The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-22
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE
By the President

Respecting Frrate entries Of the lands heretqfor ,ci-
drdton from market in Illinois on account of the III
nots Central Railroad.
To prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
othcers after closing all the business of the public
sales above proclaimed, will announce to those pre-
sent that applications for pirate entries by cash or
locations by land warrants, Cat double the minimum
Wtce') VIII be received the merit day, and from day
to day, Tor any land in the several townships which
had been offered at such public sale and remained
unsoid, In the order in which such townships will
be announced. The applications TO enter at pri-
vate sale after the close of the public sale or for
the location of land warrants to be made
IN tcTitlng, and all the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset of that da
and be acted on the nert day. and where it shall be
discovered that two or more persons have applied
on the same day TO enter or locate the same tract
such applications will be regarded as being stimuli
taneously made, and such tract will be put up on
the next day thereafter at auction among such ap.
plcants, and be awarded TO the highest bidder
according to law.
After having acted on the pressing applications
Tor the double minimum lands, the land officers
will announce that written applications will be
Celved for private entries by cash. locations by
land warrants, for any of the vacant and unappro-
priated public lands outside of the six sections in
width each side of the said railroad and its
branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to
enable the State OF Illinois TO select the quantity of
land 10 which che is entitled and which have not
been selected for such purpose; and such applica-
uons will be received in the order in which the
lOWnnblps viii De announced, ana, II the pressure
of business should require, such applications will
be treated in the came manner as those above men
toned.
EdloardsrIe and Springfield Districts.
There being no lands within the EpwAuDs-
yILLe District, and unsold lands within the
SPRISoFlELD District, falling within the six mile
limits Of the railroad grant, such vacant and
unappropriated lands exterior 10 such limits, ly
ing within those districts which have been with
held from private entry on account Of said road
and found TO remain TO the United States after the
selections FOR the road grant have been completed
Will, in like manner the aforesaid, be restored
20 private entry or location, at the following pc
rhode, 20 wit: the lands in EDwtRDsvILLg DIsrRIcT
on Monday, the fioeJh day Of July next; and the
lands in the SPRiSGFIELD DisTRicT on Monday, the
ftoeuty- siIu day Of July next.
No right Of pre- empiion 90 any Of the public
lands which have been withheld from market on
account OF the railroad grant will be recognised TO
have accrued in virtue Of settlement made thereon
subsequent TO September 20. $780, and prior 60 the
day when the land shall again be made subject 20
private entry as Aforesaid.
Where locations are made by land warrants,
they will be received ~ the minimum price Of the
land, and any deficit Of the purchase money must
be paid in cash. in accordance with the regulations
prescribed by this office on 23d March last.
Given under my hand NJ the General Land or
fee, the third day OF April, 1861.
Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTERFIELD. Comm'r