The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-01
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eight, nine, ten, sepen foelUe Mnteen, fourteen.
i tyfeen, sixteen, range one.
q At the Land Office at KASKASKIA, commencing
Xon Monday, the fifth day Of July next for the die
posal of such sections and parts of sections being
1.-THE odd numbers above referred 10, are situated
4 in the aforementioned townships, TO wit:
South Of the base line and Of the Third principal
meridian.
Townships one, two three, four, five, six, seven,
Weight nine. ten eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen,
nfteen, sixteen, seventeen, range one.
townships one, t,Do, three, four fve. siE. seoen'
- fifteen, siIteen, seventeen, range two
81 The townships herein designated in roman let
tcrs wholly within the limits Of "six sections
and those in italics partly within said limits,
designated on the diagrams which will be fur
dnisbed TO the respective District Land Offices by
the Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Lands reserved for schools, military, other
purposes, will be excluded from sale.
The lands will be sold subject TO the right of ooy
granted by the said act Of goth September, 1850 10
9the State of Illinois for said railroad and its
branches, not exceeding one hundred feet on each
Hsidc thereof. ~,
Each sale will be kept open for time sufficient
Rto admit Of Offering all the lands, but not exceed
ling two weeks; and applications to make private
Senries ofthe lands 10 be offered under this proca
nation will not be received until after the close OF
the public salc.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washing
2ton, the third day OF April: A, 1852
: WILLARD FILLMORE
by the President:
J. BurTERFIELp,
q Commissioner of the General Land Office.
q NOTICE
Respecting private entries IF the lands heretqf ,c
dratpn from market in Illinois account IT the Hi
Il ,,ois Central Railroad
a To prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
oficers, after closing all the business Of the public
saes above proclaimed will announce to those pre-
sent that applications private entries by cash
Locations by land lat double the
srice) will be received the neat day, and from day
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
Hbe announced The applications to enter at pri-
vae sale after the close Of the public sale, or for
{3the location Of land warrants, to be made
q IN tcriting and all the applications made on any
Hone day will be examined after sunset OF that day.
and be acted on the neat day; and where it shall be
3discovered that two or more persons have applied
ZION the day to enter locate the same tract,
spch applications will be regarded ns being stimuli
'HAncously made, and such tract will be put up on
sthe next day thereafter at auction among such ap
%pcants and be awarded to the highest bidder
cSaccordng to law
q After having acted on the pressing applications
1Sfor the double minimum lands, the land officers
9will announce that written applications will be re-
ceived for private entries by cash, or locations by
warrants, for any of the vacant and unappro-
3priated public lands outside OF the Six sections in
width each side of the said railroad and it's
heretofore withdrawn from market to
aenab the State of Illinois to select the quantity OF
land TO which she ls entitled, and which have NOS
lbeen selected for such purpose; and such applicn-
Htions will be received in the order in which the
tow nships will be announced, and if the pressure
of business should require, such applications will
be treated in the same manner as those above men
E3tioned.
81 Ed,Daydspille and Springfield Districts.
q There being no lands within the EDwARps-
1avILLE District, and no unsold lands within the
E3SpRIsGFIsLp District falling within the six-miIe
- limits of the railroad grant, such vacant and
3unapproprated lands exterior to such limits, ly-
Hing within those districts, which have been with
Sheld from private entry on account Of said road,
and found to remain to the United States after the
pssections for the road grant have been completed,
NwIi, in like manner the aforesaid, be restored
to private entry, location. at the following Pc
T. rods to wit: the lands in EpwARDsviLLE DIsTaICT
sSon Monday, the ficsfh day of July next; and the
Hands in the SpRrsoFiELD DisrRIcr Monday, tbs
= ticenty sirut day Of July next
81 No right of pre- emption 10 am Of the public
If3lands which have been withheld from market on
account of the railroad grant will be recognized TO
have accrued in virtue of settlement made thereon
subsequent to September 90 1850, and prior TO the
2day when the land shall again be made subject to
Hprvate entry as aforesaid.
81 Where locations made by land warrants,
t4they will be received at the minimum price Of the
3land, and any deficit of the purchase money must
be paid in cash. in accordance with the regulations
i prescrbed by this office 23d March last.
"a Given under my hand at the General Land OF
8fce, the third day of April, 1882.
FL Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTERFIELD, Comm'r.