True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-08-09
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.fEW EDITION. OF THE CIpIL CODE or
LOUISIANA

| mas heen for some time made known 10 the puhl,c
| ua' The subscribers are engaged in preparing 70,
tne press new edition Of the Louisiana Civil Code
hev "ern from the fret, o the great difficulty
ana responsibility attending The publication Ut the work
ana was no, without great hesitation that they con
| sehtcd 10 the undertaking But the present edition
ha% -, 20 nout ee Thousand copies, and which
nau cost the State more than thirty thou add dollax
was entirely out OF print For more than two years
past, the usual pice Of the work has been from ihiry
| to fifty dollars.
II il syste,nof written rules which Nh ;mmed,,s,
operates upon every individual Of the state int
either IN agriculture cvnerce and which eoyerns
inc disposition Of so much property coming To Ii om
other states, thatunl Ike anosa other ,ise unou
law-it is as much the Textbook and manual of the
merchant aud the planter, is Of the private gentle
man and the professional advoc tie.
ihe lawyers of the adjoining satea and in fact Of al
those states upon the Ohio and Mis- isap rivers which
nhu mart Tor their prOdn q in Louisiana, have fire.
qucnt *sy Of reference the code and make i, An
indispensable requisite TO their Libraries; a, l., tn,
my OF New Orle the hook il sure to IT, found in
me merchants counting room, up he desk If the
udse or the table of TIL att rnev tits ne, surprising
h'refre that the first edition OF he work was 40 ouck
" disposed OF; and although mere reprint of il would
III some measure supply the public neces v, vet il
would be iper ect and unsatisiact ny unle annotated
with references to the Reports and Statute in orter to
en- race tie numerous amendment. wheel, have b en-
made BY the l.. gsiHur, and the irportnn decis,ons
and constructions which In heen given upon lnany
Its articles by the Supreme Court
The publishers have secured for the general super.
hi'eHue'ice ahL editorial department OF the work The
professional services Of Wheelock s luton, ESQ,
me-. her Of the New Orleans Bar. The Hon. Judge
Bullard, Jude Ber'nndes, and Ton George Eustis
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
notes which they have collected in the course their
studies and practice and to Mr. N Jennings the part
ner Of VIZ upoI. who is also enraged in the work Geo
nge ESQ has presented tile great mass Of ree
re""ea "ontained in his Office copy of the code, and
winch nave been mnde by him during the whole period
OF his Distinguished professional labors The publish
er' nay nersfre we'll trust hiatt eanno,ntons Of the
work will be all that industry d labour assisted by
learning and experience, can perinrm.
In putting forth this pr spectus AMI soliciting gene.
al subscribers to the work, the publ ers take pride in
the a' that the salure of Louisiana has authorized
the GOVERNOR to ord thousand copies of for tie
future Use ofthe '-tate The readiness with which tins
numter was tnke by the Assembly evinced their Just
sense Of the value of the work and they thereby extend
ed that confidence in tn" ability Of the publishers aud
editors which il is no ed ism It wholly unle served.
The work will be printed in French and English,
upon gond paper and with clear yp~ nor will an, ex
pense or care he spared /" make the whole mechanical
execution Of il correapohd with its grea importance
II will probably be ready for delivery in the month If
September next and the price will be- to subscribers
fifteen doars-hye dollars 10 be paid at the time of sub
scribing.
The >uhserir,ion lists closed, the store price
will be twenty dollars per copy.
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