True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-11-07

.NEV EDITION or THE CITIL CODE or
LOUISIANA

II has heen for time made known the public
I that the subscribers engaged in preparing ion
| the press edition of the Louisiana Civil Code
they were, from the first, aware OF the great difficulty
and responsibility attending the publication Of the work
and il was uo without great hesitation that they
sentcd to the undertaking. But the present edition
amounting to about three thousand copies and which
mad cost the State more than thirty t'lousald dollars
was entirely ont OF print. For than two wears
past the usual plICe of the work has been from thirty
| to fifty dollars
1t is system of written rules which 50 Immediately
operates upon every individual of the state interested
either in agriculture commerce and which GOV erns
the disposition Of much property coming from
other states thatun Ike almos. nay other ueusr upon
Ia" ii IS much the textbook and manual 0t the
merchant aud the planter is of the private gentle
man and the professional adyOc ic.
. The lawyers oihead adjoining STATES mud in fact Of al
those states lpon the Ohio and Mis- ssipp rivers whrh
ind Il mart for their produce in Louisiana have fire.
Gurnt necessity of reference to the code and make it an
Indispensable requisite to their libraries and in the
city ct New ore the book Is to b. found in
the merchants counting room, upon he desk Of the
Judge or The table of the attorney 1t is net surprising
therefore that the first edition OF he work was so quick
y disposed Of and although mere reprint of il would
III some measure supply the public necessity it
would be imperfect aud unsatisfactory unless annotated
with refer noes the Reports and Statutes, in order 10
EN- race the numerous amendments Which have ben
made by the l.. eisuturt and the important decisions
and constructions which have been given upon many
It's articles bv the supreme Court.
The publishers have secured, tor the general super
intendcnce and editorial department OF the work, the
professional services of Nherlock : Upton, Esq.
me. her of the New Orleans Bur. The Hon. Judge
Bullard JUDGE Bermudcs, and Hon George Eustis,
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
notes which they have collected i'll the OF their
studies and practice; and to Mr. z Jennings the part
ncr OF Mr. Upton, who is also engaged in the work. Geo
Strawbri,ge Esq. has presented the great of rcte
rencas contained in his office copy of the code, and
which nave been nude by him during the whole period
OF his distinguished professional Iabors The publish
may therefore well ut the annontions of the
work will be all that industry and labour, assisted by
learning and experience, can psrtorm.
In putting forth this prospectus and soliciting gene
ial subscribers 10 the work. the publishers take pride in
the fact that the Legislature OF Louisiana has authorized
the Governor To order thousand copies of for the
future tIse otlc state. The readiness with which tins
number was tnkel by the Assembly, cvnced their Just
of the rnlRe Of the work and they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability of the publishers aud
editors " hch it is O ed is not wholly unltservcd.
The WORK will be printed III French aud English,
upon good piper and with clear type; nor will an, ex-
pcnsc he spared make the whole mechanical
execution of it correspond with lis great importance
1t will probably he ready for delivery in The month of
september next; and the price will be- to subscribers,
fifteen dours-ve dollars To he paid nj the tune OF sub
4crbing.
The subscription lists closed, the store price
will be twenty dollars per ropv.
APPS EJOllNS \ co. Publishers.