True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-23
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''EV EDITION or TIE CIIIL CODE OF
Louisiana

has been for time mad. known to the pu,lu
That the sub 'cr,hers engaged in ,reurur IN,
ne press nrw edon Of the Louis ana Civil Col.
hey were. the FIRST awars of the great difficulty
and resl'nnS'', attending The publication -, the wur
and II was no, without great hesitation, TINT they con-
sented to the undertaking But the present ciliti.n
l'"d cost tine State more than thirty thu sa,d dollnS
was entirely out OF print. For more tbun two wears
past the usual p ice of the work has been from thirty
1t is system Of written rules which "a imme5;,,c,
"ptr":s upon every individual Of the state interested
t'thef IN agriculture or and " cl 20, ers
,t .SIosnn OF $" much property coming FROM
"1iler st.fes tha'-un Ike anos other trentisc upon
i'"-'f Is as much the bnok and manual of the
The lawyers Of the adjoining sites and in fact Of nj
those states apon the Obi" and Mis- issppi rivers Which
find mart for their produce in Louisiana, hive ire-
qlrnt rce :>. IF reference the code, and make it al,
indispensable requisite 10 their libraries; and in the
city OF Ne" Drlr rs the hnJ~ sure to IT, found in
the mere hlnt's counting ruum up. he desk If the
ld"r. or the table Of TN ait rney 1t is n, SIT pr-ing
tn RET re that the first edit of he work so quick
ly Disposed Of; and although reprin, of il would
in some measure SUPP y the public ncces i,v yet it
would be inper and unsa'iSlact ry unc . annotated
with refer noes To The Reports and Statute in nr,r to
EN- race e numerous amendments which have b en-
made by the 1T gsianr", aud the Emporium, decisions
and constructions which hue been Civ tn uuun many
Ms articles hr the supreme Court.
The publishers have secured, for tie general super
intend'nce am eho'ini department OF the work, the
me. cr OF the Now Orleans Bar. The Hon. Judge
B"Il"d, Iudc Ber"ndrS, and lion George Eusri~,
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton With the valuable
notes which they have collected in the course o their
studies and practice; and to MIR Il Jennings the part
ner OF Mr Upton. who is also engaged in the work, Geo
>'rnwb "'ge, ESQ has presented r' of eie-
re""ss contained in his Office cory of the CODE and
which nave been made by him during the whole period
OF his dis .'nguisned pr"'e ~sio"aI Iabors Tue PUBLISH
ers may tneretre well trust that anontoli> of the
work will be all that industry and labour, assisted by
lennlns and experience, can perform.
IN putting form ths pr slectuS an soliciting gene
ln subscribers to the work. the publ "rS take pride in
the fac TINT the Legislature of Louisiana has authorized
the Governor to ord thousand copies of for the
future OF the state. The readiness with which tins
hummer was take by the Assembly, cvinced their Just
OF the value of the work; and they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability of the publishes aud
editors which it is ho r,l isn't wholly nIe served
The work WI be printed in French and English
upon good paper and with clear typ; will
pensr I've spared To make the Whole mechaca
execution Of it r"rresnl.d with its great i',pnrta:ce
1t will probably he ready for delivery in the month of
Sept ,nher next; and the price will be- snhscrinr<
fifteen dollars-ive dollars t" be paid the tlc of sub.
scrbing
The substitution lists once closed, the store price
will be twenty dollars per COPY.
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