The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-24


Respecting yriuate entries Of the lands heretofore ,ui
draicn from market in Illinois on account Of the M
nOiS Central railroad.
To prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
officers, after closng all the business Of the public
sales above proclaimed, will announce hose pre-
cent that applications for private entries by cash
locations by land warrants, Cat double the minimum
price,, will be received the nsrt day. and from day
to day for afysRd in the several townships which
had been offered at such public sale, and remained
unsold, 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, are to be made
III ,oriting, and all the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset of that day,
and be acted on the nsrt day. and wherei 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 rcga rded as being stimuli
taneousy made, and such tract will be put up on
the next day thereafter at auction among such ap.
pcants, and be awarded to the highest bidder.
according to law.
After having acted on the pressing applica tons
for the double minimum lands, the land officers
will announce that written applica tions will be re.
ceived for private entries by cash, locations by
land Warrants, for any Of the vacant and unappro-
priated public lands outside OF tho six secons in
width each side Of the said railroad and it's
branches, heretofore Withdrawn from market to
enable the State Of Illinois to select the quantity Of
land to which she is entitled. and which have not
been selected for such purpose; and such applica-
ti0ns will be received In the order in which the
townships will be announced, and, if the pressure
of business should require, such applca will
be treated in the same tanner those above men
toned.
Ed,oardsuilie and Springfield Districts.
There being lands within the EDWARDS
VILE District. and no unso,a lands within the
SPRiNoFIELD District, falling within the six mile
limits Of the railroad grant, such varant and
unappropriated lands exterior to such Unite, 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 tier the
selections for the road grant have been completed,
will, in like manner the aforesaid, be restored
to private entry. or location, at the following Pc
riods, to wit: the lands in EpwARpsviLLE DisTRicE
on Monday, the ttosLfM day of July next; and the
lands in the SPRlNGFiELp DIST RIcr on Monday th9
ttoenty- sirh day oi July next.
No right of pre- euption to ony Of the public
ands which have been withheld from market
account Of the railroad grant will be recognised
have accrued in virtue Of settlement made the, con
subsequent to September - 1850, and prior to the
day when the land shall again be made subject to
private entry rs Aforesaid
Where locations are made by and Warrants,
they will be received at the minimum price oi tho
land, and any deficit of the purchase money mus,
be paid in cash, in accoraanc with the
prescribed by THE once Esd March last.
Given under my hand at the General Land OF
flee, the third day of April, 1864
Ap6-lawl3w J. RUTTERFIELD, Comm.