The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-27
NOTICE

NOTICE
Respecting private entries # As lands Heretofore scit
dra,on rom market in Illinois on accou,i IF he III
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 prirate entries by cash
locations by land warrants, Cat double the minimum
price, will be received the nert day, and from day
to day, for any land in the several townships which
had been offered at such public sale, and remained
unsod, in the order in which such townships will
be announced. The applications to enter at pri-
vate sale after the close of the public salo or for
the location Of land warrants, are to be made
IN toriting, and all the applications made any
day will be examined after sunset of that day,
and be acted the nert dayy 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
taneousiy made, and such tract will be put up on
the next day thereafter at auction among such ap-
plicants, 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 re.
ceived for private entries by casa, or 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branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to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 of Illinois to select the quantity Of
land to which che is entitled, and which have not
been selected for such purpose; and such applca-
tions 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 ma ner those above men
toned.
Ed,oardsuiae and Springfield Districts.
There being no lands within the EDwXRDs-
VILE District and pnsold lands within the
SPRINGFIELD District, falling within the six. mile
| limits of tho 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 the following pc
riods, to wit the lands in EDwARDsviLLE DsTRIcT
on Monday, the t,csfh day of July next; and the
lands in the SPRlNGFIELD DIsTnIcT on Monday, the
| ttDenty- sirM 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 shall again be made subject to
| private entry rs aforesaid.
Where locations made by and warrants,
| they will be received Mt the minimum price OF tho
| land, and any deficit of the purchase money must
be paid in cash. in accordance with the regulations
prescribed by this office 23d March last
| Given under my hand at the General Land Of
| fee, the third day of April, 1882
| Applicability J. BUTTERFlELD, Comm'r.