True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-12-06
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.NEJT EDITION. or THE CIYIL CODE OF
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r. that the subscribers engaged in preparing to
the press edition of the Louisiana Civil Code
They We're from the first, Of the great difficult,
and Responsibilities ending The publication ,;t the work
aud was not NitiIou great hesitation TINT .hev con
sentcd to the undertaking But the present edition
| amounting TO about three thousand copies, and whcl
had cost the State more thm thirty thousand dollars
was entirely out of print. For than year,
past, the usual pace OF the work has been from thirt,
10 fifty dollars.
| 1t is system Of written rules which So immediael,
operates upon indivduu of the state interested
either in agriculture commerce and which o, cru.
the disposition of much property coming to ls irou
other states, hui-uu Ike anoi. other treutise upon
law-it is as much the text book aud manual of the
merchant aud the planter, it is of the private gentle
man und the professional advoG,te
The lawyers Of the adjoining states, nnd in fact Of al
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ind mart for their produce in Louisiana. have fire.
qlrn necessity Of reference the code and make 1t an
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ritN OF Ne" orIe the hook is as to h. found in
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Judge, the table OF the attorney. Ii is net SUI prisg
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would be ilnper cot and astactrry mile annotated
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EN- race the numerous amendments which have H. en-
made ny the Legislature and the important decisions
and constructions which hu,P lecn given upon uuuy
ne articles by the supreme Court.
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notes which they have collected in the course OF their
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OF his distinguished professional qbors. The publish
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