True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-05
PRtJSP ECIuS.
.NEW EDITION or THE CIVIL CODE OF
LOUISIANA

TT has been for some time made known to the pubic
Z that the subscribers engaged in preparing fnI
the press new rdition of the Louisiana Civil Code -
They ver' from tile first, awars Of the great difficult,
and reso,.,', attending The publication n' the work
and WAS without great hesitation that they
sel'tcd 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 out Of print. For than two years
past the usual p'ice OF the work has been from thirty
to fifty dollars.
1t is u system Of written rules which so Immediately
operates upon every individual n the state Interested
either in agriculture commerce and which governs
the disposition Of much property coming fron
other states thatun Ike ano+. other treatisc up"f
law-it is much the Isxt book and manual Of the
merchant aud the PLANTER, i, is Of the private gentle
man and the professional ndyoc tc.
The lawyers of the adjoining states, and in fact OF al
those states lp"n the Ohio and Mississippi rivers which
lind mart for their produce in Louisiana. have tre
qurnt necessity of reference to the code, and make it
Indispensable requisite to their libraries; and in The
cit, Of New Orle ms the book be found j,
the merchants counting room, upon he desk If the
judge the table of the attorney. 1t is net surprising
therefore thar the first edition of the work quick
~ disposed Of and although mere reprint Of it would
in some measure supply the public necessity, yet il
would be imperfect and unsatisfactory unle annotated
with references the Reports and Statute, in orrr
EN- the numerous amendments which hive b en-
made by the 1t gsia,urc and the npcrtan, decisions
and cons trctions which have heen given upon many
its articles bv the Supreme Court.
The publishers have secured for the general super
ntendence and editorial department Of the work the
professional services Of Wheelock Upton, Esq. a
me -. er of the New Orleans Bar. The Hon. Judge
I'ullard, Iud:c Bcrmudes, and lion George Eustis,
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton it'll the valuable
which they have collected in the their
studies and practice; and to Mr. Jennings the part
Of Mr. Upton, who is also engaged in the work. Geo
Struwbru'ge Esq. has presented the great of ,ee
contained in his Office copy of the code, and
which been made by him during the whole period
OF his dis ingushed professional labors The publish
may literature we'll trust that tic anno'uons of the
work will be all that industry aud lubour, assisted by
learning and experience, can perform.
In putting mrlh this pr s'rcns nnI soliciting gcno-
a subscribers 10 the work, the nhli "rs tax" pride in
the fact that The Legislature of oui>ann has authorized
the to orl.r thousand copies of tor ne
future use Of the state. The readiness with which tins
number take by the Assembly, evinccd their nsi
sense Of the value Of the k;aud they rri,, extend
ed that confidence in the ability Of the publishers aud
editors which il is no ed is not wholly nude served.
The work will hr printed in French and English,
upon good paper and with clear Wr; will an,
pensc ne spared tn 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 tn, price will he, 10 subscribers
fifteen loars-fv dollars to he paid the time Of sub
scrihinC.
The substitution lists once closed the store price
will be twenty dollars per copy.
APPS f JOHNS 4 co. Publishers.