True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-04-02
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.VEU' EDITION or THE CUM CODE or
LOLISI.4.N.l.

.VEU' EDITION or TIE CU.M CODE or
LOLISi.4.h.l.
L has been for some time made known the public
Z that the subscribers are engaged in preparing for
tlt press new edition of the Louisiana Civil Code -
they were" from the FIRST aware Of the great difficulty
and Responsibility attending the publication vt the work.
and ii was no, without great hesitation that they CON
scented to the undertaking. But the present edition,
amounting to bout three thousand copies, and which
had cost the State than thirty thou sand dollars
was entirely nut Of print. For than two cars
past, the usual ptice 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 asr cultnrc Or Commerce and which governs
the disposition OF so much property coming from
other states, thaun Ike alnoa y other Treatise u,on
law--it is much the ,cx,boot and u!an,n,l Of the,
merchant aud te planter, it is of the private eGnt.
man and the professional advocate.
File lawyers Of the adjoining states and in fs-t If al
those states Ipou the Ohio and -s~i-e;n rivers which
ind mart tor their produce in Louisiana. have fire.
gusat necessity Of reference TO The code, al make it au
Indispensable rnqusite their libraries; aud in the
city OF New Orlc the book ia sure II L. found in
the INGREDIENTS counting ruunl, upon ,he desk OF the
Judge, or tie table Of the attorney. 1t is surprising
therefore that the first edition OF he work was SO enc>-
ly disposed of; and although reprint of it would
III some measure supply the public necessity, vet il;
would be imperfect and unsatisfactory une - annotated
with references to the Reports and Static, in or,r to
EN- race the amendments which have b. c
made by the l.. gsluturc, and the Important decisions
and constructions which have been given upon many
its articles by the Supreme Court.
The publishers have secured, for tie general super
incndence and editorial department at tue work, the
professional services of Wheelock : Up,ou ga Il
me. 'her Of the Nav Orleans Bar. The Hon. Judge
Bul!a,d, JUDGE l''rnudcs, and Jon George Eusts,
lave each kindly assisted Mr. Upton wit thu, valuable
notes which they have collected in the course their
studies and practice; and to Mr. K Jennings the part
o! Mr. Uptn, who is also engaged in the work. Geo
Stra" bridge Esq. has presented tue great mass ui lcte
ren""a contained in his Office copy OF the code and
which been rn|e by him during the whole perinh
OF his dis nEuahed pr"ie ssioua! iabors The publish
may therefore we'll trust that the annoutio,l of the
work will be all that industry and ubour. assisted by
learning and experience, can perform.
In putting forth this prospectus and soliciting
raj subscribers to the work, the publishers take pride in
the fact that the Legislature of Louisiana hus authorized
the Governor order thousand copies of it for the
future OF the State The readiness with which this
number taken by the Assembly, evinced their Just
of the value of the work; land they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability Of the publishers and
editors which it is ho ed is not wholly undeserved.
The work will hr printed in French and English,
upon good paper and with clear type; will any
ppnsc be spared to make the whole mechanical
execution Of correspond with its great importance.
1t will probably be ready for delivery in the month of
September next and the price will be- 10 subscribers.
fifteen doars-fv dollars to he paid ut the time of sub
scribng.
The subscription lists once closed, the store price
will be twenty dollars per copy.
ap6 E JOHNS & co. Publishers.