True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-12-07
PROSP EtIltS.
.NEW EDIIION or TIE CIVIL CODE or
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/ T has been for some time made known 10 the publ,
Y that the subscribers engaged in preparing TO
the press edition of the Louisiana Cvll Code -
they lie first, ui the great difficult,
and Responsibility att nding the publication st the work
| and il not withuur great hesitation that they con
sentrd to the undertaking. But the present edition
amounting to bout three Thousand copies, and which
! had cost the State than thirty lousa dollars
was entirely out OF print. For more than two year.
past the usual price OF the work has been from thirt,
/ 10 fifty dollars
1t is system of written rules which 20 inmediael,
operaes upon every individual of the state interested
either in agriculture commerce and which go, ern
the disposition of 50 much property coming to trou
other states, hat-uu Ike aos y other treatise upot
/ law-lt is much the Yearbook and manual Of the
erchmnt aud the planters it is Of the private gentle
man and the professional advOc te.
The lawyers of the Joining states, and in fact of nj
those ipu the Ohio and Mississippi rivers which
find mart for their produce in Louisiana. have fire.
qurnt necessity Of renence the rode and make it an
Indispensable requisite TO their Libraries; aud in the
r OF New ore Ms the book * as sure to t> found in
the merchant counting room as upon ,he desk Of the
Judge, or the table of the attorney 1t is net surprising
therefore that the first edition of the work wa so quick
y disposed OF; and although mere reprn, of it would
III some measure supply the public necessity, vet it
would he "per and unsatisfactory une annotated
with references to the Reports aud Statutes, in order to
en- race TIE numerous amendments which have b. en-
made by the 1t gisnture, and the Important decisions
and constructions which have been given upon many o
It's articles bv The supreme Court
The publishers have secured Tor general super
professional services OF Nlcelock ; Upton, ESQ II
me 'ber OF the New Orleans Bar. The Hon Judge
i5ullard jude Germudes, and lion George E,,stls,
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton itI the valuable
notes which they have collected in the course their
studies and practice; and 10 Mr. r Jennings, the part
mere" ''r pto, " h" is also engaged III the work, Geo
Stm" bridge, ESQ. has presented tue great mass of rete
FENCES contained in his Office copy of the code, and
which nave been Nude by him during the whole period
OF his DISTINGUISHED professional Iabors The publish
therefore well that tive anno,ations of the
uItbtr Tod Inv,
learning and experience, can perform
In putting forth this pr spertlls and soliciting gene
tnl subscribers 10 the work, the Publishers take pride
the fact 'nr the Legislature of onisiana has authorized
the Governor order thousand copies of it for the
future use otthe state The readiness with which this
number take by the Assembly, evnced their lrSt
of the value of the wnrk;aud they thereby extend
ed that contidcnce in the ability of the publishers aud
editors which it is 10 ed is not wholly nndescred.
The work will BIZ printed IN Frcuch and English,
upon good paper and with clear type; will M,
prnsc be spared to make the whole mechanical
execution Of correspond will lis great Importance
1t will probably be ready for delivery in the month of
September next; and the price will be, To subscribers,
fifteen doas-tiYc dollars 10 bc paid the time Of sub
scrlbng.
The subscription lists once closed the store price
will be twenty dollars per COPY
ape EJO,lN> & co. Publishers.
4 PARkER's ROCKY MOUNTAINS, &c.
es OURNAI OF an Exploring Tour beyond the
Rocky Mountains, under the direction of the
A c F NJ, performed in the years 1885, sc and
-; containing description of the geography. &c.
nlogy, climate and productions, and the mum cl
manners and customs OF the natives; with Map
OF Oregon Territory, by Rev, SAM cl Parker A Nj
The River and he Desert; Rrcollectons of
the Rhone ard III, Thartreuse; by Miss Pardoe
author ofthe City of Sd tan, &c. in vols.
The Rcbbcr, Tale the author OF Rchclieu
The Gypsy, Attlla; III 2v',
The Two Fliris; Ad, o-''ure in a Country
House, and other Tales, by Lady BIcssngton, l.
Iulupr, Mrs Norton, Barry Cornwall Mrs Gore .