True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-03-09
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.NEjF EDITION OF THE CIIIL CODE OF
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.NEjF EDITION OF THE CIVIL CODE OF
LOUISIANA
IT has been Tor some time made known to the public
L that the subscribers engaged in preparing for
the press new edition of the Louisiana Civil Code -
they were. from The first. of the great difficulty
and responsibility attending the publication q. the work.
and II WAS MOI without great hesitation that they
sentcd to the undertaking. Blu, the present edition,
amounting to "bont three thousand copies, and which
had cost tine State more than thirty ,os sand dollars
was entirely ont Of print. For than two years
past the usual p'ce of the work has been from thirty
t. fifty dollars.
1t is system of written rules which 50 Immediately
operates upon every individual of the satc interested
either i'll agriculture or commerce and which 90,
the disposition ct so much property rnng from
other states, tlat-l Ike alnos other treatise upon
law-it 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 s,ates md in fact of al
hose states lpon the Ohio and Mississippi rivers which
lind mart for their produce in Louisiana, have fire.
gHnt necessity 9" reference to the CODE and make it
indispensable requisite to their Libraries; mud in the,
city OF New Orleans the book is l> found in
the merchants counting room, upon he desk Of the
Judge or the table Of the attorney. 1t is surprising
ihcrc!ure that the first edition Of The work uilk-
~ disposed OF; and although IL reprint of it would
III some measure supply the public necessity, yet it
would be imperfect and unsatisfactory uie annotated
with references to the Reports and Statutes, in orrr
en- race the numerous amendments which have b. Ell
made by the 1t legislature, and the important decisions
aud constructions which have been Civ, upon many
its articles by the Supreme Court.
The publishers have secured, Tor the scnernl super
I,cnlencc aud editorial department Of the " ork the
professional services OF Nh,ciock ) Upton, Esq. II
me ber Of the New Hrlculis Bar. The Hon judge.
Eulluh, JUDGE E7rnudrs and Hon George Eus,is,
lave each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
notes which they have collected in the course o. their
studies and praccra and 10 Mr. Il Jennings the part
ner of Mr. L on, who is also engaged in the work. Geo
Stra"brige, Esq has presented the great mass of ,cr-
rrnres 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 we'll trust that the u,notuolis of the
work will be all that industry aud laAour assisted by
learning and experience, can perform.
In putting forth this prospectus and soliciting gene
nl subscribers the work. publishers take pride in
the fact that the Legislature of Louisiana has authorized
the Governor to order thousand copies of for the
future use Of the State. The readiness with which this
number takta by the Assembly, cvinccd their ,ust
of the value Of the workan they thereby EXTEND
ed that confidence in tho ability of the publishers and
editors which it is ,o' ed is not who'll y uneScrvcd.
The work will be printed in French and English,
upon good paper and with clear type; nor will an.
pense care be spared to make the whole mechanical
execution Of it correspond with its great mnortance
1t will probably be ready for delivery in The month of
September next; and the price will be, to subscribers,
fifteen ollursv dollars to be paid at the tiac Of sub
srribing.
The subscription lists closed, the store price
will be twenty dollars PER copy.
ap6 f. Johns & co Publishers