The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-15
j.. BurrERyIELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE

NOTICE
Respecting prUate entries If the lands heretofore ,cDi-
draLcn from market Illinois on account of the Hi
n0is Central Railroad.
To prevent confusion and officially, the land
officers after closing all the business of the public
sales above proclaimed. will announce to those pre-
sent that GPpsc0tions for private entries by cash
locations by land warrants, (at double the ni,imua
price, will be received the neat day, and from day
To day, for any land in the several townships which
bad 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, or for
the location of land warrants, are to be made
IN s0riting 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 shall bo
discovered that two or more persons have applied
on the same day 10 enter or locate the same tract,
such applications will be regarded being stimuli
taneously made. and such tract will be put up
the next day thsesatter at auction among such ap-
picants, and b awarded to the highcst bidder,
according to law.
After having scted on the pressing applications
for the double minimum lands, the land officers
will announce that written applications will be
ceived for private entries by cGsh locations by
land warrants, tor any OF the vacant and unappro-
priated public lands outside of the sx sections in
width on each side of the said railroad and its
branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to
enable the State of Illinois select the quantity of
land to which she is entitled, and which have not
been selected for such purpose; and such applica-
tions will be received Ia the order in which the
townships will be announced, and, IL the pressure
Of business should require, such applications will
be treated In the same manner as those above men,
toned.
Ed,oardsvilis and Springfield Distriets.
There being no iands within the EDwAips-
VILE District, and wns0id lands within the
sraINerlsLD Distrct. falling within the six milo
lsniis Of The railroad grant, such vacant and
unappropriated lands exterior 70 such iuses, ~
ing within those districss, which have been with.
held from private entry on account Of said road,
and found 10 remain to the United States after the
sslectons Tor the road grant have bcen completed,
will, in like manner the aforesaid, be restored
TO private entry or location, at the following pc
riods, TO wit: the lands In EDwAapsviLLE Dtsraicr
on Monday, the fscsyA day OF July next; and the
lands in the SPRiSoFIKLD DIsTRIcT on Monday, the
ftcenty si1h day OF July next.
No right Of pre- -cmpiion to any Of the public
lands which have been withheld from market on
account Of the railroad grant will be recognised 10
have accrued in virtue Of settlement made thereon
subsequent 10 September 20. 1850, and prior to the
day when the land shall again be made subject TO
private entry rs Aforesaid.
Where locations are made by land warrants,
they will be received at tho minimum price Of the
land, aud any deficit Of the purchase money must
be paid in cash. n accordance with the regulations
prescribed by this Office on 23d March last.
Given under my hand, at the General Land Of
fec, the third day or April, 1852.
Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTERFIELD Comm.