True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-03-18

.NEJt EDITION. or TIE CIV IL GUN ~
LOUISIANA.
T has heoI for some time made known TO the public
+ that the subscrbcrsaee engaged in preparing for
the press new cdtonM the Louisiana Civil Cour;-
They ru the Brst, aware OF the great difficulty
ind .cs,ons,i,v attending the publication ni the work,
and it was no, without great hesitation that the" con-
scented the undertaking.. But the present ed'tic,
amounting to shout three thousand copies, and which
had cost the State more than thirty Thousand dollaf,
YVES entirely of print. For more than two ycars
past the usual price OF the work has been IRON thirty
iiftv dollars.
II system Of written rules wnic, so Immediately
operates upon every individual OF tie state, interested
either in agriculture .und which governs
th: disposition of much property coming To Ia FROM
other states, hat-nn Ike ano' ary other treats" nr'n
law--it is us much the textbook and manual OF the
merchant and the planter, as IS OF the private gentle
man nnd the professional advuc 't".
The lawyers of the adjoining states and IN fact 9" al
those states apon the Ohio and ssipp rivers which
find for their produce in Louisiana have fire.
qU,nt necessity of reference to the code and make il 81"
indispensable requisite to their Libraries; and III the
cit, of New OrleuT- the hook IL b. found in
the merchants counting room, upon the desk Of the
judge, the table of the attorney. it is not surprising
therefore that the first edition Of the work quick.
" disposed Of and although mere reprint OF it would
in some measure supply the public necessity, yet il
would be imperfect and unsatisfactory unic'A Inundated
with references the Reports and Statutes, in order to
EN- the numerous amendments which have been
made BY the 1t eslaturr, and the important decisions
and coisruc tons which hnvc been given upon many
| its articles BY the Supreme Court.
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ntendence and editorial department Of the work, the
! Professional services of Whec.nck S Cplon Esq. n
me .ber of the Now Orleans Bar. The Hon. Judge
Bullurd Judge Rermudes, nn', Hon George Fustis,
hive each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
notes which they have collected in the o. their
studies and practice; md Mr. lcnnings the part
ner of Mr. Upton who is also engaged in the work. Geo
Strawbrige Esq has presented the great of rce
rcnc"s contained in his Office copy of the code, and
which nave been made by him during the whole period
OF his distinguished professional labors Tho publish
ers may therefore we'll that the annoatos Of the
work will he all that industry aud labour, assisted bg
| learning and experience, Gun perform.
In putting forth this prospectus. md soliciting gene
,al subscribers to the work. the publishers take pride in
the fact that the Legislature Of Louisiana has authorized
the Governor order thousand copies of il for the
future use o.c State. The readiness with which this
number was tnke by the Assembly, evinced their 1us
sense of the value of the work. they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability of the publishers and
editors which it is lol cd is not wholly nndes crved.
The work will be printed in French and English
upon good paper and with clear type nor will any sx
pcnse or care be spared 10 make the whole mcchanca
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
6tte. dollars-v dollars to be paid at the tne Of sub
scrbing.
will be twenty dollars per copy.
nnG E JOHNS & co. Publishers.