The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-21
By the President
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Commissioner Of the General Land Otiic
NOTICE

Respecting Prioate entries Of the lands heretofore ,ciu-
drdoon from narketin Illinois on account of the hi.
nOis Central Railroad.
To prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
ofcers after closing all the business of the public
sales above proclaimed, will announce to those pre-
sent that applications for pirate entries by cash or
locations by land warrants, (dt double the minimum
prtce,) will be received the day, and from day
to day, FOR any land in the several townships whch
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 or for
the location of land warrants, are TO be made
IN ioritinF, and all the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset of that day
ana be acted on the nczt day; and where's it shall be
discovered that two or more persons have applied
on the same day to enter 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-
picants, and be awarded to the highest bidder,
according to law.
After having acted on the pressing applications
Tor the double minimum lands, the land officers
Will announce that written applications will be
celved for private entries by cash, locations by
land warrants, for any of the vacant and nappro-
prieted 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branches heretofore withdrawn from market to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 che is entitled, and W hch have not
been selected for such purpose and such applica-
tions will be received in the order in which the
townships will be announced, and If the pressure
OF business should go require such applications will
be treated in the same manner those above men
toned.
Ed,oardsuWe and Springfield Districts.
There being no lands within the EDWARDS
VILE District, and unS0id lands within the
srKfSGFIELp 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 20 the United States after the
selections for the road grant have been completed,
will, IN like manner the aforesaid, be restored
10 private entry, or location, at the following pc
riods, 20 Wit: the lands in EDwARpsvILLE DIsTRIcr
on Monday, the ftoelfh day Of July next; and the
lands in the SPRiseFIELD DrsTRIcT on Monday, the
ttcenty- sirh day OF July next.
No right of pre- empton TO any Of the public
lands which have been withheld from market on
account OF the railroad grant will be recognised TO
have accrued in virtue Of settlement made thereon
subsequent TO September 90 1850, and prior 20 the
day when the land shall again be made subject to
private entry az aforesaid.
Where locations are 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 23d March last
Given under my hand, at the General Land OF
fee, the third dey OF April 1852.
Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTERFIELD, Comm'r.