The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-19
By the President
J' EHFIBLDs
Commissioner of the General Land Off
NOTICE

NOTICE
Respecting private entries Of the lands heretofore ,oi-
drd,on from market IN Illinois on account Of the iii
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 friuae entries by cash
locations by land warrants, tat double The minimum
micc,) 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-
vate sae after the close of the public sale, for
the location of land warrants, to be made
IN 'oriting, and all the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset OF that day,
and be acted the nert 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 as being stimuli
taneousy made, and euch 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 re.
ceived for private entries by cash, or locations by
land warrants, for any of the vacant and upappro-
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branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to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 TO which she is entitled, and which have not
been selected for such purpose; and such appca
tions will be received in the order in which the
townships will be announced, aud, if the pressure
Of business should require, such applications will
be treated III the same manner as those above men
toned.
Ed,rardsriRe and Springfield Districts.
There being no lands within the EpwARDs-
WILLIE District, and no unsoid lands within the
SPaIHGFIKLD 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 EpwARpsvILLK DIsTRcT
on Monday, the ftoeJh day of July next; and the
onds in the SPRIsoFIELD DISTRICT on Monday, the
t,oenty sirH 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 to September 20, 1850, and prior 20 the
day when the land shall again be made subject TO
private entry us aforcsaid.
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 Odd March last.
Given under my hand at the General Land or
fee. the third day of April, 1852.
Ap6-lawl3w j. BUTTERFIELD, Comm'r.