True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-12-05

METZ EDITION or THE CIVIL CODE or
LOLISL4N.4.


T 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 C"de.-
They from the first aware Of the great difficulty
and responsibility attending the publication OF the work,
and it was without great hesnlion that they con-
scented the undertaking. But the present edition,
amounting to about three thousand copies, and which
had cost the State more than thirty thousand dollars,
entirely out of print. For more than two wears
past the usual price 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 governs
the disposition of so much property coming to us rouI
other states, hatrn Ike amos any other treatise upon
law-il is much the leXtbook and manual of the
merchant aud the plan cr, il is OF the private gentle
man and the professional attyuca te,
The lawyers OF 'le adjoining states and in fact of al
those states lo the oi" and Mississippi rivess hIct,
find mart for their produce in Louisiana have fire.
qnnt "sity Of reference TO the code and make it
niispesbl Bile requisite 10 their librares and in the
cit. OF Ne. Orle the book is h. found in
the merchants counting room, upon ,he desk OF the
judge the table of the attorney. 1t is surprising
therefore that the first edition of HE work quick
y disposed Of and although mere reprint of it would
in some measure supply thc public necessity, vet il
would be imperfect aud unsatisfactory unless annotated
with references to the reports aud Statutes in orc to
embrace the numerous amendments which have hren
made by the legislature und the Important decisions
and constructions which have been give upon many
its articles bv The Supreme Court.
The publishers have secured tor tie genera! super
inendence and editorial department OF the work, the
professional services OF Nheelock Upton, Esq n
me .pbcr of the Now Orleans Bar The Hon Judge
Bnllard, Jnd.e B"rmndes, and Hon George Ens,is,
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
notes which they have collected in the course OF their
studies and practceand to Mr. Jennings, the pnrt-
of MIR Upton, who is also engaged in the work, Geo
Suawbtlge, Esq has presented the great OF rcte
rences contained in his office copy of the code, and
which been made by him during the whole period
OF his dis ingushed professional labors The puhs
ers may therefore we'll trust that the annotons of the
will he all that ministry and lahDur. n SiSp1 by
learning and experience, can perform.
In putting forth this prospectus and soliciting
nal subscribers o 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 use othe Stne. The readiness with which this
number was taken bv the Assembly evnced their Just
sense of the value of the work;and they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability of the publishers and
editors which ii is no ed is not wholly nnde served
The work will be printed in French and English,
upon good paper and with clear type; nor will nm,
pcnse he spared TO make the whole mechanical
execution of it correspond with its great mnortance
1t will probably be ready for delivery in the month OF
September next; aud the price will be- 10 subscribers
fifteen dollars-iye dollars be paid the nic of sub
scrbing.
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