True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-03-26
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.NEW EDITION OF THE CIVIL CODE OF
LOUISIANA.

.NEV EDITION OF THE CIIIL CODE OF
LOUISIANA
TT has been for time made known To the public
that the subscribers engaged in preparing fur
the press new edition of The Louisiana Civil Code
They were l6.,'n the first, Of the great difficulty
md responsibility alt .nding the publication IT The work.
and it was no, without great hesitation tina, they
scented to the undertaking. But the present edition.
amounting to bout three Thousand copies, aud which
had cost tine State than thirty thou SAUDI dollars,
was entirely out of print. For than , ears
ras', the usual ptce Of the work has been from thirty
| to fifty dollars.
1t il system Of written rules which so Immediately
operates upon every individual of the state interested
either in agriculture Commerce and which governs
the disposition Of much property .ung to s ro,,
other states, tat-anl he anoS other treatise upon
Iaw-it is az much the bnok and manual of the
merchant and the planter, it is Of the private gentle
man and the professional a,vuc &c.
The lawyers of tie adjoining states and in fact of al
those states Ipon the oh and Wis issipp rivers which
find mart for their produce in Louisiana, have fire.
qurnt necessity of reference the code, and make ii m
indispensable requisite TO their Libraries; and III tile
cit, of Ne" Orleans the hook is L. :onnd in
the merchants counting room, upon he desk Of the
judge or the table Of the attorney. 1t is surprising
therefore that the first edition at The work was 70 quick
" disposed Of and although reprint Of i, would
IN some measure supply the public necessity, yet it
would be imperfect mud unsatisfactory unless annotated
with references to the Reports aud Sa'u,e in order to
EN- race tive numerous amendments which have b. en-
made by the l.. gisla,nrc and the npor'an, decisions
and constructions which huve been 81, upon many
its articles nv the Supreme Court.
The publishers have secured for tic general SUPER
ntendencc and editorial department, of the work. the
professional services Of Nhe,nck $ Up,on, Esq.
me her of the New Orleans Bar. The Hon. Judge
Bu!la,d JUDGE B"rmudcs, and lion George Eustis
lave each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
mites which they have collected in the course o. their
studies and practcc md Mr. Jennings, the art-
ner of Mr. pto who is also engaged in the work, Geo
Sawbrige, Esq. has presented tile great mass of ,etc-
renr"s contained in his office copy of the code and
which been made by him during the whole period
OF his distinguished professional Ia,ors The publish
may therefore we'll that the unno,ations If the
work will be all TINT industry and abour uspis,ed by
learning and experience, can perform.
In putting forth this prospectus and soliciting gene
al subscribers 10 the work, tnn publishers take pride in
the fact that the Legislature of Louisiana has authorized
the Governor 10 order thousand copies Of it for the
future oithe State. The readiness with which this
number take by the Assembly, evinced their Just
OF the value Of the work; and they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability Of the publishers and
editors which is no ed is not wholly uu'lescrved.
The work will be printed in French and English,
upon good paper and with clear type; will any
pesc be spared to make the whole mechanical
execution Of it correspond witt: its grea, importance
1t will probably he ready for delivery in the month Of
September next; and the price will be- 10 subscribers
fifteen ollars-iv dollars to be paid al tho time of s,.
scrihing. -'ofe p''ce
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