The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-21
Commissioner Of the General Land Oflic,
NOTICE

NOVICE
Respecting riuate entries @ the lands heretofore ,pith-
dra,on from market in Illinois account 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 aIitcdions for private entries by cash
locations by land warrants, (0t double the
price,) will be received the meet day, and from day
to day for any land in the several townships which
had been offered ct such public sale and remained
unsold, in the order in which such townships will
be announced. The applications to enter at pri
yate sale after the close OF the public sale, for
the location of land warrants, to be made
I" toriting, and all the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset Of that day
and be acted the day; and where it shall be
discovered that two or more persons have applied
on the same day to enter or 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
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
ccived for private entries by cash, or locations by
land warrants Tor 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branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to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 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.
Edtrardsvile and Springfield Districts.
There being lands within the EDWARDS
VILE District, and uasold lands within the
SPRINoFIELD 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
70 private entry, location ~ the foilowing pc
riods, 10 wit: the lands in EpwARpsvILLE DIsrsIcr
on Monday, the f,osyfM day Of July next; and the
lands in the SPRIseFIELp DisTRior on Monday the
foe,ty- sirh 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
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 rs Aforesaid.
Where locations made by land warrants,
they will be received MT 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 23d March last.
Given under my HAND, at the General Land or
fcc, the third day of April, 1852.
Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTERFIELD, Comm'r.