The Opelousas courier., 1860-05-12
RT THE pRESlDEyg gF THE U1lTED-sTATnS.

i BT THE PRESIDENT UF THE UHITED-STATLlS
4 IN pursuance of law, l. JAMES BUCHANAN
(. President Of ta United States OF America. dt
/, harahv declare and make kneVsa that pubic xae,
will he held at the nn,e rgnentened ia1 offices il
+bo STATE Of LOUISIANA at tae --eGots hereinafter
designated, to Wit:
/, At the land Office at OpELovsas, commencing OF
Monday the seventh day OF Alay next, Tor the dis
nosa, oi the public Lands heretofore WE?Jf5sa siua
/ ted in the following townships sud parts OF town
ships, viz:
South Of The base linz and sss TIE principal ne,idia1
Sections IS ar, 81: the sW os SECTION 2s: sec
+;ons % 40. a. 81 3t. SO. and 10, OF Township d
sactions 2 i. g. TO- l2 IA, 1a, 60. % -. 26. IS
| 40. 81 "a, and SO, Of township S; tcwnship7; OF
Section 8: the S Of section TO- the S Of sec
| ton ~; sections IA, la 90 % 96 g, 80, 81 ~
and &c, of township i: sectio:st, J. .: 6 ~: - ~
Is. 90 %. 81, and rs. Of township {; townships g.
/ 7 and 8: Of range taro.
Townships 6, 7, and s, OF range fsffe.
Township IL, Of range joEr.
Township il, Of range fire
| Township 10 Of range elglt.
Sections 2. l2, IA: 22. "a. %. "s ~ ~, ana 80
of township 5: sections !. IL Is, % ~, -o 20 ~,
81. IS, and ss, of township 4; township 5; range
| ttre5re
Townships i, 5, s, and IL, Of range !s''tssa,
South of The basc line a'sd east the pr.ar7al e'aGss
The SWt of section 4 sections aud s. the
SW of section 10: sections L. 90. ~, "a 20. &c,
so go 81 arr, &c. Of township s: sections 2 4 ., g,
TO- IL ID IS. 20, 22 "a. 2o Is. 20, g. 81. e:ti 80,
of township .; township s, exceptsecuon i town
ship 9, of range c's
Sections 2. !. To- IL. Ii, and "a, Of township 3;
sections q 4 g. 8 10, 49, X, is: 20. o. ~. 2s 81.
and 32 of township = ssstons :, 81 g. II, d. 1s,
60 22, 3d. 81, and 3G, of oftoWnship :, oA range :o.
Sections 6; lots J. 2, 8, 5, 6. and r. of eeepns g,
sections 20 and 3D. OF tow nship 7: the NtEe
NE I, the W of the Sc /, and thew OF seldom
4 sections s. s. and co; the W OF the NV aud
the w the SW OF Section 22 scct,nas 2e aliti
3d. the W ] OF the SG !, es?d the " OF section
a. of township sections :: q 8, 5, TO- IL, H. ID
20. 20, "a 26 2s So SO, 81 aa So c. township 10.
sections q l. g. t. 10, IL IA g. 20 %. a.. 26. ~ oe
81 SO, "a ana So OF oWusnlp II. ol range saffs.
The W J of seet.on IS: sset u ESQ Of township
70: the s, Of the 81. Z. Ia. wv Ct the 81 l. and
lots .. 3, aj 4, 0: sectiot 10: sections IL st ~
sections % 80, and 2s, 0. township II, ct range
four.
+ Sections II, 90, q, o6, "a, and So Of township
s; township 8, except section II sectloHs a. ana
10, OF township ~, OF range sh.
Nosy IF the base lire a,sd east o. i* pri'epa! ss 'asa'
Township 2of range ,foar.
NORTH oths base line asa ;cest Of tic rlsesE .er'sSa"
Township 2 of range one.
+ Township 3. OF range t:oo
townships 4, S, and :. OF range tiaG.
At the land office at CTE1oGfAs. commencing on
Monday, the twenty hfst day CT Nay next 10Y t..e
disposal of the pacaat sssas M tie esfs-'ssr'hes "a
sections a,d paris y secslo*s @ithla he nhee,us"
toned townships, which TelIsan to the liut"d
States within SIX miles on each side OF tt. " rev
Orleans, Opeioueas. aud Great Western railroad =
subject, as required by .aw 10 ssILlusuEi OF tss9
dollars end ffts Gxsts per acre, VIZ:
S9sh of the base lsa G,sd esst q The psicss ssersasaa
Townships 2, 8, A. and s, OF rang" o~e
Townships 2, 81. S, aud 6, CT range tsro
TorgIrski ips AIS 9, q g. O. and 10, OF rsBge faTee
TosFnehips& s. e., t. 6. i sssna H. ei range foar
TOWNSHIPS s, rs 8. le. and 70, OF range fss
Townships 8. IT, II, H. and ls, Of range Sit.
Townships II, l2, 13, and Id, OF range seveH.
TOWNSHIPS H. II, Is. L. and l5 Off range eseAt,
Townships l2, IA, Ia, IL, and 1s, Of range ai~e.
Townships Is, Ii, Is, and 10, Of range te~
Townships H. rs. ie. and IL of ra,,ee seren. j
Townships Is, 16. and IL, OF range tyefes.
Township Is, o. range Atrtass.
sostA Of he base 1--we aad ssst e The p9aesl Rert9a@.
Townships q g. and 4. oranges one, tao and THREE.
Townships i, 2, end 9, of ranges foes, JHss. sz,
ss,es sisA and siss
3. townships i, and ?, OF ranges Ton, eepes, and
t.calgs.
AT the land Office at Nsw ORLEANS, conmsn-
cinc on Monday, the fourteenth day Of May next,
for dispose; of the Dscaat lasds tt.
5ea ssct;csss uz parts Of secttoss within the under
mentioned townships, which remain to the United
States vithln sss miles on each side of the .Nsw
Orleans. GpaIousas, and Great Western railroad" /"
subject, as required by law, to . minimum OF tsso
dollars end fifty tes;s rer acye VIZ
Soa Of the base lse asi ea grassigal setrSaa,
ed scest e'f fa~ M.sstessgps rives:
apd r=nFr rerre
Townships Is. Is, and II, Of ranges 3 and IA.
Townships ID, IS, TO, and II, of range S
Townships IA, Il, and 49, OF Iaazes I6 II. and Is,
Townships 49, "a, IS, and ie Of ranges 10 and 90
Townships i3, ia, and Is ot range 81
townships l3 and "A, oranges 22 50, "a and IS.
lends eppgo oariatec by taw for the use of schools
military. and ether purposes, together with the
g swamp and oveFaowed,2 granted to the State by
the acts of Congress, approved March 9, ls4s, and
September %, 1850, wilt De excluded from the
sales.
The tracts along the lines Of the railroad will be
sold subject to the right of wav--granted By the
net Of Ath August, ls52-tor said railroad, and the
particular tracts cut by the rcats vii! bessold as
containing the quantities respectively shown on
the Official plats, without deductions.
The offering of the above lands viii be COM
raenced on the days appointed, ard will proceed
in the order 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
thar, two weeks and no private entry Of any of the
lands will he admitted until after the expiration of
the tive weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washing
ton, this 31st day off anuary, Ammo Donlini one
Thousand eight hundred and sixty.
By the PTesident: JAMES BUCHANAN.
S. A. s.,1TH, Commissions,
gf tie General Laaa QFas.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMpTIoN CLAIMANTS.
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