True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-08-28
PRUSP Eel Us.
FEW EDITION OF THE CITIL CODE or
LOUISIANA

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TT he's been for some time mad. known 10 the pubIe
that the subscribers engaged ia preparing to
tne press new edition of the Louisiana Civil Code -
hev were from the hrst, aware Of the great difficult,
ana responsibility attending The publication of the work
ana It was not without great hesitation that they con
| sehtcu 70 the undertaking, But the present edition
amounting to bout three thousand copies, and which
had cost tue State more than thirty thousand dollars
was entirely out Of Print For more than two wears
past the usual price Of the work has been from thirty
, to fifty dollars.
II is system Of written rules which SO Immediately
operates upon every individual of the stnte Interested
either in agriculture commerce and which governs
the disposition Of so much property coming TO u, from
nuler states hat-uh Ike amos other treatise upon
Aw-lh Is as much the textbook and manaa Of the
merchunt aud the planter is of the private gentle
man and the professional advocate.
The lawyers of the adjoining states and in fact of d
nose states po the Ohio and Mississippi rivers which
ma mart tor their produce in Louisiana, have fire.
gurnt NECESSITY of reference the code and make an
indispensable requisite to their libraries; and in he
CIT! OF New Orleans the hook ia sure to l., found in
!s erchants counting room, as upon ,he desk of the
Juost or ie table oil the attorney. 1t is surprising
therefore that the first edition of the work wa 80 buick
~ disposed otund although reprint of would
IN some measure supply the public necessity, yet it
would be lmppr and unsaslact nv unle - annotated
with references the Repnrts aud Statute in order to
EN- race the numerous amendments which have b en-
made by tile legislature and the important decisions
ana constructions which have been given upon MANY
Its articles bv the Supreme Court.
me publishers hive secured, for the general super
intendence and editorial department of the work the
professional services Of Wheelotk $ UPTON, Esq.
me ,ber Of the New Orleans Bar. The Hon. Judge
bullard, Judge Bermudes, and Hon George Eustis |
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
notes which they have COLLECTED in the course o their
studies and Practice and,tO Mr. N r Jennings the mart.
ner OF slr Upton, who is also engaged in the work Geo
Esq., has presented tile great mass OF refe.
fenras contained in his Office copy of the code, and
which nave been made by him during the whole perod
d his Distinguished professional lahors The publish.
FRS may therefore well trust that the annoutons of the
work will be all that industry and abour assisted BY
earning and experience, can perform
In putting forth this prospectus and soliciting gene.
al subscribers to the work. tine publishers take pride
he fact that the Legislature of Louisiana has authorized
he Governor to order thousand copies of it for the
ut,ire nse Oft State. The readiness with which this
lumher was take by the Assembly evnced their lust
ense of the value of the work; and they thereby extend
ID that confidence in the ability of the publishers and
'iilors which it is no ed is not wholly ndeserved
The work will be printed IN French and English,
pon good paper and with clear type nor will am sx
ense or care be spared make the whole mechanical
xecution of it correspond with its grea, importance
1t will probably be ready for delivery in the month of
September next and the price will he, to subscribers
tteen doarsfve dollars be paid at the time of sub
crbing.
The subscription lists closed, the store price
ill be twenty dollars per copy.
apo L JOHNS & co. Publishers,