The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-01

NOTICE
Respecting private entries Of the lands heretofore nth
dTdicn from market in Illinois account of the Iih
n0is Central Railroad.
To prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
ofhcers after closing all the business Of the public
sales above proclaimed, will announce to those pre-
sent that applications private entries by cash
locations by land warrants, (at double the minimum
prrcs) 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
vate sale after the close of the public sale for
the location of land warrants, to be made
in scrIting, and all the applications made any
one day will be examined after sunset of that day,
and be acted on the nest day. and where it shall be
discovered that two or more persona have applied
on the same day to enter or locate the same tract,
such applications will be regarded being stimuli
taneousy made. and such tract will be put up on
the next day thereafter al auction among such ap-
plicants, and be awarded to the highest bidder,
according 20 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, or locations by
land warrants, for any Of the vacant and unappro-
printed 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branches, heretofore Withdrawn from market to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 appca-
tions will be received in the order in which the
townships will be announced, and, if the pressure
OF busncss should require, such applications will
be treated in the same manner as those above men,
toned.
Ed,cardsriue and Springfield Disfrics.
There being no lands within the EDWARDS
VILE District, and unsod lands within the
SPRINoFIELD 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 10 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
riods, TO wit: the lands in EDwARDsviLLK DrsTRIcr
on Monday, the ttoeyh day of july next; and the
lands in the SPRIseFiELp DIsTRIcT on Monday, the
ttcenty- sirN day of July next.
No right of pre- emp.ion 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 thei
subsequent, to September 20, $780, and prior to the
day when the land shall again be made subject TO
private entry ns aforesaid.
Where locations 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
fce the third day Of April, 1852.
Ap6-lawl3w j. BUTTERFIELD, Comm'r.