The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-12
J. BUTTERFIELDs
Commissioner of the General Land O
NOTICE

NOTICE
Respecting private entries IF the lands heretofore cit-
crdaon from market IL, Illinois account of the Ht-
nois Central railroad.
TO prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
officers after closing all the business Of public
sales above proclaimed, will announce to those pre-
sent that applications for prudfe entries by cash
locations by land warrants, (at double The minimum
price, will be received the nert day. and from day
to day, for any land in the several townships which
had been offered at euch public sale, and remained
unsoid, in the order in which such townships will
be announced The applications to enter at pr-
vatc sale after the close Of the public sale, for
the location Of land warrants, are to be made
IN ,priting, and all the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset Of that da
and be acted the next day; and where it shall be
discovered that two or more persons have applied
on the same day to enter locate the tract,
such applications will be regarded as being stimuli
taneously 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 Iands, the land officers
will announce that written applica tions will be
ceved for private entries by cash, locations by
land warrants, for any of the vacant and unappro-
prated 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branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to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 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,radspiHe and Springfield Districts.
There being no lands within the EDWARDS
WILLIE District. and unsold lands within the
SPRISorlxLp District, falling within the six mile
limits of the railroad grant, such vacant and
nanrp~oPriatvd srds exterior 10 such limits, iy
ing within those districts, which have been with
held from private entry on account Of said road
and found to remain to the United Statos after the
selections for the road grant have been com pcted
will, in like manner as the aforesaid be restored
to private entry, or location at the following pc
riods, to wit: the lands in EpwAnpsvILLr DIsTsicr
on Monday, the f,refh day Of July next; and the
lands in the SPRisorIELD DfsrRIcT on Monday the
f,oeRfy sizh day OF July next.
No right Of pre- empiion to any OF the public
lands which have been Withheld from market on
account of the railroad grant will be recognised 10
have accrued in virtue Of settlement made thereon
subsequent to September 30 1850, and prior TO the
day when the land shall again be made subject to
private entry as Aforesaid.
Where locations 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 each. 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-lawl3w J. BUTTERFIELD, Comm'r