True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-08-18
PROsP EEIUS.
.NEW EDITION OF THE CIVIL CODE OF
LOUISIANA


ET has been for some time made known To the public
that the subscribers are engaged in preparing for
the press new edition of the Louisiana Civil Code
hey we're lfun The hrst aware 81 the great difficulty
and responsibility attending The publication Of the work
and 1t was not without great hesitation that they
sentcd to the undertaking But the present edition,
amounting to bout three thousand copies, and wllsh
mad cost the State more than thirty thousand dollars,
was entirely out OF print. For more than years
past the usual price OF the work has been from thirty
TO fifty dollars.
1t is system of written rules which so Immediately
operates upon every individual Of the state Interested
either in ag-culture cunlerce and which governs
the disposition OF so much property coming TO W ran
other states thauhlke Amos, any other treatise upon
law-lt is as much the textbook and uanKal of the
merchant aud the planter, it is of the private gentle
man and the professional advocate.
The lawyers OF the adjoining states and in fact of al
those states pn the Ohio and Mississippi rivers which
Ind mart for their produce in Louisiana have fire.
qtnt necessity Of reference the code and make ii an
indispensable requisite their lib-aries md 10 the
eli! OF New Orleans the hook is l. found in
the merchants counting room, upon he desk Of tile
Judge or the table OF the attorney. 1t is surprising
therefore that the first edition OF the work quick
~ disposed Of and although mere reprint of would
IN some measure supply the public necessity, yet it
would be lnpereCt and unsatisfactory npes annotated
with references to the Reports and Statutes in order to
EN- race the numerous amendments winch have bren
made by the Legislature and the important decisions
ana constructions which have been given pom MANY
its articles hv the Supreme Court.
The publishers have secured, for the general super
intendence and editorial department of the work the
professional services of Wheelock S Upton, ESQ IA
me Der of the Now Orleans Bar. The Hon Judge
Bullard, judge Bsrmudes, and Hon George Eustis
have eah kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
notes which they uve collected in the course OF their
studies and practice and to MIR r Jennings the part
ner OF Mr. Upton, who is also engaged in the work, Geo
Straw bridge, ESQ has presented the great mass leto
fenras contained in his office copy OF the code and |
which been made by him during the whole period
ot his distinguished professional labors The publish
ers may therefore well trust that tie annoutions of The
work will be all that industry aud abour assisted BY
learning and experience, can perform.
In putting forth this prospectus. and soliciting gene
a subscribers 10 the work. the publisher, take pride in
the fact that the Legislature of Louisiana has authorized
The Governor TO order thousand copies of for tue
future use OF the State. The readiness with which this
nnmser was take by the Assembly, evnced their Just
sense of the valae of the work; aud they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability of the publishers aud
.dtors which it is no ed is wholly ulleserved.
The work will be printed in French and English,
upon good paper and with clear TYPE; nor will any ex-
ba spured to make the whole mechanical
execution of it correspond with its great iportance
1t will probably be ready for delivery in the month of
September next; and the price will he, To subscribers
fifteen dollarsiye dollars to be paid OF the tine of sub
'crihing.
The snbscripton lists closed, the store price
will be twenty dollars per copy.
ar6 E JOHNS & co. Publishers