The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-02

NOTICE
Respecting private entries Of the lands heretofore ,ciM
drdtcn from market IN Illinois account of the IH
nous 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 private entries by cash
locations by land warrants (at double the minimum
prlce,) will be received the nert day. and from day
70 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-
vac sale after the close of the public sale, for
the location Of land warrants, to be made
IN 'crifing, and all the applications made on any
one day Will be examined after sunset of that day,
and be acted the nert day; and where 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
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
ceived for private entries by cash, Locofions by
land warrants, for any of the vacant and unappro-
priated 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branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to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 she is entitled, and which have not
been selected for such purpose; and such applica-
tions will be received in the order III which the
townships will be announced, and, if the pressure
OF business should require, such applications will
be treated in the same manner as those above men
toned.
EdtoGrdsriue and Spring field Districts.
There being no lands within the EDWARDS
VILE District, and unsoid lands within the
SPRINGFIELp District, falling within the six mile
limits Of the railroad grant, such vacant and
unappropriatcd lands exterior to such limits, ly
ing within those districts, which have been with.
held from private entry account of said road,
aud found 10 remain to the United States after The
sslcctions for the road grant have been completed,
will, in like the aforesaid, be restored
10 private entry or location, at the following pc
riods, 10 wit: the lands in EDwARDsvlLLs DIsTRiCT
on Monday, the frpsifh day of July next; and the
lands in the SPRlsGFIELD DISTRICT on Monday, the
feeHtg- sirth 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 to
have accrued in virtue Of settlement made thereon
subsequent 10 September 20, 1850 and prior 20 the
day when the land shall again be made subject to
private entry "a 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
hcc, the third day Of April 1882.
Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTERFIELD, Comm'r.