The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-14
By the President:
j. BUTTERFIELp,
Commissioner of the General Land Ohic
NOTICE


Respecting private entries Of the lands heretofore NTH
drd,on from market IL, Illinois account Of the IHt
nous Central railroad.
To prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
oflicers after closing all the business Of the public.
sales above proclaimed will announce to those pre-
sent that applications for private entries by cash
locations by land warrants, lat double the minimum
Wice,) will be received the nert 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, for
the location Of land warrants, are to be made
in tcrtttng, and oil the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset OF that day,
and be acted the nex 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
taneousiy made, and such tract will be put up on
the next day thereafter at auction among such ap.
plicants, and be awarded to 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, or locations by
land warrants, for any Of the vacant and unappro-
priated public lands outside OF the six sections in
width on 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branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to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 TO which she is entitled, and which have not
been selected for such purpose; and such applica-
tions will be received in the order in which The
townships will be announced, and, If the pressure
Of business should require, such applications will
be treated in tho same manner as those above men
toned.
Ed,oardspiHe and Springfield Districts.
There being lands within the EDWARDS
VILE District, and no unsoid lands within the
SPRiNorIELD District, falling within the six mile
limits Of the railroad grant, such vacant and
unsppropriated lands exterior TO such limits, ly-
ing within those districts, which have boen with.
held from private entry account Of said road,
and found TO remain 60 the United States after the
selections for the road grant have been completed,
WILL in like manner as the Aforesaid. be restored
10 private entry location, at the following pc
RODS, TO wit: the lands in EDwARDsvILLE DIsTRIcT
on Monday, the ftoeJh day Of July next; and the
lands in the SPRISoFIELD DIsTRIcT on Monday, the
f,cenfy sizU day Of July next.
No right of pre.emption 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 10 September 20. 1850, and prior TO the
day when the land shall again be made subject 10
private entry "a aforceaid.
Where locations are 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, ut the General Land OF
fee, the third day Of April, 1852
Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTERFlELD, Comm'r.