The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-22
j. BUTTERFIELD.
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE

NOTICE
Respecting private entries Of the lands heretofore ,ci.
draWn 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
sales above proclaimed will announce to those pre-
sent that applications for private entries by cash
locations by land warrants tat double the minimum
price,, 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, 10 be made
IN icriting. and all the applications made any
one day will be examined after sunset of that day,
and be acted the neat 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 be regarded being simul-
taneousy made, and such tract will be put up on
| the next day thereafter at auction among such ap
picants, 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
ccived 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 each side of the said railroad and it's
branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to
enable the State of Illinois select the quantity Of
land to which she lis entitled, and which have not
been selected for such purpose; and such applica
tions will be received in the order in which the
wnships 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.
EdioGrdsuiHe and Springfield Districts.
There being no lands within the EDWARDS
VILE District, and no unsoid lands within tho
SPRINeFIELD District, falling within the six nile
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 tbs following pc
riods, to wit; the lands in EDwAR DsvILLE DIsTRIcT
on Monday, the fioeIfh day Of July next; and the
lands in the SPRlSorIELD DISTRICT on Monday the
t,centy 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 tu
have accrued in virtue of settlement made thereon
subsequent TO September 20, 1850, and prior TO tho
day when the land shall again be made subject 10
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 on 23d March last
Given under my hand, at the General Land OF.
fee, the third day of April, 1852.
Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTERFIELD, Comm'r.