The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-10
NOTICE

NOllCE
Respecting yripate entries Of the lands heretofore oi-
draicn from market in IUinots account Of the HI
nOis Central Railroad
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 private entriesy cash
locations by land warrants lat double the minimum
price) 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 pr-
vate sale after the close Of the public sale, for
the location of land warrants, are to be made
in ,critng, and all the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset of that day,
and be acted the neat day; and whcrei it shall be
discovered that two or more persons have applied
on the same day to enter locate the same tract,
such applications will tc regarded as being stimuli
taneously made, and such tract will be put up on
the next day thereafter at auction among such ap-
pllcants, 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. locations by
land warrants, for any Of the vacant and unappro-
priated public lands outside of the ak 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branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to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 euch applica-
tions will be received in the order in which the
townships Will be announced, and, II the pressure
Of business should require, such applications will
be treated In the same manner as those above men
toned.
EdtoordsriHe and Springfield Districts.
There being lands within the EDwARps-
WILLIE District, and unsold lands within the
SPsISoFIELp District. falling within the six mile
limits Of the railroad grant, such vacant and
unappropriated lands exterior to such iimits, ly
ing within thoee 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
to private entry, location, at the following pc
riods, to wit: the lands in EDwARDsvILLE DIsTRIcT
on Monday, the f,ceyh day Of July next; and the
Ia nds in the SPRiseFiKLD DIsTRIcr on Monday, the
ftoenty- siIU day of July next.
No right of pre- emption TO any Of the public
lands which have been withheld from market
account Of the railroad grant will be recog gnised to
have accrued in virtue Of settlement made the con
subsequent to September 20, 1850, and prior to the
day when the land shall again be made subject to
private entry ns 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 or
fee, the third day of April, 1852.
Ap6-lawl3w j. BUTTERFIELD, Comm'r.