The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-25
J. BuTTERFIELp,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.

NOTICE
Respecting private entries Of the lands heretQf ,c
dra,cn from market in Illinois 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 priuate entries by cash
locations by land warrants, (at double the minimum
prtce) 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-
vatc sale after the close Of the public SALE for
the location of land warrants, 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 on the neTt day. and where it shall be
discovered that two or more persona have applied
on the same day to 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, 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branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to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 10 which she is entitled, and which have not
been selected for such purpose; and such applica-
tlOD5 VIII DC received In tne OrCcT In WnlCn 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.
EdDardsviue and Springfield Districts.
There being no lands within the EDWARDS
VILE Distrct, and unsold lands within the
SpRISoFIELD 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 the aforesaid, be restored
to private entry, location, at the following pc
riods. TO wit: the lands in EpwARpsvILLE DisTRicT
on Monday, the fiosLfh day of July next; and the
lands in the SPRIseFIELD DISTRICT on Monday, the
ttoenty siIh day of July next.
No right of pre- cmption 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 30, 1850, and prior TO the
day when the land shall again be made subject TO
private entry rs 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
flee, the third day of April, 1852
Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTERFJELD, Comm'r.