True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-10-11
'I,OoPECl 70,
NEW EDITION or TIE CHIL CODE OF
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.NEW EDITION OF TIE CU1L CODE OF
LOUISIANA.
I has been for some time mnde known TO the public
Z that the subscribers are engaged in preparing for
me press "A new edition of the Louisiana Civil Code
| hev were. rom the first, aware of the great difficulty
ana responsibility attending The publication OF the work,
ana II was not without great hesitation that they con.
scented to the undertaking. But the present edition
amounting to nbout three thousand copies, and which
had cost the State more than thirty Thousand dollars,
was entirely out OF print. For more than two wears
past, the usual price oil the work has been from thirty
to fifty dollars.
1t is a system of written rules which so Immediately
operates upon every individual of the state, interested
either III agriculture or commerce and which governs
tne disposition of so much properly coming to us from
other states, that-unl Ike ulmns. any other trentfse upnn
law-it is as much the Textbook and manual of the
merchant aud the planter, as it is Of The private gentle
nun and the professional advocate.
The lawyers of the adjoining states, and in fact of al
nose states lpon the Ohio aud Mississippi rivers which
hid a mart Tor their produce in Louisiana, have a fire.
qu,cnt necessity Of reference TO the code, and make it an
indispensable requisite 10 their Libraries; and in tile
cit, Of New Orleans the book is as sure to bo found in
the merchants counting room, us 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
ly disposed of; and although Il mere reprint of it would
III some measure supply the public necessity, vet it
would be imperfect aud unsatisfactory unless annotated
with references to the Reports and Statute, in order to
EN- race the numerous amendments which have been
made by the Legislature, and the important decisions
ana constructions whlch have been given upon manvo
Its articles BY the Supreme Court.
The publishers have secured, for the general super
lntendence and editorial department OF the work, the
professional services Of Nheelock 5 Upton, ESQ. a
me .lber of the New Orleans Bar. Tie Hon. Judge
,Bullard, Jude Berrnud,s, and Hon George Eustis,
have each kindly assisted Mr. Cpton with the valuable
notes which they have collected in the course OF their
studies and practice; aud TO Hlr N r Jennings, the part
ner OF MIR L pton, who is also engaged in the work, Geo
strawhrldge, Esq, has presented the great mass of rete-
re""es contained in his office copy of the code, and
which nave been made by him during the whole period
OF his distinguished professional laborS. The publish
ers may therefore well trust that the unno,ations of the
work will be all that industry aud lubuur, assisted BY
learning and experience, can perform.
In putting forth this prospectus nnd soliciting gene
1al subscribers TO the work, tine publishers take priIe in
the fact that the Legislature of Louisiana llus authorized
The Governor TO ori.r one thousand copies of 1t for the
uture nse OF the State. The readiness with which this
number was take by the Assemblv, ryinced their lust
sense OF the value of the work; and they thereby extend
I'd that confidence in the ability of the publishers and
-'Inors which it is ho' ed is not wholly nndeserved.
The worl, will be printed in French and English,
Upon good paper and with clear tNpe; nor will any ex-
1ense or care he spared To make the whole mechanical
of 1t correspond with its great imnortance
1t will probably be ready for delivery in the month of
>rptelnber next; and the price will be, 10 subscribers,
fifteen dollars-tye dollars to be paid nj the time of sub
cribing.
The subscription lists once closed, the store price
Will be twenty dollars per COPY.
apo Johns K co. Publishers,