The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-17

Respecting Priuate entries If the lands heretofore ,ci
dra,on from market in Illinois on account Of the Hi
n0is Central Kditrodd
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 pricate entries by cash
locations by land warrants, (at double the minimum
priee) will be received the neIt day, and from day
to day for any land in the several townships which
had been offered at such public sale, and remained
unsod in the order in which such townships will
be announced. The applications TO enter at pri-
vatc sale after the close Of the public sale, for
the location OF land warrants, are to be made
en- toTtting, and all the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset of that day.
and be acted the neIt 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 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 tho pressing applications
for the double minimum lands, the land officers
will announce that written applications will be re-
ceiyed for private entries by cash, or locations by
land warrants, for any Of the vacant and unappro-
priated public lands outside Of tho six sections in
width on each side of the said railroad and its
branches, heretofore withdrawn from market 10
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 applca-
tions will be received in the order in which the
townships will be announced, and, II tho pressure
Of business should require, such applications will
be treated in the same manner as those above men,
toned.
Ed,oardsvilie and Springfield Districts.
There being lands within the EDWARDS
WILLIE District, and no unsoid lands within the
SPRIsoYiKLD District falling within the six mile
limits OF the railroad grant, such vacant and
unappropriated lands exterior 10 such iimits, 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 restored
10 private entry or location, at the following pc
riOds, TO wit: the lands in EDwARDsvILLE DIsTsIcT
on Monday, the itnsJh day Of July next; and the
lands in the SPRIsoFIELD DIsTRIcT on Monday, the
ttcenty sirth 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 30, $780, and prior TO the
day when the land shall again be made subject to
private entry "a aforc rcsad
Where locations made by land warrants,
they will be received at tho minimum price Of the
land. and any deficit Of tho 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
fec, the third day Of April, 1852.
Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTERFIELD, Comm'r.