The Opelousas courier., 1860-03-17

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| BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED-STATES
I'm pursuance Of Law, I, JAMES BUCHANAN
u President of the United States Of America, d.
hereby declare and make known that public sale
will be held at the aforementioned land Offices il
the SrAgE OF LOUISIANA at the periods hereinafte
designated, to wit:
AZ the land Office at OpELousAs, commencing OIL
Monday, the seventh day Of May next, for the dis
posa OF the public lands heretofore anotered situa
ted in the following townships and parts OF town
ships, viz:
South Of the base line and nest the priseipai eridiaa
Sections ls and "a; the sW of section 26; sec
tions 20, 80, 32, a. SO, 50, and 40, OF township
sections q 4, s. 8, 10, l2 a. Is, 20. 22 a. 26, 20
80, 32 "a, aud SO, of township s; township q;
Section s.; the s / Of section 10; the of sec
tion 12: sections a. 49, 90 22. 26, 90, 80, 80, "a
and 36, of townshipA; sections 6, 8. 10, IL
Is, 20, a2, ~, and rs, Of eftowushp s, Townships
I, and 8: of range tsco.
Townships s, :, and 8, of range three.
Township 12 Of range four.
Township II, Of range tve.
Township 10 of range eight
Sections ., 10, Ia. 22, "a. 26, 90. 80 "a. and SO
of township g. sections g. i2 l3. %, "a, IS, 2s "a
81, 35 and 36 of township !: township 81 OF rang
taelue .,.-s.
Townships 4, S, 6, aud l2, Of range thirsee~.
Soh of the base lae and east OF the principal "srdta"
The SW3 of section 4; sections and 8; ths
SW of section 10; sections 1s, 90, 20, "a, 70 ~
80. 32 81 and SO, of township S. sections 2, f. Q,
TO- l2, IL, Is. 20, 22 "a. rs, %, 30 32 3a and 50
OF township g. township s, except section /; town.
ship 9, Of range ene. Isf 4
Sections 2. 1, 10, 10. IA, and "a, Of township 3
sections 2. 4, 6. 8. 10. 2. IA. 49, co. 22, ~, ~
and 81, Of township Il sees 'ns q s, 10, L -A14-ls
90 a. 80, 34 and SO, of township 81 Of rage tios
Sections g. lots 1. 2, 8, S, g. and =, of sections 8
sections 20 and So of township 7; the w OF the
NE !, the w / Of the Sc /, and thew OF section
4 sections 6, s, and 20; the W of the NV ! and
the W ofthe SW Lot section 22; sections 2s and
a.. tbe W of The Sr 81, and ;he W Of seetlon
"a. of township s. sections 2. ., ~, -; ~ - -
40 o. "a, 20 2s, go SO. a. and 49, OF ro,ssnsa ~
sections 40, 10, 12, Ii. ls 90. %. "a. 26 2s ~
81. SO, 81, and 36 OF township IL, Of range three
The w of section 1s; section 80, OF township
10; the i OF the SE /, the NV Of the 81 T. ana
lots l. g. g. ard 4. of section 10; sections IL and 22
sections 2s 80, and "a, OF township II, OF range
four.
Sections "a, %, "a. 2s 34 and So, Of township
9; township 9, except section 81; sections =, and
10. OF township 10, Of range sir.
NORTH Of The base lse ead eas. o. the priscpa fer'don
Township Of range fosr.
North otae base a.s and uest the pr.sepat seT:da"
Township 2 of range one.
Township 3, OF range tno
Townships 4, S, and s. ofrange three.
At the land office at OrsLousss. easnn,en. ing on
Monday, the twenty first day Of Maysaext for the
disposal of the vacant la.ds in the euen-as'bsred
Of
toned townships. which remain to the united
States within six miles Oh each sidgsof the Me W
Orleans Opelousas, and Great Western railroad, "
subject rs required by law, to minimum OF tu'o
dollars asd fifty cents per acre, viz:
Soxth Of the base Lac aad sast Of p'aepaI aserd'as
Townships 2, 3, 4, and S, of range oas.
Townships 2, ., 4. s, and 6. Of range taro.
Townships g. T. S. 6, q So, and 10. ei range tkras.
TOWNSHIPS 4 S. 81. 81 o, TO- aud II, Of range fosr.
Townships s. s. 4 %. 10. II, aud IL, Of range five.
townships Q, 10, II, IL, and 1S, Of range sir.
T wnships ii. l2, l3, and "A, OF range seue".
Townships H. l2, l3. IA, and Is, of range egh.
Townships L. l3. II, Is, aud Is, OF range s,sss.
Townships la. ID, Is, and l6, OF range ten,
Townships Ia, Is. Is, aad II, Of range steres.
Townships Is, Is. and II. of range tscelss
Township Is, of range hirsses.
South ethe base lime and pea Of The priacpal eridiaa.
e,
Townships /, 2, and 3. of ranges fosr, fire, s'r,
sevea, eigh and siae
Townships /, and 2, Of ranges ten, eteces, and
t.netpe.
AT the land office at New ORLEANS, conmen-
eisg on Monday, the fourteenth day Of May next,
for the disposal Of the yacant dads In the eue mann
tered seioes amd parts sscsons, within the nndef-
mentioned townships, which remain to the United
States within six miles on each side of the !" New
a. Il ruttp pnad II
subject, ais required by law, to minimum of taco
dollars asd ,5ty eeats per acre viz:
Sok of tie base lire and east Of the pr,nepal meridian,
and spsst Of tie Missis.ippi ripsr.
Townships Is, and II, Of range 12. :
Townships Is, is, and II, of ranges l3 and H.
Townships IA, Is, Is, and II, of range Is
Townships H. is, and IL, of ranges l6 n, and Is.
Townships, ,l3, III is, and is, OF ranges 10 and 20
Townships l3 "a. and IL, of range al.
TownsIaips 10 and "A. Of ranges q, 23 a. and 25.
Lsads appropriated BY law for the use of schools
military, and other purposes, together with the
= swa amp and overaowed,a granted to the State by
the acts of Congress, approved March 2, 1549, and
September 2s, 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, is52-for said railroad aud the
particular tracts cut by the route will be sold a.
containing the quantities respectively shown on
the official plats, without deductions.
The offering OF the above lands will be com.
menced ON the days appointed, and will proceed
in the order in which they are advertised, unit
the whole shail have been offered, and the sales
shus closed but 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
the two weeks.
Given under my hand, as the city Of Washing
ton, this 3lst day OF January. Ammo Domiti OH.
thousand eight hundred and sixty.
BY.the President: JAMES BUCHANAN
s. a. sMITR, Cossusissioasy
fshe General Lead 0fFse.
NOTICE 70 pRE.EMpTIoN CLAIMANTS
Every person entitled % the right Of pre-emts
tion 10 aIly OF the lands within the townships an.
t,arts of Townships abuye enumerated ii requiTet
10 btish the same to the satisfaction Oh the Fe
yister aud receiver Of the proper land Office, an;
make nayment therefor 90 soon as practicable ai
ter seeing this notice. and before the day appointe
fpr the commencement Of the public sale Of th
lands embracing the tract claimed otherwise sncl
clain, viii Be forfeited. s
s. A. SMITH.
Commissioner af ftAe Geneyal Land GGe.
March 10th. Ib6ts. S.
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