The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-13
NOTICE

NOTICE
Respecting private entries IF the lands heretofore Nth
draipn from market in Illinois account Of the Iii
n0is Central Railroad.
To prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
officers, after closing all the business of the public
saes above proclaimed, will announce to those pre-
sent that applications for private entries by cash or
locations by land warrants, tat double the
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 pri-
vate sale after the close Of the public sale or for
the location of land warrants, to be made
in trrifing. and all the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset OF that day,
and be acted the next 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 te regarded as being simui-
taneously made, and such tract will be put up on
the next day thereafter ut auction among such APP
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 re-
ccivcd for private entries by cash, or 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branches, heretofore Withdrawn from market to
BILE the State Of Illinois to select the quantity Of
land to which she ia entitled, and which have not
been selected for such purpose; and such applica-
tious will be received in the order in which the
tow nships 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.
Ed,pardspiiie and Springfield Districts.
There being no londs within the EpwAnDs-
WILLIE District, and unsotd lands within the
SpaIsoFIELp District, falling within the six mile
limits of the railroad grant, such vacant and
unapproprsted lands exterior TO such liinits, ly
ing within those districts, which have been with
l..lI tn nnfr q III.
and found TO remain to the United States after the
selections for the road grant have been completed,
will, in like manner as the Aforesaid, be restored
to private entry. location, at the following pc
riods to wit: the lands in EpwARpsvILLE DISTRICT
on Monday, the f,celfh day Of July next; and the
lands in the SPRIseFIELp DIsTEIcT on Monday, the
f,cenfy- si1M day Of July next.
No right of pre- emplion to any oil 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, $780, and prior TO the
day when the land shall again be made subject TO
private entry as Aforesaid.
Where locations 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 OF
fce tho third day Of April, 1902.
Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTERFIELD, Comm'r.