True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-21
PhJoP EGluS,
.VEW EDITION or THE CIt'IL CODE OF
LOUISIANA

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IT has been for time nude known 10 the public
! mat The subscribers are engaged in preparing 10,
ne press new edition Of the Louisiana Civil Code -
they ~'r" from the first, awar" Of the great difficulty
ana resI"S''t, attending The publication 81 The work
and II was not without great hesitation that they
secd to the undertaking Blu, the present edition.
amounting to bout three thousand copies. and which
mad cost tine State than thirty thu, sand lolIas
was entirely out Of print. For more than two years
to fifty dollars.
operates upon every individual Of the state, interested
either in g~iculture commerce und which governs
the disposition VI s" much property coming to ia from
other states that-un Ike Amos other treatise up,u
law is niue" the ,sxt.bnok and manual Of the
merchant aud the planter, is Of the private gentle
man and the professional ndvoc ,c
The lawyers Of the ndjnng STATES and in fact Of al
those states apon the Ohio and Mississippi rivers which
md mart for their produce in Louisiana, have fire.
qurnt necessity Of reference to thecode, and make
indispensable requisite to their Libraries; and in the
CT! Of New Orleans the book is b. found in
the merchants counting room upon he desk Of the
Judge or the table Of the attorney II is net surprising
therefore that the first edition OF the work was so quick
" disposed Of and although reprint of it would
III some measure supply the public necessitv yet it
would be imperfect and unsatisfactory unes annotated
with rer'ices to the Reports and Statute, in order to
mnde ny the Legislature, and the important decisions
and constructions which have been given upon many
its articles BY the Supreme Court.
The publishers have secured for the general super-
ntendence ant editorial department Of the work, the
professional services Of Wheelock S Upton, Esq. a
me .her Of the New Orleans Bar The Hon. Judge
Bullard' Jude Bermudes and lion George Eustis,
hive each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
notes which they have collected in the course O. their
studies and praccc and to Mr. N r Jennings the part
ner of Mr. Upton, who is also engaged in the work. Geo
Srawb'ige. Esq has presented tile great mass Of refe
re""es "onta ined in his Office copy of the CODE and
which nave been made by him during the whole period
OF his distinguished proiessio Iabors Tie publish
ers may therefore well trust that tue annotsns Of the
work will be all thn industry ad labour assisted by
learning and experience, Gun perform.
In putting forth this pr srectus and soliciting gene
'nl subscribers TO the work, the publishers take pride in
the fact that the Legislature Of Louisiana has authorized
the Governor to order thousand copies of for tie
future use ftc state The readiness it'll which this
number was tn ke by the Assembly, evinced their INST
sense of the value of the work; and they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability of the publishers aud
editors which !, is no ed is not wholly nndeserved
The work will he printed in French and English,
upon good paper and with clear type; will
Iense he spared to make the whole mechanical
execution Of it correspond with its great importance
1t will probably he ready for delivery in the month of
September next; and the price will be- to rilers
fifteen dolars-ise dollars be paid ut the r4,e of sub
scribng.
The subscription lists once closed, the store price
will be twenty dollars per copy.
ans F. Johns & co Publishers