True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-05

TT has been for some time made known the public
Z that the subscribers are engaged in preparing for
the press new edition of the Louisiana Civil Cole
They were. the first, OF the great difficulty
and responsibility attending the publication the work.
and il not without great hesitation that they
sentcd to the undertaking But the presen, edition.
amounting to bout three thousand copies, and which
iud cost tine State than thirty t'ou sand honrs,
was entirely out OF print. For more than two years
past the usual ice Of the work has been from thirty
to fifty dollars.
1t is system of written rules wnch so Immediately
operates upon every individual OF the state, interested
either in agriculture commerce and which COVER
the disposition of so much property coming to lis from
other states, thnt--un lie hnos other treatise urn
law! is much the 'exb book and manual Of the
merchant and the planter, it is Of the private gentle
man and the prnessionni a'voc tc.
The lawyers of the adjoining states and in fact Of nj
those states pon the Ohio and Mis- issipp rivers which
find mart for their produce in Louisiana have fire.
gurn necessity of reference to the CODE and make ii an
ndi>pen- sable requisite to their lil:aes and in the
cit, of New Orle the book is to L. found in
the merchants counting room, as upon he desk Of the
Judge the table Of the attorney. 1t is net surprising
therefore thai the first edition of The work was so quick
y disposed Of and although reprint of it would
in some measure supply the public necessity, yet it
would be lnprr cot and unsatisfactory nnle annotated
with references the Reports and Statute in order to
EN- race the numerous amendments which have been
made by the Legislature and the important decisions
and constructions which hne been given upon nanyo
its articles bv the supreme Court.
The publishers have secured, Tor the general super
lendence nnc editorial department OF the work, the
professional services OF " lPelnck Upton, Esq.
me, ier of the Now Orleans Bar The Hon. j udge
l'ullnrd Jude Bermudes, an. lion George Euss,
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
notes which they have collected i'll the their
studies and practcc aud to Mr. r Jennings, the par,
Of Mr Upton. who is also engaged in the work, Geo
Strawbr,lgc, Esq has presented the of ,ete
contained in his office copy of the code, and
which nav" been made by him during the whole period
OF his dis :ingusheh proie Ssona abors. The publish
may therefore well trust that tie anno'uo.s of the
work will be all that industry aud labour, assisted by
learning and experience, can perform.
In putting forth this pr sprcts and soliciting
,a subscribers 10 the work. the nb 'ers take pride in
the fa that the Legislature of Louisiana has authorized
the Governor ord"r thousand copies of it for the
future of the state The readiness h which this
num'"r take by the Assembly, evnced their Just
o, the value of the work;and they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability Of the publishers and
editors which il is no ed is not wholly rn,leservcd.
The work will be printed in French and English,
upon gond paper and with clear type; will an,
pe,se spared to make the whole mechanical
execution of it correspond with its great innnrtance
1t will probably be ready for delivery in the month of
September next and the price will be- TO slhscrih,
fe.n ollars-vc dollars to be paid at the time of sub
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Tic suhscr,on lists once closed, the store price
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