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 mm rnum.-Tris runmc nuns.-cn. 7. 433 public sales, shall be subject to be sold at private sale, h r entry at the land-oliice, at one dollar and twenty-five cents an acre, to lie paid at the time of making such entry: ]’rom'de¢l, That the price to be paid for alternate reserved lands, along the line of railroads within the limits granted by any act of Congress, shall be two dollars and fifty cents per acre. Sec. 2358. \Vhenever the President is authorized to cause the public Public lands may lands, in any land-district, to be offered for sale, he may offer for sale, bddffdmd fo1‘ gwle at first, only a part of the lands contained in such district, and at any """;‘z‘P'g;?§sFt&°“° subsequent time or times he may offer for sale in the same manner any gmsé i mt other part, or the remainder- of the lands contained in the same. ‘ g,·M;;·@T 40, s. 1, v. 2, p. 479. 12 Jun., 1877, e. 18, s. 2, r. 19,p. 221. 3 Mar., 1877, e. 107, r. ii), p. 377: Sec. 2359. The public lands which are exposed to public sale by order Advertisement of the President shall be advertised for a period of not less ·than three nor °f ”*’·l°¤· more than six months prior to the dav of sale, unless otherwise speciallv 32E1e 1834 - " * y C. P!'°"*d°d· 102, v. 4, p. 702: 12 Jan., 1877, c. 18, s. 2, t·. 19, p. 221. 3 Mar., 1877, c. 107, r. 19, p. 377. Sec. 2360. The public sales of lands shall, respectively, be kept open Duraticnofsales. for two weeks, and no longer, unless otherwise specially provided by law. 51, s. 5, v. ii,. 'I Sec. 2361. Where two or more persons have become purchasers of a Several deglisection or fractional section, the register of the land—oi‘Iice of the district "““"°‘“°“°d *°*W° in which the lands lie shall, on application of the parties, and a surrender g;l;;°;;;l;:;€i;°:°" of the original certificate, issue separate certificates, of the same date —;——;. with the original, to each of the purchasers, or their assignees, in con- 7123 llI“}’;,1828·°· formity with the division 'agreed on by them; but in no case shall the ’S' "" ’p'287‘ fractions so purchased be divided by other than north and south, or east and west, lines; nor shall any certificate issue for less than eighty acres. S1-1c. 2362. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, upon proof P¤r¤h¤se·money being made, to his satisfaction, that any tract of land has been errone- ;,f““d°d ‘gch°*'° ously sold by the United States, so that from any cause the sale cannot n,:,gn°t °°"` be contirmed, to repay to the purchaser, or to his legal representatives or assignees, the sum of money which was paid therefor, out of any 5’v_4,p_gb_ ’°' money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. 6428 Feb.,1859, c. ' Ily '· y · • Sec. 2363. Where any tract of land has been erroneously sold, as de- Rdfixniliiigdiifeiscribed in the preceding section, and the money which was paid for the Win cases; how same has been invested in any stocks held in trust, or has been paid into d°“°· the Treasury to the credit of any trust-fund, it is lawful, by the sale of 28 Feb., 1859, c. Such portion of the stocks as may be necessary for the purpose, or out 64.¤-2,v.11,p.388. olf such trust-fund, to repay the purchase-money to the parties entitled t ereto. Sec. 2364. Whenever any reservation of public lands is brought into Minimum price, market, the Commissioner of the General Land-Office shall fix a minimum how ihidd when price, not less than one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre, below Which such lands shall not be disposed of. 221, v311g,' p_ 3f;; °' Src. 2365. Where two or more persons apply for the purchase, at Highest bidder, private sale, of the same tract, at the same time, the regiister shall Wl}°¤u1)>’°€°*f¢d m etermine the preference, by forthwith offering the tract to the highest P';‘;?A Fgliéwe bidder- su, S. e,Pv. é, p. stil Sec. 2366. The gold coins of Great Britain and other foreign coins shall What coins rebc received in all payments on account of public lands, at the value esti- ;>n°;')’;bl';m}¤ mated annually by the Director of the Mint, and procla1med by the Secre- land, P ° tary of the Treasury, in accordance with the provisions of section thirty- -5*Mg; M Eve hundred and sixty-nur, Title, “Tns Con~:.ier." we s sm.1 531 ,_ 1, ,,*3, ,,_ 579; 21 Feb., 1857, c. 56, s. 1, v. 11, p. 163. Sec. 2367. Wherever lands in California subject to private entry have Lands in Calibeen or are hereafter withdrawn from market for any cause, such lands *25;; “;}?:°*m*3 shall not thereafter be held subject to private entrglv unt1l they have first gimdmwuygowm Men open for at least ninety days to homestead an pre-emptnon settlers, bw_p£¤edmum·y_ and again offered at public sale. 15 July, 1870, c. 292, s. 1, v. 16, p. 304. 3 Har., 1875, c. 160, v. 18, p. 497.