The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-28
j. BUTTERFIHLD,
Commissioner of the General Land Off
NOTICE

NOTICE
Respecting pripate entries IF the lands heretofore ,oih-
drd,on from market tn Illinois account Of the Iui.
nOts CentraI Railroad.
To prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
officers after closing all the business Of the public
sales above proclaimed, will announce to those pre-
sent that applications for private entries by cash or
locations by land warrants, (at double the minimum
price) will be received the merit day, and from day
to day, for any land 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
IN tcritiLg, and all the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset of that day,
and be acted on the next day; and where it shall be
discovered that two more persons have applied
on the same day to enter locate the same tract,
such applications will be regarded as being stimuli
taneousy made, and such tract will be put up on
the next day thereafter at auction among such ap
plicants, and be awarded 10 the highest bidder,
according to law
After having acted on the pressing applications
for the double minimum lands, the land officers
will announce that written applications will be
ceived 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branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to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 select the quantity of
land 20 which she ia entitled, and which have not
been selected for such purpose; and such applica-
townships will be announced, and, if the pressure
Of business should require, such applications will
be treated in the same manner as those above men
toned.
Edtcardsvilie and Springfield Districts.
There being lands within the EDWARDS
VILE District, and unsoid lands within the
SPRIseFIELD District, falling within the six mile
limits Of the railroad grant, such vacant and
unappropriated lands exterior to such limits, ly
ing within those districts, which have been with
held from private entry on account OF said road,
and found 10 remain TO the United States after 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
rhode, 10 wit: the lands in EpwARDsvILLE DIsTRicT
on Monday, the ttceyh day Of July next; and the
lands in the SPRisoFIELD DisTRIcT on Monday, the
ttoenty siru day Of July next.
No right of pre-. emp,ion to 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, 1850, and prior TO the
day when the land shall again be made subject to
private entry as aforesaid.
Where locations arc made by land warrants,
they will be received at 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 at the General Land or
fee, the third day Of April, 1852
Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTERFIELD, Comm'r.