The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-07
J. BUTTKRTIRLp,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE

NOTICE
Respecting Yrivate entries Of the lands heretofore ,oiu.
nois Central Railroad.
To prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
ofhcers after closing all the business Of the public
sales above proclaimed, will announce to those pre-
sent that applications for private entries by cash or
locations by land warrants, (at double the minimum
7rice) 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 or for
the location of land warrants, are to be made
IN tcriting, and all the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset Of that day
and be acted the next day, and where it shall be
discovered that two or more persons have applied
on the same day to enter locate the 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 re.
ceived for private entries by cash, locations by
land warrants, for any Of the vacant and unappro-
prlated 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branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to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 select the quantity of
land 10 which she is entitled, and which have not
been selected for such purpose; and such applica-
lion5 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 as those above men
toned
EdtcardsriHe and Springfsld Districts.
There being no lands within the EpwARps-
VILE District, and unsold lands within the
SPRINeFiELp District, falling within the six mile
limits Of the railroad grant, such vacant and
unappropriatcd lands exterior TO such limits, ly-
ing within th0se districts, which have been with
held from private entry account of said road
and found TO remain to the United States after the
selections for the road grant have been completed,
will, In like manner the aforesaid be restored
to private entry, or location, at the following pc
RODS, to wit: the lands in EDwARpsvILLK DisrRIcr
on Monday, the f,ceLfh day Of Judy next; and the
lands IN the SPRiseFnLD DIsTRIcT on Monday, the
ftcenty- siIh day Of July next
No right of pre- emphon 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 TO the
day when the land shall again be made subject to
private entry Us 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
fee, the third day of A pril, 1882
Ap6-lawl3w j. BUTTERFIELD, Comm'r.