The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-24


j. BurrERrELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE
Respecting piuate entries Of the lands heretofore Nth
drdton from market Illinois on account Of the IH
nois Central Railroad.
To prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
officers, after closing all the business Of the public
sales above reclaimed, will announce to those pre-
sent that applications for private entries by cash
locations by land warrants, lat double the minimum,
ice,l 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
unsold in the order in which such townships will
be announced The applications to enter at pr-
vate sale after the close Of the public sale, for
the location Of land warrants, are to be made
Tn toriting. and all the applications made any
day will be examined after sunset of that day,
and be acted on the next day; and where it shall be
discovered that two or more persons have applied
on the same day to enter or locate the same tract
such applications will be regarded as being stimuli
taneously 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
ceved for private entries by cash, or locations by
land warrants, for any Of the vacant and unappro-
prated 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branches, heretofore withdrawn from market TO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 purposc and such applica-
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 those above men
toned.
EdtoardspiAe and Springfield Districts.
There being no lands within the EDWARDS
VILE District, and no unsold lands within the
SPRIsoriKLp District, falling within the six mile
limits OF the railroad grant, such vacant and
unapproprated lands exterior TO ouch limits, ly
ing within those districts, which have been with
| held from private entry on account of said road.
selections for the road grant have been completed,
will, in like the aforesaid, be restored
To private entry, or location, at the following pc
riods, to wit: the lands in EDwARDsvILLE DIsTRicr
| on Monday, the fioeLJh day Of July next and the
lands in the SPRiseFIELD DIsTRIcT on Monday, the
f,centy- sirM day Of July next.
No right Of pre- .emption 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 TO September 20, $780, and prior 20 the
day when the land shall again be made subject 10
private entry as 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 THE olIicc on 23d March last.
Given under my hand, at the General Land OF
fec, tho third day Of April, 1861
Ap6-lawl3w j. BUTTERtIELD, Comm'r.