The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-05
}. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE

NOIlCE
Respecting Pruate entries Of the lands heretofore ,piU-
drd,Dn from market in Illinois on account of the hi
nOis Central RAILROAD.
To prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
oftccrs after closing all the business of the public
sales above proclaimed, will announce to those pre-
sent that applications for prtudfe entries by cash
locations by land warrants, tat double the minimum
ptce,) will be received the nert day, nd from day
TO day, for any land in the several townships which
had been offered at such public sale, and remained
unsoid, 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, for
the location of land warrants are to be made
IN Drtfing, and all the applications made on any
one day VIII be examined after sunset of that day,
and be acted the nert day; and where it shall DC
discovered that two or more persons have applied
on the same day to enter locate the same tract,
such applications will be regarded being stimuli
taneously made, and such tract will be put up on
the next day thereafter at auction among such ap.
pllcants, and be awarded TO the highest bidder
according to law.
After having acted on the pressing applications
Tor the double minimum lands, the land officers
Will announce that written applications will be
celved Tor private entries by cash, locations by
land warrants, for any Of the vacant and unappro-
prated 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branches, heretofore Withdrawn from market to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-
tlOH5 VIII DC received IN the Oruer III which the
townships will be announced, and, if the pressure
OF business should so 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 District, and unsoId lands within the
SPRrSGFIELD District, falling within the elk 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 as the aforesaid, be restored
to private entry, or location, at the following pc
riods, TO wit: the lands in EDwARDsviLLE DIsTRIcr
on Monday, the foslfh day Of July next; and the
lands in the SPRISGFfELp DISTRICT on Monday the
ttcenty- sirh 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 10 September 90 1850, and prior TO the
day when the land shall again be made subject to
private entry as aforesaid.
Where locations arc 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, Commr.