The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-10
NOTICE

NOTICE
Respecting sriuo te entries # the lands hereto ,o
dra,on from market in Illinois on account II the iHi
nous Centraf Ratlroad.
To prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
officers after closing all the business Of the public
sales above proclaimed. will annuunce to those pre-
sent that applications private entries by cash or
locations by land warrants, cat double the minimum
price, will be received the merit day, and from day
~ day for any land in the several townships which
had been offered al such public sale and remained
unsold, in the order III which such townships VIII
be announced. The applications 10 enter al pri'
sale after the close Of the public sale, or tCf
the location of land warrants, are 10 be made
in Uriting, and all the applications made on any
day will be examined after sunset OF that day
and he acted on the merit day; and where 1t shall be
discovered that two or more persons have appilet
on the same day to enter or locate the same tract
such applications will he regarded as being siinul
tancousy made. and ruch tract will be put up on
the next day thereafter at auction among such ap
piicants, aud be awarded to the highest bidder,
according To law.
After having acted on the pressing applications
for the double minimum lands, the land oficere
will announce that written applications Will te re
ccived Tor private entries by cash, locations by
land warrants, Tor any OF the vacant and una pro
priated public lands outside of the elk sections III
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branches heretofore withdrawn from market 10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 O.!
land to which she ID entitled, and which have not
been selected for such purpose; and such applica
ions VIII De received IN tue OTuCF III WHltn tnt
tuwnshps will be announced aud, If the pressure
Of business should require, such applications will
be treated In the same manner az those above men
toned.
EdpardsuIis and Springfield Districts.
There being lands within the EDWARDS.
VILE District, and unsOld lands within the
SPRINGFIELD District, falling within the six mile
hmils of the railroad grant, such vacant ano
uuappropriated !2nds exterior to such limits, ly
ing within those dstricts, which have been with
held from private entry account OF said road
aud found 10 remain 10 the United States after III.
selections for the road grant have been completed
will, in like manner the aforesaid, be restored
to private entry, or location, at the following pc
riuds. TO wit: the lands in EowARpsvlLLE DisTRICT
Monday, the f,csyh day Of July next; and the
lanos in tue SPnisorIELD DsTRIcT' on Monday, tho
ticenty- sirh day OF Jutg neat.
No right of pre- cinption to any of the rubiic
la pds which have been withheld from market
cunt OF the railroad grant will be recognised
have accrued in virtue Of settrmc mt made the,
su6sequontto September 90 1850, and prior to tn
day when the land shall again be made subject tc
private entry afore said. -
Where locations made by aud warrants,
they will be received at the minimum price uf the
land, and my deficit of the purchase money mus
be paid in ca-h, in accordance with the regulation.
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-lawlSw J. BUTTERFiELD, Comm'r.