 0d6ce.
March 10th. 1861.