True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-09-20
pE,oP tuIUS.
.NEW EDITION OF TIE CIVIL CODE OF
LOUISIANA

TT has been for some time made known to the pubic
that the Subscribers engaged in preparing for
the press new edition Of the Louisiana civil Code -
'hey we're. lr'nn tie first, ni the great difficulty
ana resons'i't, attending The publicaio ~ the work
and il was nn without great hesitation that they con
sehtcd to the undertaking But the present edition
amounting to bout lhrer thousand copies and which
had cost the State mare than thirty toua ID dola's
was entirely out OF print. For more than wears
past, the usual ice Of the work has been from thirty
to ffv dollars
1t ISL system OF written rules wnrh 50 i,nmedatev
operates upon every individual Of the state interested
ethef IN agriculture commerce und which governs
me disposition of so much property coming 10 ,is FROM
other states that-uhl Ike aos. other treats upon
law-t is as much the 'exi-book and manual OF the
merchant aud the PLANTER, it is Of tue private gentle
man and the professional advoc te.
ne lawyers OF the adjoining states and in fact Of al
hose states lpon the Ohio and s issipp rivers which
hhd mart for their prolue in Louisiana have fire.
g'rnt necessity of reference The code, and make it
indispensable requisite 10 their Libraries; and in the
it, OF New Orle the hook is MS sure 10 IT, tound in
me merchants counting room, ms up he desk If tie
'l'dge or the table of thu ait 1t is MT surprising
IN RETIRE that the first edit oi lie work was so quick
" disposed Of and although reprint Of it would
N some measure supply the public neces ity, vet it
would be upper ect and unsn'istac nv une annotated
win refer noes To the Reports and Sta in orr to
EN- race e numerous amendments which have en-
made by the Legislature, and The Important decisions
AMI constructions which ht heen given upon many
ITS articles bv the Supreme Court.
The publishers have secured, for tie general surer.
Intendence ant ed,oria! department OF the work. the
professional services OF Wheeinck : Upton, ESQ.
me. Ter Of the New Orleans Bar. The Hon Judge
tsnllard Jude Bermndes and Ion George EustiS
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton h the vauahl,
notes which they have collected in the course their
fiies and practices and 10 Mr. r Jennings the part
ner OF Mr utol who is also engaged in the work Geo
Strawbhge, Esq. has presented the great mass of ree-
ren"ea "onta med in his Office cory of the code and
winch nave been made by him during the whole period
Of his dis nguished prote +sioua abors The publish
ers may therefore we'll trust that anno,uons Of the
work will bc all ihat industry id labour assisted bv
learning and experience, can psrorn.
In putting forth this pr ami soliciting gene
mi subscribers to the work, pnbli take pride in
the fact that the Legislature of Louisiana has authorized
the overnor TO ord thousand copies of IL for the
future oft',e state. The readiness with which thus
nm"rr was take by the Assembly, evinced their inst
sense OF the value of the work. aud they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability of the publishers and
Z 'ilors which il is ha ed is wholly nre served.
The work W II be printed in French and English
upon gond paper and with clear upc nor will an, OK
nense or care he spared In make the whole mechanical
execution ut it correspond with its grea' inporance
Ii will probably he ready for delivery in the mouth of
sept nber next; and the price will be- to snIscrinrs
fifteen olars-ve dollars be paid at the time of sub
scrihng.
The Subscription lists closed, the store price
" be twenty dollars per copy.
APPS l. JOHNS Il co. Publishers.