True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-18
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'VEW EDITION OF THE CIrIL, CODE OF
LOUISIANA

II has been for some time mnl. known IN ,,e nu;,,
| 'a' Tie snbScr'brra are engaged in preparing for
re press '"w ediun of the Louisiana Civil Code
NY WERE rom The FIRST aware of the great difficulty
"n; responsibility attending the publication ut The work
ana 1t wns n, without great hesitation that ,Lcv
scented to the undertaking But tie present cd;lion
amounting to bout three Thousand copies, and which
nad cost the State more than thirty tpu "A NJ, dnlIu
was entirely out of print. For more than two ye,rs
to fifty dollars. '
IT Is system OF written rules which so nmedioielv
operaes upon every individual of the state Interested
e,'her IN agriculture commerce i,nd Which governs
' ' nsIoson Of s" much property coming to s from,
oher states, hut-unl Ike auos v other tren,;,.
i'"-'t is as much the book and manual of The
merchant aud the planter, is Of the private gentle.
man "', the Professional advoc tc.
Inc lawyers of the adjoining states and in fac, of nj
those states upon the Ohio and Mis- isspp rivers which
ma mart tor their prn'!ure in Louisiana have c
9urht necessity Of reference the code and make nm
', of S REQUISITE TO their libraries; and in thu,
Guy OF Ne" Or'e lis the book i. as sure to L. .ound in
me merchants counting room, upon he desk IF t,e
lud-e or tile table of the attorney. 1t is nc, surnrsy
Ihtci"re that the fret edition II" The work va so quick
y disposed o" and although reprint of il w0n
III some measure supply the public necesSity vet il
would be imperfect and unsatisfactory unle a auno,asI
WIN references to the Reports end Statute in or.tr to
eh race tue numerous amendments which hive h On
maze by the Legislature and the important decslons
and constructions which have been given upon lunv u
IT'S articles by the Supreme Court.
/ ne publishers have secured, for the general super.
intc"Iencc ant editorial depart ncn, Of the work. In.
professional services of Wheclock $ Uvion ESo ''
me =, 'her o! the Now Orleans Bar. Tie IIo,. jude
1 hn!,n'd, Jn bornndes, and lion George Euslis,
''ve each kindly n-~"icd Mr. Upton vi i'll, the valuable
notes which they have collected in the course n thc;r
studies and practice; and to Mr. Jennings the pnrt
ner OF Mr. Upton, vino is also engaged in the work Gen
>truwbrh'ge. Esq has presented tile great mass of eG
f'"""a "onair"d in his Office copy of the code and
winch nave been nude by him during the whole period
d his dis 'nguisled r",e >siol,al Iabors The publish
.rs may srst re well trust that tie annoutohs of tho
work will be all that industry and labour assisted hv
earning ana experience, can perform.
Ia putting form this pr spectnS AMI soliciting gene.
al subscribers 10 the work. the publ -ers take pride in
he tact that The Legislature Of Louisiana has authorized
he Governor to or'lr thousand copies of it for The
ut're use OF tie state The raadne iii which this
'nn"er was I" Ike by the Assembly, evinced their Isr
else OF tie value of the work: they thereby extend
~ that confidence in the ability OF the publishers and
''I!"rs which il is no ed is not wholly 1ndeserved
The work Will BE- printed in Fsenrl, and English.
pon go"d paper and with clear tv,c; nor will mn OK
e''se or care be spared make the whole mccunicnl
xerntmn OF it cnrresn"hd with its great importance
1t will probably he ready for delivery in the month of
'cpt nhes next and the price will be- 10 suhsrriI,rs
teen "oars-v dollars to be paid at the time Of sub
crhing. ~ - sur
The subscription lists closed the store price
ill be twenty dollars per copy. II
aro JOHNS co Publishers.