The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-11
j. BurTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE

NOTICE
Respecting private entries q the lands heretofore .pi.
draion from market in Illinois account Of The hi
,sOis Central KniirOad.
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 9irafe entries by cash
locations by land warrants, Cat 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, for
the location of land warrants, arc TO be made
in tcriting. and all 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 more persons have applied
on the same day 10 enter locate the same tract,
such applications will be regarded 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 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branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to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 apphca-
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.
Ed,oqrdsviite and Springfield Distriets.
There being no lands within the EDwARps-
WILLIE District. and no snsold lands within the
SPRNGrIELD 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 TO remain to the United States after the
selections for the road grant have been completed,
will, in like manner as the aforesaid, be restored
TO private entry location, at the following pc
RODS, TO wit: the lands in EDwARDsvIILE DrsrRIcT
on Monday, the ftoeDh day Of July next; and the
lands in the SPRisoFiELD DISTRICT on Monday, the
t,cenfy " sixD 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 to September 20, $780, and prior to the
day when the land shall again be made subject 10
private entry Aforesaid.
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 at the General Land Of
6cc, the third day Of April, 1882.
Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTERFIELD, Comm'r.