The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-22
J. BuTrERFIELp,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE

NOTICE
Respecting private entries Of the lands heretq fore ,ciH-
drdton from market IN Illinois on account Of the H'
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 Tuate entries by cash
locations by land warrants, (Gt double the
prtce,) will be received the nert 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, are to be made
IN t1ritng, and all the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset of that day
and be acted on the nert day; and where it shall be
discovered that two more persons have applied
on the same day 10 enter locate the same tract,
such applications will be regarded being stimuli
tancousy made, and such tract will be put up on
the next day thereafter at auction among such ap
plicans, and be awarded 10 the highest bidder,
according TO law.
After having acted on the pressing applications
Tor the double minimum lands, the land officers
Will announce that written applica tions will be
ceived for private entries by cash, locations by
land warrants, for any of the vacant and unappro-
priatcd 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branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to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 appiica-
uon5 Will be received In the order III which the
townships will be announced and, il the pressure
Of business should require, such applications will
be treated in the same manner those above men
toned.
EdtoGdspiLe and Springfield Districts.
There being no lands within the EDWARDS
WILLIE District, and unsoId lands within the
SfaIsGrIELD District, falling within the six mile
limits OF the railroad grant, such vacant and
unapPropriatcd lands exterior to such limits, ly
ing within those districts, which have bcon with
held from private entry on account Of eaid road
and found TO remain 10 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 EowARpsyILLE DIsTRicT
on Monday, the fioeLfh day Of July next; and the
lands in the SrRiseFIELD DIsTRIcr on Monday, tho
ttocnty- sirh day Of july next
No right Of pre- cmpiion 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 30 September 20, 1850, aud prior to the
day when the land shall again be made subjoct to
private entry as Aforesaid.
Where locations made by land warrants,
they will be received at tho minimum price Of the
land, and any deficit Of tho purchase money must
be paid in cash 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
Apb-lawl3w J. BUTTERFlELD, Commr.