True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-11-16
PROSP ECl'uS.
.NETV EDITION OF THE CIVIL CODE OF
LOUISIANA.

TT has been for some time made known TO the public
Il that the subscribers are engaged IN preparing Tor
the press edition of the Louisiana Civil Code
They WERE ffmn The first; aware OF the great dhcuy
and responsibility attending the publication OF the work.
and without great hesitation that they con-
sentcd to the undertaking. But the present edition.
amounting to about three thousand copies, and which
had the State than thirty tnus sand dollars
was entirely out of print For than two years
past the usual price of the work has been from thirty
to fifty dollars.
1t is system of written rules which Immediately
operates upon every individual of the state, interested
either in agriculture or commerce and which governs
the disposition of so much property coming to us from
other states thntunk Ike amos any other treatise upon
aw- is much the textbook and manual Of the
merchant and the planter it is of the private gentle
man and the professional advocate.
The lawyers of the adjoining states, and in fact of al
those states upon the Ohio and Mississippi rivers which
find mart for their produce in Louisiana, have fire.
qlrnt necessity of reference the code, and make it
indispensable requisite their Libraries; and in the
city of New Orleans the book is to b1 found in
the merchants counting room, upon ,he desk of the
judge, the table of the attorney. 1t is not surprising
therefore that the first edition of the work quick
y disposed of and although mere reprint OF it would
in some measure supply the public necessity, yet it
would be imperfect and unsatisfactory unless annotated
with references to The Reports and Statutes in order to
embrace the numerous amendments which have bren
made by the Legislature and the Important decisions
and constructions which have been given upon many
its articles by the Supreme Court.
The publishers have secured tor the general super
ntendence and editorial department OF the work, the
professional services of Wheelock Upton, Esq. n
me ,lber of the New Orleans Bar The Hon. Judge
Billiard, judge Bermndes, and hon George Eusts,
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
notes which they have collected in the course OF their
studies and prac,ce and to Mr. Jennings, the part
of Mr. Upton, who is also engaged i'll the work, Geo
trawbrlge, ESQ., has presented the great mass Of ete
renres 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 we'll trust that the annoaons of the
work will be all that industry and labour, assisted by
learning and experience, can perform.
In putting forth this prospectus md soliciting gene
ta subscribers the work. the publishers take pride in
the fact that the Legislature of Louisiana has authorized
the Governor to order thousand copies OF for tile
future l,se of the State. The readiness with which this
number taken by 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 it is no ed is not wholly nndeseryed.
The work will be printed in French and English,
upon good paper and with clear type; will any OK
pense or care be spared to make the whole mechanical
execution of it correspond with its great importance
1t will probably be ready for delivery in the month OF
September next; and the price will be- to subscribers
fifteen ollarsve dollars to be paid at the time of sub
| scrihing.
The subscription lists once closed, the store price
will be twenty dollars per copy.
| ap6 E JOHNS & co. Publishers.