The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-21

NOTICE
Respecting private entries If the lands here9 ,ci-
dratcn from market IN Illinois dccOsJt Of the Hi
nOis Central railroad.
To prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
officers after closing all the business Of the public
sales above proclaimed, will to those pre-
sent that applications for private entries by cash
locations by land warrants (at double the minimum
price,) will be received the nert day, and from da
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, are to be made
in Driting, and all the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset Of that day,
and be acted on 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
taneousy 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 cash, locations by
land warrants, for any of the vacant and unappro-
priated public lands outside OF the six sections in
width each eide of the said railroad and its
branches, heretofore withdrawn from market tC
enable the State of Illinois to select the quantity o
land to which she is entitled, and which have not
been selected for such purpose; and such applica
tlons Will be received In the order In which the
townships will be announced, and, if the pressure
of business should require, such applications viii
be treated in the same manner as those above men
toned.
Edtcardsvilie and Springfield Districts.
There being no lands within the EDWARDS
VILE District, and no unsold lands within th
SPRIsorIKLp District, falling within the ak mil
| limits of the railroad grant, such vacant an
unappropriatcd 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 10 remain to the United States after th
selections for the road grant have been completed
will, in like manner the aorcsaid, be restored
to private entry, or location, of the following pc
riods, to wit: the lands in EDwARpsvILLE DISTRICT
on Monday, the t,oeyh day Of July next; and tn
lands in the SPRiseFIELD DISTRICT on Monday, tht
ttoenty siIn day of Juiy next.
No right of pre- .omption TO any OF the public
la nds which have been withheld from market OF
account of the railroad grant will be recognised q
have accrued in virtue of settlement made thereon
subsequent to September 30, 1850, and prior 10 tn
day when the land shall again be made subject q
private entry as Aforesaid.
Where locations made by land warrants
they will be received at the minimum price of III,
land, and any deficit of the purchase. money mus
be paid in cash in accordance with the rcgua ton
prescribed by this office 23d March last
Given under my hand, at the General Land OF
fee, the third day Of April, 1852.
Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTERFlELD, Comm'r.