True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-10-02
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NEW EDITION OF THE C1TIL CODE OF
LOUISIANA.


1T has been for some time mnde known 10 the public
that The subscribers are engaged in preparing for
the press new edition of the Louisiana Civil Code
They from the first, of the great difficulty
and responsibility attending The publication Of the work.
and ii was not without great hesitation that they
scented to the undertaking But the present edition.
amounting to bout tires thousand copies, and which
had cost tine State more than thirty t''ousad dollars,
was entirely out Of print. For than two years
past, the usual ice OF the work has been from thirty
to fifty dollars.
1t is system Of written rules which So Immediately
operates uon every individual of the state, interested
either in agriculture commerce and which governs
the disposition Of much property coming from
other states, tat-un Ike amos. other treatise upon
law-itis as much the Textbook and thhnna Of the
merchant and the planter, it is of the private gentle
man and the professional atlvoc te.
The lawyers of the adjoitg staes and in fact of al
hose states upon the Ohio and Mis- issipp rivers which
ind mart for their produce in Louisiana, have fire.
qntnt necessity of reference to the code, and make
indispensable requisite to their libraries; and in the
it! OF New Orle ms the hook is as to l. found in
the merchants counting rOom upon he desk of the
Judge the table of thu attorney. It is net Surprising
Therefore that the first edition of The work quick
ly disposed Of; and although reprint of it would
in some measure supply the public necessity, yet it
would be imperfect and unsarisiac ny une annotated
with references to the Reports aud Statute in orrr
EN- race the numerous amendments which have b, en-
made by the Legislature, and the imporan, decisions
and constructions which have been given upon muny
its articles BY the Supreme Court.
The publishers have secured, for the general super
inlendence and editorial department Of the work. the
professional services of Wheelrck 5 Upton, Esq.
me.,l,er of the New Orleans Bar. The Hon. Judge
Bullard, Jude Bermndes, and lion George EustiS,
have each kindly assisted Nh Upton With the valuable
notes which they have collected in the course o their
studies and practice; and MIR Jennings the part
ner of Mr Upton, who is also engaged in the work, Geo
Strawbrge Esq. has presented the great mass of ete-
ren"as contained 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
may therefore well trust that tie anno'uons of the
work will be all that industry and labour, assisted by
learning and experience, eau perform.
In putting forth this prospectus and soliciting gene
,al 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 ofhe State. The readiness with which this
number take by the Assembly, evinced their inst
of the value of the workand they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability OF the publishers and
editors which il is no ed is not wholly unlesered.
The work will be printed in French and English
upon good paper and with clear typ; nor will an,
pense be spared to make the whole mechanical
execution of it correspond with its great impnra:ce
1t will probably be ready for delivery in the month of
September next and thu, price will be, Subscribers
fifteen doars-fve dollars to be paid the time Of sub
scrihing.
Tile substitution lists closed, the store price
will be twenty dollars per copy.
ap6 E JOHNS 4 co. Publishers.