The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-03
j. BuTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE

NOTICE
Respecting private entries c the lands hereto ,oi
dratcn from market in Illinois account Of the Hi
1aOiy Central Railroad.
To prevent confusion and difficulty, the land
officers, after closing oil the business Of the public
sales above proclaimed, will announce to those pre-
sent that applications for priudte entries by cash or
locations by land warrants, (dt double the minimum
price, will be received the nezt 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 pr-
vate sale after the close Of the public sale, or for
the location of land warrants, are to be made
in iorifing, and all the applications made on any
one day will be examined after sunset OF that day,
and be acted the nexf day. and where 1t 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 APP
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. re-
ceivcd for private entries by cash. or locations by
land warrants, for 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branches, heretofore withdrawn from market to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 apphca-
tOnS VIII be received In the OrucT III WHICH tue
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
EdpardsciHe aud Springfield Districts.
There being lands within the EDwARDs-
VILE District, and no unsoid lands within the
SPRIsorIKLD District, falling within the six-nile
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
ssiections for the road grant have been completed
will, in like manner as the Aforesaid, be restored
to private entry, location, at the following pc
riods to wit: the lands in EpwARpsvfLLE DisTRicT
on Monday. the tpsyh day Of July next; and the
lands in the SrRiSoFIELD DIsTRrcT on Monday, the
f,oenty v s,rfh day Of July next.
No right of pre-. emption 10 any Of the public
lands which have been withheld from market
account of the railroad grant will be recognised TO
have accrued in virtue of settlement made thereon
subsequent September 30, 1850, and prior TO the
day when the 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 the
land, and any deficit Of the 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 or
fee, the third day Of April, 1852.
Ap6-lawl3w J. BUTTERFIELD, Comm'r.