True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-12-28
PR'JSP GO IT'S.
.NEIp EDITION or THE CIJ1L CODE or
LOUISIANA

L has been for time made known TO the public
that the Subscribers engaged IN preparing Tor
the press Il new edition of the Louisiana Civil Code -
They WERE IRON the first. o the great difficulty
and responsibility attending The publication OF Inc work.
and il was no, without great hesitation that they con
scented to the undertaking But the present edition.
amounting to bout three thousand copies, and which
had the State than thirty thousand dollars
was entirely out OF print. For more thun two years
past, the usual pCe of the work has been from thirty
to fifty dollars.
1t is system of written sucs which 50 Immediately
operates upon every individual of the state, interested
either in agriculture commerce and which governs
the disposition of so much property coming from
o'her states ,hani Ike nl,nos. other treatise nron
aw-t is as nluc, the text book and manual of the
merchant aud the planter, ii is Of the private gentle
man aud the professional ntvoc tc
The lawyers of the adjoining states, and in fact of al
those states apon the Ohio and Mis- issppi rivers which
find lpnr for their produce in Louisiana, have fire.
qurnt necessity OF reference to the code, and make
! Indispensable raqnistc 10 their libraries; and in the
cit, OF New Orle ms the book is To lc found in
the merchants counting room, upon he desk Of the
Judge, or the table of liz att,rney. 1t is net surprising
therefore thar the first edition OF the work quick
~ disguised Of; and although reprint of it would
in some measure supply the public necessity, yet 1t
would he imperfect and unsatisfactory unlc annotated
with references to the Reports and Statute in order 10
EN- race tue numerous amendments which have b en-
made by the Legislature, and the important decisions
aud constructions which have been give upon .nuny
its articles by the Supreme Court.
The publishers have secured, tor tie general super
ntenlence editorial department OF the work, the
professional services of Wlleclock Upton, Esq.
ne'iher Oh me NEW orleans l'Nr. he tlOn Judge
Bullard Jude Bernudes, and lion George Eusrs
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
notes which they have collected in the their
studies and practice; and to Mr. r Jennings, the part
OF Mr. Upto' who is also engaged in the work, Geo
Strawhrldge, ESQ has presented the great of lcte
contained in his office copy of the code, and
whic, been made by him during the whole period
OF his distinguished professional aborS. The publish
may therefore well trust that the nnno'uOn~ of the
work will be all that industry and abuur, assisted by
learning and experience, can perform.
In putting forth this pr spectus and soliciting gene
,a subscribers 10 the work, the publ take pride in
the fact that the Legislature of Louisiana has authorized
the Governor to order thousand copies Of for the
future oftle State. The readiness ~ h which tins
number was take by the Assembly, evuced their Just
sense of the value of the WORK; and they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability of the publishers aud
editors which il is no ed is not wholly undescrved.
Tic work will be printed in French aud English,
upon good paper and with clear type; nor will ANY OK
pense he spared to make the whole mechanical
execution Of il correspond with its great importance
1t will probably he ready for delivery in the mouth Of
September next aud the price will be- To subscribers,
fifteen doars-fvc dollars TO be paid at the time of sub
scrihng.
The subscription lists oncc closed, the store price
i. will he twenty dollars per copy.
ap6 L JOHNS & co. Publishers