True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-03-29
PkUSPE C Us,
.NEJV EDITION OF THE CIIU, CODE or
LOUISIANA

"'Ep hDillOS OF TIE CIV Ill CODE or
LOUISIANA.
TT has been for some time mad. known 10 the puhc
that the subscribers nre engaged in preparing for
the press nr edition of the Louisiana Civil Code.-
They were" from the first, Of the great difficulty
and responsibility nding The publication of the work
and it was MOI without great hesitation that they con
scented 10 the undertaking. But the present edition.
amounting to nbont three thousand copies, and which
had cost the State more than thirty thousand dollars,
was entirely out OF print. For more thun two ears
past the usual price of the work has been from thirty
to fifty dollars.
1t is system Of written rules which - m,ned;,,e,v
operates upon individual OF the snte
either in eeui1u,s and winch governs
the disposition of so mch property coming to In from
nter States tlat-un!'ke amo' any other treatise upon
iaw-'t Is as much the axtbuok and manual of the
merchant and the planter, it is Of the private gentle.
man and the professional advocate.
The lawyers of the adjoining staes and in fact of al
those sntes lpon the Ohio and Mis- issipp rivers hch
md mart for their produce in Louisiana have fire.
gnt necessity Of reference to the CODE and make it an
Indispensable requisite to their lib.arcs and in the
cit, OF New Orleans the book is b. found in
the merchants counting room, upon The desk Of the
judge the table Of the attorney. 1t is not surprising
therefore that the first edition Of lie work so quick
~ disposed Of and although m reprint of it would
i'll some measure supply the public ncces sitv, vet it
would be imperfect and unsatisfactory unless annotated
with references to the Reports and Statutes in order to
embrace the numerous amendments which have h. EN-
made by the Legislature, and the important decisions
and constructions which have been given upon many
its articles by the Supreme Court.
ne publishers nave secured, Tor Tie general
ntenence aud editorial department Of the work, the
professional services of Wherlock $ Upton, Esq.
me .ber of the New Orleans Bar. The Hon. Judge
Bullard judge Bernudes, aud Hon George Eustis
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
notes which they have collected in the Of their
studies and practice; and to Mr. jennings part
ner Of Mr. upton who is also engaged in the work Geo
Srawb.ige, Esq. has presented the mass of ,eie-
ren"es contained in his Office copy of the code, and
which been made by him during the whole period
OF his distinguished professional Iabors. The publish
may therefore we'll that the anno,:,tios of the
work will be all that industry and ubou assisted bv
learning and experience, can perform.
In putting forth this prospectus and soliciting gene
ral subscribers to the work, the publishers take pride in
the fact that the Legislature Of Louisiana has authorized
the Governor to order thousand copies of it for the
future ftle State. The readiness with which this
number ia ken by the Assembly, evnced their lust
Of the value of tile work;an they thereby extend
ed that confidence in the ability of the publishers and
editors which is ho ed is not wholly lnieserved.
The work will he printed in French and English,
upon good paper and with clear type; will any
pense be spared make the whole mechanical
execution Of correspond with its great Importance
1t will probably be ready for delivery in the month of
September next; and the price will he, to subscribers,
fifteen dollnrs-fv dollars to be paid the time of sub
scribng.
Tie subscription lists closed, the store price
will be twenty dollars per copy.
M 6 r. JOHNS & co. Publishers