The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-08
J. BUrTERrIELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land OH
NOTICE

NOTICE
Respecting Friuafe entries Of the lands heretofore ,pi
draton from market in Illinois account If The Xt-
n0is Central Railroad.
TO prevent confusion and dfficuly, the land
officers after closing all the business of the public
sales above proclaimed. will announce to those pre-
sent that applications prirdfc entries by cash
locations by land warrants, (ot double the nsinintn
price, will be received the nert day and from day
to day for ny 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, or for
the location Of land warrants, are to be made
in icriting. and all the applications made on any
day will be examined after sunset of that day,
and be acted on the nert day; and where it shall be
discovered that two or more persona have applied
on the same day to enter or locate the same 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 such ap
plicants, and be awarded to the highest bidder,
according to law.
After having cted on the pressing applications
for the double minimum lands, the land officers
will announce that written applica tions 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 scctions in
width 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branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to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 il the pressure
Of business should require, such applications will
be treated in the same manner as those above men
toned
Ed,cardsville aud Springfield Districts.
There being no lands within the EDWARDS
VILE District, and unsold lands within the
SPRIseFIELp District, falling within the six-milo
limits of the railroad grant, such vacant and
unappropriated lands exterior to such limits, ly
ing within thosc districts, which have been with
held from private entry on account Of said road
aud found to remain TO the United States after the
sslections for the road grant have been completed
will, in like manner the Aforesaid, be restored
TO private entry location, at the following pc
riods, To wit: the lands in EDwARpsvILLs DsTRIcI
on Monday, the f,oeIh day Of July next; and the
lands in the SPRISoFIELD DisrRicT ON Monday, the
i,centy- si1h day Of July next.
No right Of pre-. cpption TO any OF the public
lands which have been withheld from market on
account of the railroad grant will be recognised to
have accrued in virtue OF settlement made thereon
subsequent TO September 20, 1850 and prior TO the
day when tho land shall again be made subject to
private entry as Aforesaid.
Where locations are made by land warrants
they will be received at the minimum price OF tho
land. and any deficit Of the purchase money must
be paid in cash, in accordance with the regulation.
prescribed by this office 23d March last.
Given under my hand, at the General Land OF
fec, the third day of April, 1852
Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTERFIELD, Comn'r.