The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-23
By the President:

Given under my hand, at the city of Washing
tom the third day OF April, A. D 1852,
MlLLARD FILLMORE.
By the President:
J. BUTTERFIELD.
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE
Respecting Priuate entries Of the lands heretoo NTH
Grd,cn from market in Illinois account of the Hi
nois Central Railroad.
To prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
ohcers 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, Cat double the minimum
prics,) Will be received the neIt 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 sale after the close of the public sale, for
the location of land warrants, TO be made
tn tcriting, 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 il shall be
discovered that two or more persons have applied
on the same day 10 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 ut auction among such ap.
plicants, and be awarded 10 the highest bidder,
according 60 law.
After having acted on the pressing applications
for the double minimum lands, the land officers
will announce that written applications will be
ceivod for private entries by cash, or locations by
land warrants Tor any OF the vacant and unappro-
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branches, heretofore withdrawn from market TO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 applica-
uons 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 as those above men
toned.
Ed,oardsUiAe and Springfield Districts.
There being no lands within the EpwARps-
WILLIE District, and unsold lands within the
SPRINGFlELD 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 account of said road
and found to remain 20 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, location, at the following pc
riods, TO wit: the lands in EpwARDsvILLE DIsTRIcT
on Monday, the ftosifh day Of July next; and the
lands in the SPRiNoFIELD DIsTRicT on Monday, the
ttDeHty- stzu day Of July next
No right Of pre-. .emption 10 any Of the public
lands which have been withheld from market on
account of the railroad grant will be recognised
have accrued in virtue Of settlement made thereon
subsequent 20 September 20 1850, and prior 20 the
day when the land shall again be made subject TO
private entry ns aforesaid.
Where locations arc made by land warrants,
they will be received al the minimum price Of the
land, and any deficit Of the purchase. money must
be paid in each, in accordance with the regulations
prescribed by this office on 23d March last.
Given under my hand at the General Land OF
fee, tho third day of April, 1852
Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTERFlELD, Comm'r.