True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-11-09
PROSP ECIuo.
VEW EDITION. or TIE CHTL CODE O.
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.VEJV EDITION. OF the CIVIL CODE OF
LOUISIANA.
4 7 has been for some time made known TO the public
that the subscribers engaged IN preparing Tor
the press edition of the Louisiana Civil Code.-
They were. first yi the great difficulty
and responsibility attending the publication OF Ne work,
and il was not without great hesitation that they CON
sentcd to the undertaking But the present edition,
amounting to bout three Thousand copies, and which
had cost the State than thirty housand dollars,
was entirely out OF print. For mnre than TWO years
past the usual pce of the work has been from thirty
to fifty dollars.
operates upon every individual OF the state interested
either i'll agriculture or commerce and which governs
the disposition of so much property coming to !pm
other states, thatuhl Ike alinoS other treatise upon
| law-it is a. much the textbook and manual Of the
merchant aud the planter, as il is of the private gentle
man and the professional advocate.
The lawyers of the adjoining staes and in fact %! al
those apon the Ohio and Mississippi rivers hch
find mart for their produce in Louisiana have tre-
Gent necessity of reference to the code and make it an
Indispensable requisite their libraries aud in the
rit, of New Ore ms the book is sure to b., found in
the merchants counting room, as upon he desk OF the
Judge or tue table of the attorney. 1t is not surprising
therefore that the first edition of the work quick
ly disposed Of and although reprint of it would
i'll some measure supply the public necessity, yet it
would be imperfect aud unsatisfactory unless annotated
with references the Reports and Statute in order to
embrace the nulncrous amendments which have been
made by the Legislature and the npOrtunt decisions
and constructions which have been given upon many
its articles by the Supreme Court.
The publishers have secured for tie general super
ntenence ant editorial department OF tie work, the
professional services OF Wheelock ) Upton, Esq. a
me her Of the New Orleans Bar. The Hon Iudgc
Bullard JUDGE Brrn,ules, and Hon George Euss,
have each kindly assisted MIR Upton with the valuable
notes which they have collected in the their
studies and practices and to MIR N r Jennings, the part
of Mr. Upton, who is also engaged i'll the work, Geo
Srawbridge, Esq has presented the great of eie
rences contained in his Office copy of the code, and
which been made by him during the whole period
OF his distinguished oiessional lahors The publish
ers may therefore we'll trust that the anoutons Of the
work will be all that Industry aud labour, assisted by
learning and experience, can perform.
In putting forth this prospectus and soliciting gene
raj subscribers the work. the publishers take pride in
the fact that the Legislature of Louisiana has authorized
future ofthe State. The readiness with which thus
aumher take by The Assembly, evinccd their inst
Of the value Of the workand they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability OF the publishers aud
editors which il is ho ed is not who'll Y nnte served.
The work wl be printed in French aud English,
upon good paper and with clear typ; will an, OK
sense he spared IN make the whole mechanical
execution Of it correspond with it, gren npOrtaMce
1t will probably be ready for delivery III the month of
September next aud the price will he, 10 subscribers,
fifteen ,loirsfvc dollars to be paid the tale OF sub
scrbilg.
The subscription lists closed, the store price
will he twenty dollars per copy.
ap6 E JOHNS 4 CO. Publishers.