True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-03-05
PRUoP ECIuS,
sNEIV EDITION or THE CIpIL CODE OF
LOUISIANA,

+ has been for some time made known 10 the public
that the SUI Scribers engaged in preparing for
the press Il edition of the Louisiana Civil Guide
They from the first, OF the greut difficulty
and responsibility attending the publication ni the work,
and il no, without great hesitation that they
scented the undertaking. But the present edition,
amounting to bout three thousand copies, aud which
had cost the State than thirty thousand dollars,
was entirely out of print. For more than two years
past, the usual price Of the work has been from thirty
to fifty dollars.
1t is II system of written rules which Immediately
operates upon every individual Of the state, Interested
either in agriculture Commerce and which governs
the disposition Of so much property coming to us FROM
other states tha-un Ike almo., any other treatise upon
law it is much the text. book and manual of the
merchant and the planter is Of the private gentle
man and the professional advocate.
The lawyers oftle adjoining ssates, and irfaee e a.
those lpon the Ohio and Mississippi rivers which
find mart for their produce in Louisiana, have FREE
qu-nt necessity of reference the code, and make it
Indispensable requisite to their libraries; and in the
cit, Of New Orleans the book is to be found in
the merchants counting room, upon .he desk of the
judge, the table of the attorney. 1t is 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
with references the Reports and Statutes in order to
embrace the numerous amendments which have brsn
made by the l.. gisature and the important decisions
and constructions which have been given upon many
its articles by the Supreme Court.
The publishers have secured for the general super
ntenlence and editorial department Of the work, the
prOIeSSlOnu services o "lleelDCK upon, Esq Il
me .ber of the New Orleans Bar The Hon. Judge
Billiard, Judge Bernudes, and Hon George Eustis,
nve each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
notes which they have collected in the Of their
studies and practice; and to Mr. r jennings the part
of Mr. Upton, who is also engaged in the work, Geo
Strawbrdge, Esq has presented the great mass Of res;
contained in his office copy of the code, and
which nave been made by him during the whole period
OF his distinguished professional abors. The publish
may therefore well trust tina, the annottons Of the
work will he ,ll that industry and labuur assisted by
learning and experience can perform.
In putting forth this prospectus md soliciting gene
,al subscribers TO the work. the publishers take pride in
the fact that the Legislature of Louisiana has authorized
the Governor order thousand copies of it for the
future of the State The readiness with which this
number taken by the Assembly, evnced their just
sense of the value Of the work;a they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability Of the publishers and
editors which it is ho ed is not wholly nndeserved
The work will be printed in French and English,
upon good paper AID with clear type; will any
pense or care be spared 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 he, to subscribers
fifteen ollurs-fv dollars to be paid at the time of sub
scribing.
The subscription lists closed, the store price
will be twenty dolurs per copy.
npG r JOHNS & co. Publishers.