The republic., 1852-06-29
NOTICE

NOTICE
Respecting Priu0te entries Of the lands heretofore ,oith-
dra'on IRON market an Illinois on account Of the III
nots Central Railroad.
70 prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
oihcers after closing all the business of the public
sales above.proclamed, will announce to those pre-
sent that applications for pirate entries by cash
locations by land warrants, (af double Ule minimum
prIcs 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 pr-
vate sale after the close Of the public sale, or for
the location Of land warrants, to be made
IN ,DTtt,ng, and all the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset of that day
and be acted on the neat days and where it shall be
discovered that two 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-
piicants, and be awarded to the highest bidder,
according to law.
After having acted on the pressing applications
Tor the double minimum ands, the land officers
Will announce that written applica lions will be
celved 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 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branches, heretofore Withdrawn from market to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 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.
Ed,oIdsviie and SpringJf field Districts.
There being no lands within the EpwAaps-
VILE District, and no unsoid lands within the
sPRIserIELp District, falling within the six mile
limits OF the railroad grant, such vacant and
unnppropriated lands exterior to such Hmits, 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 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
riods, to wit: the lands in EDwARDsviLLs DIsTRior
on Monday, the fipsyh day Of July next; and the
lands in the SrRiNoriELp DIsrRicT ON Monday, the
ttoenty- siIh day Of July next.
No right of pre- cmpion 10 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 as 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 on 23d March last.
Given under my hand, at the General Land Of
fee, the third day of April, 1852
Ap6-1axl3w J. BUTTERFlELD, Comm'r.