True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-21
PKUSP ECl'US.
.NEW EDITION OF THE CIIIL CODE OF
LOUISIANA

NEW EDITION OF THE CIVIL CODE OF
LOUISIANA.
TT has been for time made known the public
Il that the subscrhrrs are engaged in preparing for
the press new edition of the Louisiana Civil COde-
They WERE from the first. of the great difficulty
and responsibility attending The publication of the work,
and not without great hesitation that they
scented to the undertaking. But the present edition.
had cost the State than thirty thousand dollars,
was entirely ont Of print For more than two years
past, the usual price Of the work has been from thirty
to fifty dollars.
1t is u system Of written rules which Immediately
operates upon every individual of the state. interested
either in agriculture commerce and which governs
the disposition of much property coming to us from
other staes that-uhke amos ary other treatise upon
law-it is as much the textbook and manual Of the
merchant aud the planter, as it is Of the private gentle
man and the professional advocate.
The lawyers of the adjoining states and in fact of al
those apon the Ohio and Mississippi: rivers which
find mart for their produce in Louisiana. have fire.
qurn necessity of reference to the CODE and make an
Indispensable requisite to their libraries; and in the
cit, of New Ore the book il as sure ~ l. found i'll
the merchants counting room. as upon he desk of the
Judge. or the table of the attorney 1t is not surprising
therefore that the first edition Of the work quick
ly Disposed Of and although reprint of ii would
in some measure supply the public necessity, vet il
would be imperfect and unsatisfactory unless annotated
with references to the Reports and Statutes in order 10
EN- race the numerous amendments which have bren
made by the l.. gisature, and the important decisions
and constructions which have been given upon many o
its articles by the Supreme Court
The publishers have secured for the general super
intendence and editorial department Of the work. The
professional services of Wheelock S Up,on ESQ. u
me .,bcr of the New Orleans Bar. The Hon. Judge
Bullard, judge Bernludes, and Hon George Eus,is
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
notes which they have collected in the OF their
studies and practice; and to MIR R Jennings, the part
of MIR Upton, who is also engaged in the work. Geo
Strawbridge, ESQ has presented the great Of refe
rences contained in his Office copy of the code, and
which nave been made by him during the whole period
OF his distinguished professional labors. The publish
ers may therefore well trust tot tie annoatons Of the
work will be all that industry aud abour, assisted by
learning and experiences Gun perform.
In putting forth this prospectus and soliciting gene
ra subscribers to the work, the publishers take pride in
the fact that the Legislature of Louisiana has authorized
the Governor order thousand copies of it for the
future use of the State The readiness with which this
number take, by the Assembly, evinced their lus
sense of the value of the work;aid they thereby extend
cd that confidence in the ability Of the publishers ant
editors which it is no ed is not wholly nndescrvea.
The work will he printed in French and English
upon good paper and with clear type; nor will any
pense or care spared to make the whole mechanical
execution of it correspond with its great importance.
1t will probably be ready for delivery in the month
September next; and the price will he, to subscribers
fifteen dollarsv dollars to be paid at the time of sub
scribng.
The subscription lists once closed the store price
will be twenty dollars per COPY.
op6 F. Johns & co, Publishers