The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-20
NOTICE

Respecting sriDGts entries IF the lands heretofore loiM
draton from market IN Illinois on account IF The Mi-
= 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 pricate entries by cash
locations by land warrants, tat double the Minimum"
price,) will be received the neat 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-
sale after the close of the public sale, for
the location Of land warrants, are TO be made
IN toriting, and all the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset Of that day,
and be acted on the neat day; and where it shall be
discovered that two or more persons have applied
the same day to enter or locate the same tract,
such applications will be regarded as being stimuli
taneousy made, and such tract will be put up on
the next day thereafter at auction among such APP
plcants, 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
ceived 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 its
branches, heretofore withdrawn from market TO
enable the State ofinois to select the quantity OF
land to which she is entitled, and which have not
been selected for such purpose; and such applca-
tons will be received in the order in which the
townships will be announced and, if the pressure
of business should require, such applications will
be treated in the same manner az those above men
toned.
Ed,pardspiUe and Springfield Districts.
There being no lands within the EDWARDS
VILE District and unsold lands within the
SPaINGFIELD 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. or location at the following Pc
RODS, to witt the lands in EDwARDsviLLE DIsTRIcr
on Monday, the t,csfh day Of July next; and the
lands in the SPRlNeFIELD DISTRICT on Monday, the
ttcenty- sirth day Of July next.
No right of pre- emption to any of the public
lands which have been withheld from market
account of the railroad grant will be recognised to
have accrued in virtue of settlement made thereon
subsequent to September 20, 1850, and prior to the
day when the land shal again be made subject to
private entry rs aforesaid.
Where locations are made by and 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.