True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-22
PROSPECTUS.
NEIF EDITION OF THE CIpIL CODE OF
LOUISIANA


LOUISIANA.
L has been Tor some tine nude known to the public
that the subscribers engaged in prepnIIng tor
the press he" edition of the Louisiana Civil Code -
they were from the first, Of the grent difficulty
and resl"'s'iiit. attending the publication OF the work,
and il WINS not without great hesitation tut they con.
sentcd to the undertaking But the present edition.
amounting bout three thousand c6irs, and which
had cast tine State than thirty thou SAID dollars,
was entirely out of print. For more than years
past, the usual ice Of the work has been from thirty
/" fifty dollars.
1t is system OF written rules which 81 Immediately
operates upon every individual Of the state, interested
either in agriculture "r commerce and which
the disposition of much property coming to u. from
other states that-uh Ike anuS. other treutisr upon
law il is as much the isxt book and manual of the
Ierchant aud the pln'er, ia Of the private gentle
man and In" professional advoc tr.
The LAWYERS Of the adjoining states, and in fact of nj
hose states I,uu the Ohio aud sis issipp rivers r
hnd mari for their rro!n"e in Louisiana. nvp fire.
G',nt nece ~y "i reference l." the code, and make
indispensable requisite to their libraries; md in the
cit, OF Ne" Orlr the hook j. tn t.. found in
the merchants counting rom upon he desk Of lie
Judge or the table q" t"' 'rncy 1t is net surprising
lhretrc thai the first edition n he work so quick
~ disguised Of; aud although reprin, of it would
IN snme trcasnre supply the public neres lily, yet il
would he l'er cal and nnsa'istacl unle annotated
with refer I" the Reports aud Statute in or,'r to
EN- race It numerous amendments which have Ell
made by the 1t gisnnrr, aud the important decisions
and constructions which hue been given upon nluny
its articles bv the supreme Court.
The publishers have secured, tor tie general super
in,cndence ant editorial department OF the work, the
professional services Of Wheelnck 5 Upton, Esq n
me. her Of the New Orleans Bar The Hon. Judge
'uliurd Jude Bernudss and lion George EusS,
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton it'll the valuable
noirs which they have collected in the their
studies and practcc and to Mr. K Jennings, the part
of Nr utol, who is also engaged in the work, Geo
$trn"b 'ge, Esq has presented tile great mass of efe
ren""s contained in his Office copy of the code, und
"nit been made ly him during the whole period
OF his dis ,lnguished professional Iabors The PUBLISH
may t,ersfre we'll trust ,l,ut ton- of the
work will h. all that industry I'd lubour, assisted by
learnns and expert nee, can perform.
In putting iurh this pr siectus AMI soliciting gene
nl subscribers to the work. the publ .l-rs take pride in
the f. that the Legislature Of Onisana has nntlnzed
the overnor I" ord r. thousand copies Of for tie
future OF the state. The readiness with which this
num"cr TAKE by the Assembly, evinced their Just
Of the value Of the work: and they thereby extend
ed that confidence in til" ability OF the publishers aud
editors which i, is ho ed is n't wholly ltle served
The work W II he printed in French and English,
upon good paper and with clear AIr; will
pense he spared tn make the Whole mechanical
execution of it correspond with its great importance
1t will probably he ready for delivery in the month of
Sept mIrr next; and the price will he to subscribers
fifteen ,ollarsivc dollars be paid at the time Of sub
scrhing.
The substitution lists closed, the store price
will be twenty dollars per copy.
ar6 f. JOHNS 4 co. Publishers.