True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-09-04
PROSPECTUS.
NEW EDITION OF THE CIVIL CODE or
LOUISIANA

has been for some time made known 10 the pubic
u that the subScribers engaged in preparing oI
the press edition Of the Louisiana Civil Code
They wers iru the frat, aware al the great difficulty
and responsibility attending the publication OF the work
and was not without great hesitation thut they
scented To the undertaking. But the present edition
amounting to about three thousand copies, aud which
had cost tine State mora than thirty thousand donrs
was entirely out Of print. For more than two years
the usual price Of the work has been from thirty
TO fifty dollars.
II is system Of written rules which no Immediately
operates upon every individual Of the state Interested
either in agriculture and which governs
the disposition Of much property coming to us from
other states, thatuhlke anOs. any other treatise upon
law-it is much the Textbook and uutnAul Of the
mcrchant and the planter il is Of the private gentle
man and the professional advocate.
The lawyers of the adjoining staes and in fact of al
those states upon the Ohio and Missssipp rivers hich
End mart for their produce in Louisiana have fire.
qun necessity of reference the coJe and make il an
indispensable requisite to their lib-ares and in the
CIT! OF New Orleans the hook is Lt found in
the merchants counting room upon The desk Of the
Judge or the table Of the attorney. 1t is not surprising
therefore that the first edition of the work quick
~ disposed Of; und although reprint of it would
IN some measure supply the public necessity, vet it
would be imperfect and unsatisfactory unless annotated
with references to the Reports aud Statutes, in order to
embrace the numerous amendments which have b-en
made by the Legislature, and the important decisions
and constructions which have been given upon nluIy
its articles by the Supreme Court.
The publishers have secured, for the general super
intendence and editorial department of the work. the
professional services of Wheelock $ Upton, Esq.
nle.'ber OF the Now Orleans Bar. The Hon. Judge
Bulurd, judge Bermudes, and Hon George Eusiis,
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
notes which they hive collected in the course of their
studies and practice; and to Mr. Jennings the part
ner OF MIR Upton, who is also engaged in the work. Geo
struwbrge Esq. has presented the great mass OF rea-
renres contained in his Office copy of the CODE and
which nave been made by him during the whole period
OF his distinguished professional abors The publish
may therefore well TINT the annOiu0ns of the
work will be all that industry and labour, assisted by
learning and experience, can perform.
In putting forth this prospectus and soliciting gene
,a subscribers TO the work. nn publishers pride in
the fact that the Legislature Of Louisiana has authorized
the Governor to order thousand copies of for the
future use of the State The readiness with which this
num+er was tn ken by the Assembly evnced their Jus,
of the value of the work they thereby e1tevsi
ed that confidence in the ability of the publishers aud
editors which il is ho ed is not wholly undeserved.
The work will be printed in French and English,
upon good paper and with clear type; nor will any
pelse be spared make the whole mechanical
execution Of it correspond with its great importance
1t will probably be ready for delivery in the mouth Of
September next; and the price will be, to subscribers,
fifteen dollarsfye dollars 10 be pad the ts,e Of sub
scribing.
The subscription lists closed, the store price
will be twenty dollars per copy.
APPS JOHNS Il co. Publishers