True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-11-12

I has been for some time made known the public
that the subscribers engaged IN preparing for
TIE press edition of the Louisiana Civil Code
they were lr,u the frat, aware OF the great difficulty
and responsibility attending the publication o the work.
and not without hesitation thut they
sentnd to the undertaking But the present edition.
amounting to bout three thousand copies, and which
had cost tine State than thirty thou seud dollars,
was entirrly ont OF print For more than two wears
past, the usual pce OF the work has been from thirty
to fifty dollars.
1t is Il system of written rules which Immediately
operates upon every individual of the state, interested
either III agriculture or commerce and which gov
the disposition of 40 much property coming us frotn
other states, thaun Ike almos, aay other treatise upon
law-it is much the text book and manual Of the
merchant aud the planter as ii is Of the private gentle
man and the professional aiyoc te.
The lawyers OF the adjoining states, aud in fact Of al
those states lpnn the Ohio and Mississippi rivers hch
Ind mart Tor their produce in Louisiana, have 're
qutnt necessity of reference the code, and make il
indispensable raIl'sc to their Libraries; and in the
cit, OF New Ore, ms the book is BIZ found in
the merchants counting room us upon >hc desk Of the
Judge or the table of the attorney 1t is surprising
therefore that the first edition of the work quick
~ disposed of; and although reprint of it would
IN some measure supply the public necessity, yet il
would be imperfect and unsatisfactory unless annotated
with references the Reports and Statute, in order
embrace the numerous amendments which have b. en-
made by the Lit gisaure, and the important deci-ons
and constructions which have been gwen upon many
Its articles by the Supreme Court
The publishers have secured, for tie general super
inentlence aud editorial dcpartmen, of the work. the
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me lber OF the New Orleans Bar. The Hon. Judge
Bullard, jude Bermudes, and Hon George Eustis,
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upon with the valuable
notes which they have collected in the course o their
studies and practice; and Mr. z jennings the part
OF MIR Upton, who is also engaged in the work. Geo
Stra" BRIDGE ESQ. has presented the great of refa-
FENCES contained in his Office copy OF the code, and
which nave been made by him during the whole period
OF his Distinguished professional abors, The publish
may therefore well trust that tho anno'atons Of the
work will be all that industry and labour assisted by
learning and experience can perform.
In putting forth this prospectus nnd soliciting
tal subscribers TO the work tine publishers take pride in
the fact that the Legislature of Louisiana HIS authorized
the Governor to ordr thousand copies Of for the
future of the State. The readiness with which this
number was take by the Assembly, evnced their Just
of tue vapc of the work; and they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability of the publishers aud
editors which is ho ed is not wholly undescred.
The work will be printed in French and English,
upon good paper md with clear typ; will
pense be spared to make the whole mechanical
execution Of it correspond with its great imnordncr.
1t will probably he ready for delivery in the month of
September next; and the price will be, To subscribers,
fifteen dollars,c dollars 10 be paid the tine OF sub
scrihing.
The subscription lists once closed, the store price
will be twenty dollars per copy.
apo JOHNS \ CO Publishers