The republic., 1852-06-28
j. bUrTERrIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land OF
NOTICE

NOTICE
Respecting private entire, # the lands heretofore NTH
dratcn from market in Illinois account Of the Hi
n0ts Central R0ik'oad.
To prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
officers, after closing all the business Of the public
sales above proclaimed will an nounce to those pre-
sent that applications for private entries by cash or
locations by land warrants, (at double the minimum
price, 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 sae 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, arc 10 be made
in tcriting, and all the applications made any
one 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 locate the same tract,
such applications will be regarded 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
for the double minimum lands, the land officers
will announce that written applications will be
cevcd Tor 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 on each side Of the said railroad and its
branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to
enable the State of Ilinois 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 in which the,
Of business should require, such applications will
be treated in the same manner as those above men
toned.
EdtoardsviHe and Springfield Districts.
There being no Iands within the EDwAnps-
VILE District, and unsold lands within the
SPRISorrKLp District, falling within the six mile
lmits of the railroad grant, such vacant and
unapproprioted 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 to the United States alter the
ssiectons for the road grant have been completed,
will, in siks the aforesaid, be restored
TO private entry or location, ut the following pc
riods. 90 wit; the lands in EowARpsvILlK DIsTRicr
Monday, the fscsyA day Of July next; and the
lands in the SrnisorEID DfsTsicT on Monday, the
fuoenf " sixU 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 to September 20, 1850, and prior TO the
day when the land shai again be made subject TO
private entry ms 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 Mt the General Land OF
hcc, tho third day Of April, 1851.
Ap6-Iawl3w J. BUTTERFIELD, Comm'r.