True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-03-21
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.NIIV EDITION or THE CItII. CODE or
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.NEJV EDITION or THE CItLL CODE or
LOUISIANA.
TT has been for time made known to the public
I that the subscribers engaged in preparing for
the press Il edition of the Louisiana Civil Code
They from the first nwnre of the great difficulty
and responsibility attending The publication Of the work.
and it was no, without great hesitation that they
scented to the undertaking. But the present edition.
amounting to about three thousand Copies and which
had cost tine State more than dirty thousand dnllnrs
was entirely out OF print. For more than two ears
past the usual price OF the work has been from thirty
fifty dollars.
operates upon every individual ot the state. interested
either in agriculture or commerce and which governs
the disposition of so much property coming US from
other states, ihat-uIkc anOS. other trcutisc upon
law-It is us much the textbook and manual Of the
merchant aud the planter, it is Of the private gcnll.
man and the professional advocate.
The lawyers of the adjoining states, and in fact Of al
hose states lpo, the Ohio and Mississippi rivers which.
find mart for their produc" in Louisiana, have frc
g'rn Necessity OF reference to the code and make it m
di<pfp sable requisite their i!urrs; and in the
rit, OF New Orleans the book is sure To 10 found in
the merchants counting room, upon .e desk Of the
judge OF the table Of the attorney. ii is surprising
therefore that the frs, edition o, The work quick
" disposed Of and although mere reprint OF it would
i'll some measure supply the public necessity, yet it
would be imperfect aud unsatisfactory unless annotated
with references to the Reports and Statutes in order
embrace the numerous amendments which have been
made by the 1t gisnturc and the Important decisions
and construc which nave been given upon many
its articles by the Supreme Eour,.
The publishers have secured for the general super
nicndence and editorial department of the work. the
professional; services OF Wh,.lock 5 Upton, Esq Il
ne. bcr OF the Now Orleans Bar The Hon. Judge
Bullad, judge Rnrnu,cs and Hon George EuStis,
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton will, the valuable
notes which they have collected in ,l,r course their
studies and practice; and to MIR II Jennings the part
of Mr. Upton, who is also engaged in the work Geo
Strawbrdge, Esq has presented the great mass of Iee-
rencea contained in his Office copy of the CODE and
which nave been made by hin, during the whole period
OF his distinguished professional IaborS. The publish
may therefore well trust TINT the anot,ohs Of the
work will be all that industry and labuur assisted by
learning and experience, can perform.
In putting forth this prospectus. and soliciting gene
,u subscribers to the work. TN: publishers lnkc pride in
the fact that the Legislature Of .oSinna has authorized
the Governor To order thousand copies of it for the
future the :>lue. The readiness with which this
number taken by the Assembly, evnced their Just
OF the value of the work;aud they thereby extend
ed that conirncr in the ability OF the publishers aud
editors which il is hot ed isnot wholly undo served.
The work will be printed in Frencl, and English,
upon good paper and with clear type; will any
prnsc he spared To max" the whole mechanical
execution of it correspond with its great importance
1t will probably be ready for delivery in the month Of
september and the price will be, to subscribers
fifteen doarsfiv dollars Ia be paid ut the time Of sub
3crlhng.
The subscription lists once closed, the store price
| will be twenty dollars per copy.
apps F. JOHNS 4 co. Publishers.