The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-20
j. BUTTERFIELD.
Commissioner of the General Land Of
NOTICE

NOTICE
Respecting private entries IF the lands heretofore Nth
drdton from market IN Illinois account Of The N-
n0is 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 or
locations by land warrants, cat double the minimum
prtce,) will be received the neat 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 closc Of the public sale, for
the location of land warrants, are TO be made
in tDriting, 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 il shall be
discovered that two or more persons have applied
on the same day to enter or locate the came tract
such applications will be regarded being stimuli
taneousy made, and such tract will be put up on
the next day thereafter at auction among euch 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
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branches, heretofore Withdrawn from market to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 10 select the quantity Of
land 10 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 manner those above
toned.
EdicardsuiHe and Springfield Districts.
There being no lands within the EDWARDS
| WILLIE District, and unsold lands within the
| SPRISoFiKLp District, falling within the elk mile
| limits Of the railroad grant, such vacant and
| unappropriated lands exterior 10 such mits, 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, 10 wit: the lands in EDwARDsvILLE DIsTRICI
| on Monday, the f,psLfh day Of July next; and the
lands in the SPRIHofIKLD DISTRICT on Monday, the
4 ttcenty- sizH. day Of July next.
| No right of pre-. cmpiion to any Of the public
lands which have been withheld from market or
account of the railroad grant will be recognised {,
have accrued in virtue Of settlement made Thereon
subsequent to September 20, 1850, and prior 20 th,
day when the land shall again be made subject L
private entry ns Aforesaid.
| Where locations arc made by land warrants
they will be received at the minimum price Of th'
| land, and any deficit of the purchase money mus
be paid in cash, in accordance with the regulation
| prcsoribed by this office on 23d March last.
Given under my hand, at the General Land OF
| fee, the third day of April, 1852.
| Ap6-lawl3w ]. BUTrERFlELD, Comm'r.