The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-03

Respecting prioate entries IF the lands heretofore ith-
dro,cn from market in Illinois on account Of the Ni.
nois Central Railroad
To prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
officers, after closing all the business of the public
sales above proclaimed will announce those pre-
sent that applications for pripafe entries by cash
locations by land warrants, tat double the minimum
frice,) will be received the nert day, and from day
to day for any land in the several townships which
had been offered such public sale, and remained
unsold in the order in which such tow nships 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 tcriting, and all the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset Of that day.
and be acted the neat day; and whereit shall be
discovered that two or more persons have applied
on the same day to enter 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-
plicants, and be awarded to the highest bidder,
according to law. .........t ......
After having acted on the pressing applications
for the double minimum lands, the land officers
will announce that written applications will be
ceved for private entries by cash, or locations by
land warrants, for any of the vacant and unappro-
prated 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branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to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 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 the same manner as those above men
toned. ..'
Ed,pardsvIie and Springfield Districts.
| There being no lands within the EDWARDS
| WILLIE District, and no tInsold lands within the
SPRIssrIELD 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
sslectons for the road grant have been completed,
| WILL in like manner the aforesaid, be restored
to private entry, location, at the following Pc
| RODS, to wit: the lands in EDwARDsvILLE DISTRICT
| on Monday, the f,os.fh day of July next; and the
lands in the SPRINGriELD DISTRICT on Monday, the
| t,centy- siIu day Of July next. ISL.
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 recognized 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 are made by and 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 23d March last.
Given under my hand at the General Land Of
fee, the third day of April, 1852
Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTHRFIELD, Comm'r.