True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-10-25

.TEIT EDITION or THE CUIL CODE OF
LOUISIANA.

1T has been for time mad, known TO the public
that the subscribers engaged in preparing Tor
the press edition of the Louisiana Civil Code -
They IRON the FIRST aware OF the great difficulty
and Responsibility attending the publication ol the work.
and not without great hesitation that they con
scented to the undertaking. But the present editinn
amounting bout three thousand copies, and which
had cost the State than thirty Thousand dollars
entirely out OF print For more than two years
past, the usual pice 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 in agriculture commerce .und which governs
the disposition of much property coming to strnlh
other states, thatunl Ike alnos ay other treats upon
law-it is much the ext- book and manual OF the
merchant aud the planter as ii is of the private gentle
man and the professional udvOc.t c.
The lawyers ot the adjoining States end in fact Of 81
those lpon the Ohio and Mississippi fvstsWhcif
find mart for their produce in Louisiana, have ire
qurnt necessity of reference to the code, and make il nm
Indispensable requisite to their Libraries; and in the
cit, of New Orleans the book is to be found in
the merchants counting ROOM us upon thc desk OF the
Judge, the table of the attorney 1t is surprising
therefore tina, the first edition olhe work quick
ly disposed Of; and although mere reprint of it would
in some measure supply the public necessity, yet it
wnnld be imperfect and unsatisfactory unless annotated
with references the Reports and Statute, in order TO
EN- the numerous amendments which have b. en-
made by the Legislature, and the important decisions
and constructions which htNe been gwen upon many
its articles by the Supreme Court.
The publishers have secured, for the general super
intendence and editorial department OF the work, the
professional services OF w upon, fsHtl. u!
me ,lber of the New Orleans Bar. Tie Hon. Judge
Bua,d, JUDGE Bermudes, and Hon George Euslis,
have each kindly assisted Mir Upton with the valuable
notes which they have collected in the o. their
studies and practice; and to Mr. Il Jennings, the part
OF Mr. Upton who is also ENGAGED in the work, Geo
Strawbrdee ESQ. has presented the great mass OF reie
contained in his office copy OF the code, and
which nave been made by him during the whole period
OF his distinguished professional labors. The PUBLISH
may therefore well trust that the annoations of the
work will be all that industry and nbour, assisted by
learning and experience, can perform
IN cutting forth Ibis nr.snSGln- .a1 soliciting gcns.
raj subscribers to the work the pmbliher take pride in
the fact that The Legislature OF Louisiana has authorized
the Governor to or.r thousand copies of il for the
future otthe ;stnc. The readiness " h which this
number taken by the Assembly, evnced their Just
of the value OF the work:ud they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability of the publishers aud
editors which it is lo ed ism who'll y ndeserved.
The work will be printed in French and English,
upon good paper and with clear tyIt will any OK
pense he spared to make the whole mechanical
execution OF it correspond with its great nportance.
1t will probably be ready for delivery in the month of
September next and the price will be, To subscribers,
fifteen doars-iyc dollars to be paid at the time of sub
scrihing.
The subscription lists closed, the store price
will be twenty dollars per copy.
ap6 L JOHNS & co. Publishers