True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-12
IltOSP ECIUS,
.NEW EDITION or THE CIIIL CODE OF
LOUISIANA,

.NEW EDITION or THE CIVIL CODE or
LOU1SL4 AVA.
+ has been for some time mndt known TO the public
L that the subscribers ne engaged in preparing fuI
the press n new edition Of the Louisiana Civil Code
They were. lrnn the first, aware of the great difficult,
and responsibility attending The publication of the work
and it was no, without great hesitation that they con,
scented To the undertaking. Blu, the present edition
amounting to about three thousand copies, and which
hnd cost tine State more than thirty thousand dollars
was entirely out Of print. For more than two years
past, the usual price Of the work has beel from thirty
to fifty dollars.
1t is a system Of written rules which 50 Immediately
operates upon every individual Of the stntc, interested
either in agriculture or commerce and which governs
the disposition of 50 mich property coming to us from
other states, that-unlike alimos. any other treatise upon
law-it is as much the textbook and manual Of the
merchant aud the planter, as it is Of the private gentle
man and the professional ndvoc ntc.
. The lawyers Of The adjoining sIntes, and in fact of al
those states lpon the Ohio and Mississippi rivers " i.ich
find a mart for their produce in Louisiana, have a fire..
qusnt necessity Of reference to the code, and make it al
Indispensable requisite to their libraries; and in the
city of New Orleans the book is us sure to L> found in
the merchants counting room, as upon .he desk Of the
Judge, Or the table Of the attorney. 1t is net surprising
therefore thar the first edition of the work was 40 quick
y disposed Of; and although II mere reprint of it would
III some measure supply the public necessity, vet it
would be imperfect and unsatisfactory unless annotated
with references to the Reports and Statutes, in order to
emhrace the numerous amendments which have been
nude by the 1t gislature, and the important decisions
and constructions which have been given upon muny 0
It's articles by the Supreme Court.
The publishers have secured, tor tie general super
intcndence and editorial department OF the work, The
professional services of Wheelock : Upton, Eau. Il
me .,her of the New Orleans Bar. The Hon. Judge
Bulard, judge Bermudcs, aud Hon George Eustis.
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
notes which they have collected in the course Of their
studies and practice; aud to Mr. N Il Jennings, the part
nr of Mr. Uptol,, who is also engaged in the work, Geo
Strawbridge, Esq. has presented the great mass of ,efe-
rences" contained in his Office copy of the code, and
which nave been made by him during the whole period
OF his distinguished professional .lubors. The publish
ers may therefore we'll trust that the anno,utions Of the
work will be all that industry and lubour, assisted by
learning and experience, can perform.
In putting forth this prospectus. and soliciting gene
ial subscribers 10 the work, the publishers take pride in
the fact that the Legislature Of Louisiana has authorized
the Governor to order one thousand copies of it for the
future use ofthe State. The readiness with which this
number was taken by the Assembly, evinccd their lust
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 hol ed is not wholly undo
The work will be printed in French and English,
upon good paper and with clear type; nor will any sx-
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 dollars-fv dollars to be paid at the time of sub
scribing.
The subscription lists once closed, the store price
will be twenty dollars per copy.
ape JOHNS & co Publishers.