True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-08
.NEW EDITION or THE CUN, CODE or
LOLiSk.J.N.j

sNEV EDITION or Yf{E CIJN, CODE or
LOtISLJ.N.I
has been for some time mnde known 10 the pull,.
.ia' me subscribers are engaged in preparing for
1t press ne" edition of the Louisiana Civil Code -
'tV were" from the lrst, Of the great difficulty
ana responsibility attsnding the publication o, the work.
ana II WAS not without great hesitation that they con
sehtcd to the undertaking But the presen, edition,
amounting to bout three thousand copies, and which
iad cost Inc State more than thirty thousand duals
was entirely out of print. For more than two years
past. the usual p ice of the work has been from thirty
to fifty dollars.
1t Is system o. written rules which So Immediately
Operates upon every individual Of the state interested
ther IN agrcnltnre or commerce and which governs
i"isp"slimn of 81 niich property coming ,s from
n'er $'ates tha-,ul Ike ai'nos "thertaatise upon
la"-it is as much the book and si,n,ai of tho,
merchant mud the pInHr, it is Of the private genie
man ana the rr'!rs@iUn"i at,vUc tc.
The lawyers OiIle adolniGg sla'es and in fact of nj
hose sttcs pou the Ohio and Mis- Sxpp rivers !, Lic
hnd mart for their r,r"'ure in Lou*lan have f.,
qrnt nrc >itv u" reference the CODE and make an
'i'Sn' able requisite 10 their libraries; and in t,
rlt, OF Ne" Dr,' ns the book i to l., found in
''G h'efch,h's counting room, as up he desk Of tie
Judge the table Of ia, attIfr,ey II is nc, sp,nriso
h'reffc thai the first edition OF he work was so quick
~ disposed o" and although reprint of il would
IN some measure supply the public neres -i,v vet il
would be lnr"r cct and uns'SInct ~ unle annotated
with reerrcss to the Reports and Statute in order to
EN- race tie numerous amendments which have b en-
made by the Legislature and the Important decisions
IT'S articles by the Supreme Court.
he publishers have secuted, Tor tie general SUPER
1nt'ndence an, c'|loai department of t.e work the
professional services of Nhrenck :, Uton ESQ
me ; er OF the New Orleans Bar. The Hon, JUDGE
l'uilard, Jude l'nrmndrs, nm! Hon Getrse E,stis
have each kindly assisted MIR Upton " it'll the valuable
notes wh' they have collected in the course their
studies and practice; and Mr. Il Jennings the ,ur,-
ler Il" 'r Upton, who is also engaged in the work. Geo
Strn" hlge Esq has presented the grea, mass of ,e,
fe"""s "onniIed in his Office copy of the code and
winch nave been mar by him during the whole period
Oi his dis lhgushcd profess ona abors. The publish
rs may therefnre well trust that TIE anno,atis of The
work Will he all that industry AID laLour assisted by
learning and experience, can perform.
IN putting t"rih this pr spcctu@ ami soliciting gene
a subscribers TO the work. the publ crs take pride in
The fax that The Legislature Of Louisiana has atn1izcd
he Governor to ord one thousand copies Of for the
uture use OF the state. The readiness with which tins
number was Ia hr by the Assembly, evinccd their Il~t
sense OF the value of the wuk;nud they thereby extend
ID that confidence in the ability Of the publishers and
-tors which it is lao ed is nnt wholly unle served
The work will he printed in French and English
lpon go"d paper and with clear type; nor will an, OK
'ensc or care be spared To make the hole mechanical
execution of it correspond with its greag in,poii.:ce
1t will probably he ready for delivery in the month of
s pit mlrr next; and the price will be- Subscribers
fifteen dclIalsise dollars to be paid el the 1le Of sub
crihng.
The sulscrinton lists closed, the store price
viii be twenty dollars per ropv. I
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