The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-19

NOTICE
Respecting priDate entries Of the lands heretofore ,cih
drdton from market IN IUi,l0ts 0cEsalnt 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 announce to those pre-
sent that applications for private entries by cash
locations by land warrants, (at double the minimum
frice,) will be received the ,,ert day, and from day
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, to be made
IN Drthng, and all the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset Of that day,
and be acted on the nex 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 he regarded as being stimuli
taneousiy 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 re-
ceived for private entries by cash, or 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branches, heretofore Withdrawn from market to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 che is entitled. and which have not
been selected for such purpose; and such appca-
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 those above men
toned.
Ed'oardsriie and Springfield Districts.
There being no lands within the EpwARps-
WILLIE District and no uusold lands within the
SPRISoFIKLD District, falling within the six mile
limits Of the railroad grant, such vacant and
unappropriated 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 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 EDwARDsvILLr DsTRicT
on Monday, the tpsJfh day of July next; and the
lands in the SPRiSoFELD DISTRICT on Monday, the
ttoenfy- sixh 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 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 nj the General Land or
fee, the third day Of April, 1852.
Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTERFIELD, Comm'r.