The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-04
j. BUrTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE

NOTICE
Respecting private entries Of the lands heretofore ,oith-
dra,cn from market in Illinois account Of the III
n.Ois Central Railroad.
To prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
officers, after closing all the business Of the public
sales above proclaim will announce to those pre-
sent that applications for private entries by cash or
locations by land warrants, at double the minimum"
ice,) 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 VIII
be announced The applications to enter at pri-
vate sale after the cose Of the public sale, or Tor
the location of land warrants, arc to be made
in ,Driting, and all the applications made on any
day will be examined after sunset OF that day
and be acted on the ne1f day; and where it 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.
After having acted on the pressing applications
for the double minimum lands, the land oihcers
will announce that written applications will be re-
ceived 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 on each side of the said railroad and lts
branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to
BILE 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'
tow wnships will be announced, and, if the pressure
of business should require, such applications will
bc treated in the samc manner those above men,
toned.
Ed,cardsuilie and Springfield Districts.
There being no lands within the EDWARDS
VILE District, and no uns0ld lands within the
SPRINGFIELD District falling within the six milk
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 the Aforesaid, be restore
to privntc entry location, at the following pc
riods, to wit: the lands in EpwARDsviLLK DIsTRIcT
on Monday, the fiosyh day Of July next; and the
lands in the SPRiNoFiELD DISTRICT on Monday, the
f.oenty- siru day of July next.
No right of pre- Exemption to any OF the public
lan nds 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 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 23d March last.
Given under my hand, at the General Land or
fee, the third day of April, 1852
Ap6-lawi3w J. BUTTERFIELD, Comm'r.