True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-10-29
fROSPEC Iuo.
NETT EDITION or THE CIJTL CODE OF
LOUISIANA

NETT EDITION or THE CIJIL CODE OF
LOUISIANA.
At has been for time made known the pubic
Il that the subscribers engaged in preparing Tor
the press NEW edition of the Louisiana Civil Code
They wfr, from the first aware OF the great difficulty
and responsibility attending The publication OF the work.
and ii was moi without great hesitation that they
scented to the undertaking. But the present edition.
amounting bout three thousand copies, and which
had cost the State more than thirty Thousand dollars
was,entirely out Of print. For than years
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 governs
the disposition Of much property coming to from
other states that-uuke Amos. other teatise upon
law-- is az mnch the Textbook and manual of the
merchant aud the planter it is of the private gentle
man and the professional advoc. tc.
freirwyers of+e0,tionifa ssafes, and in feet Of al
those stacs apon the Ohio and Mississippi rivers which.
hhu mart Tor tieH produce in Louisiana have fire.
qnrnt necessity OF reference the code and make it
indispensable requisite 10 their libraries and in tho
cit, OF New Orle the book is be found in
the merchants counting room, upon he desk of the
Judge, the table of the attorney. 1t is surprising
therefore thar the first edition of The work quick
y disposed of; and although reprint of would
IN some measure supply the public necessity, vet il
would he imperfect and unsatisfactory unle annotated
with references to the Reports and Starute i'll order
EN- race the numerous amendments which have beer
made by the 1t gisatlre and the important decisions
and constructions which have been given upon
its articles bv the ShprCme Court.
4 he publishers have secured tor the general SUPER
mtcndence and editorial department of the work, The
professional services OF Nheelock 5 Upten, ESQ. a
me der of the Now Orleans Bar. Tile Hon. Judge
Bnliard, 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 practices and Mr. K Jennings, part
ner of MIR Upton who is also engaged in the work. Geo
Strawbrlg, Esq has presented the of refo-
ren"es confirmed in his Office copy of the code, and
which nave been made by him during the whole period
OF his distinguished professional Iabors. The PUBLISH
crs may therefore well trust that e nnnotutions of the
work will be all that industry aud tbour assisted by
learning and experience, perform
In putting forth this pr spectus nni soliciting gene
a subscribers To the work, the publishers take pride in
the fact that the Legislature OF Louisiana has authorized
the Governor 10 orl,r thousand copies of it for the
future use OF the State. The readiness with which this
number was take by the Assembly, evntcd their Just
sense OF the vnlHc of the wnrk;nud they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability of the publishers and
editors which it is lo ed is not wholly nndeseryrh.
The work will he printed in French and English,
upon good paper and with clcar type; will any OK
pcnse spared To make the whole mecianicut
execution OF il correspond with its great importance
1t will probably be ready for delivery in The month of
September next, and the price will he, TO subscribers,
fifteen doll0rsive dollars be paid at the tine of sub
scribing.
The substitution lists closed, the store price
will be twenty dollars per copy.
ape E JOHNS & CO. Publishers.