True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-09-11

.N-EW EDITION or TIE CH7L CODE OF
IDLTLGL 4 NJ

L has been for some time made known TO the public
That the Subscribers engaged in preparing for
the press n new edition OF the Louisiana tlvl Code
they were from the first, OF Ike great difficulty
and reSponsllit, attending The publication .i the work
and ii w',s no, without great hesitation that they
scented To the undertaking But the present edition,
amounting TO bout three thousand copies, and which
had cost the State than thirty tous sand dollars,
was entirely ont OF pint. For more than TWO years
past, the usual ice oil the work has been from tHr;,
10 fifty dollars.
operates upon every Individual Of the state, Interested
either IN agriculture or cumperce and which governs
the disposition of so much property coming from
other slles, tat-unlk Ike Amos other treatise upon
lsw-it Is as much the iGXt-book and tnanuul of the
merchant aud tile planter, it is OF the private gentle
man aud lle professional ndvocate. ..-. -
lhe lawyers OF the adjoining states, and in fact of al
NOSE states Ipon the OHIO aud Mississippi rivers which
hnd mart for their produce in Louisiana, have FREE
qutnt necessity of reference the code, and make it aa
indispensable requisite 10 their ibures; and in the
rilt OF New Orleans the book is to L. found III
tue 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 york quick
iy disposed ct and although mere reprint of it would
M some Measure supply the public necessity, vet it
wnnd be lmpereCt aud unsatisfactory unless annotated
with references to The itrpors and Statute, in order
EN- race the numerous amendments which have en-
made by the Legislature and the important decisions
and constructions which have been given upon many
ITS articles hv the supreme Court.
The publishers have secured, for the general super
llPlutIce fhllOfld department OF Inc work. llie
professional services of Wheelocs s Upton, Esq. II
me-. her Of the Now Orleans Bar. The Hon. Judge
Buliu,d lud.e Bermndes, and Hon George Eustis,
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
which they have collected in the course OF their
studies and practice; and MIR /. Jennings the part
her OF Mr ptol who is also engaged in the work, Geo
Sru"bridge, ESQ. has presented the great of
renres contained in his Office copy of the code and
which nave been made by linn during the whole period
oi his distinguished professional abors. The publish
ers may therefore we'll trust that the anno'uons of the
work will be all that industry and laoour assisted by
learning and experience can perform.
In putting forth this prospectus and soliciting gene
al subscribers 10 the work. the publishers take pride in
the fact that the Legislature of Louisiana has authorized
the Governor orlsr thousand copies of for the
future nse ofthe State The readiness with which tins
number was Ia e by the Assembly, evnced their Just
of the value of tie work; and they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability of the publishers aud
editors which is ho ed is not wholly undeserved.
The Wort; will he printed in French and English,
upon good paper and with clear type; will any
pense be spared To make the whole mechanical
execution Of it correspond with its great importance
1t will probably he ready for delivery in the month of
September next; and thu price will be, subscribers,
fifteen Gol!arsii,c dollars to be pa! the of sub
scribing.
The substitution lists closed, tie store price
will be twenty dollars per ronv.
ape 4 JOHNS & co. Publishers.