True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-08-02
PROSPECTUS.
NEW EDITION OF THE CIVIL CODE OF
LOUISIANA

LOUISIANA.
TT has been for some time made known the public
that the Subscribers engaged in preparing for
the press edition of the Louisiana Civil Code
they were from the hrat aware of the great difficulty
and responsibility attending the publication OF The work,
and was not without great hesitation that they
scented to the undertaking; But the present edition,
amounting to about three thousand copies, and which
had cost tine State more than thirty thousand dollars,
was entirely out of print For more than two years
past the usual price Of the work has been from thirty
to fifty dollars.
1t is system of written rules which so Immediately
operates upon every individual Of the stute interested
| either in agriculture or Commerce and which governs
the disposition of much property coming TO us from
other states, tat-unlke amoS other treatise upon
law-it is as much the textbook and manual of the
merchant aud the planter, is Of the private gentle
man and tho professional Advocate
The lawyers Of the adjoining states, and in fact of al
those states upon the Ohio and Mississippi rivers which
lind mart for their produce in Louisiana, have fire.
u.nt necessity of reference to the CODE and make
indispensable requisite to their Libraries; and in the
cit! OF New Orleans the hook is to b. found in
the merchants counting room, upon he desk Of tie
Judge or the table of the attorney. 1t is surprising
therefore that the first edition Of The work was so quick
~ disposed Of and although reprint of it would
in some MEASURE supply the public necessity, vet il
would be imperfect and unsatisfactory unless annotated
with references to the Reports and Statutes in order
embrace the numerous amendments which have b-ep
made by the Legislature and the important decisions
and constructions which have been given upon many
its articles by the Supreme Court.
The publishers have secured tor the general super
ntendence and editorial department Of the work. the
professional services of Wheelock Upton, ESQ
me 'ber Of the Naw Orleans Bar. The Hon. Judge
Bullard, Judge Bermudes, and Hon George Eustis
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
notes which they have collected in the course OF their
studies and Practice and MIR N jennings the part
of Mr. Uptor who is also engaged in the work. Geo
Strawbdge, Esq has presented the great mass of rea-
renres contained in his office copy of the code, and
which nave been made by him during the whole period
OF his distinguished professional Iabors The publish
may therefore we'll trust that the annotutions of the
work will be all that industry and abour assisted by
learning and experience, can perform.
In putting forth this prospectus and soliciting gene
tai subscribers 10 the work, publishers take pride in
the fact that the Legislature of Louisiana has authorized
the Governor to ordsr thousand copies of it for the
future ofthe State. The readiness with which tins
numher was take by the Assembly, eyinced their Just
of the value of the work; and they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability of the publishers and
editors which il is l,o ed is not wholly undeserved
The work will be printed in French and English,
upon good paper and with clear type; will any ex-
pense he spared make the whole mechanical
execution of it correspond with its great importance
1t will probably be ready for delivery in the month of
September next; and the price will be- To Subscribers
fifteen dollars-ve dollars to be paid at the time of sub
scrbing.
The subscription lists once closed, the ptore price
will be twenty dollars per copy.
ap6 EJOHNS & co. Publishers