Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-31

OF 4 CIVIL NATURE, AND OP 4 PERMANENT
CHARACTER AND GENERAL OPERATION.
ILLUSTRATED by Judicial Decisions, 10 which ARE prc.
d fixed tho Constitution sfthe United States, viii Notes,
aud the new Bill OF Rights. and Constitution Of Virginia,
by James NJ: Matthews. Attorney n Law. author OF Guide
to Commissioners in Chuncery;' vol |, svo. III pages, 81:
vol. = Id in press.
The ~subjecrs treated in this york are alphabetically ar
ranged, which ID Of great prHctica al utility, and extend from
A to f inclusive, embracing the following titles, 10 wit -
Oh. l-Aliens and indiana; Oh II-Appeals. Writs of Er.
ror and Supersedeas; Oh. disappointment; Oh. lv-At-
Awards; Oh. Vlll-Bail; Ch. lX-bastnrds; Oh. X-ChurcL
Property aud Benevolent associations; CHI. Xl-Citizen.
ship: en-; Hll-XXlV-Civil Cases, Proceedings In; Oh.
against State; Oh. XXXlI-XXXIII-Clerks Of Courts; Oh.
XXXlI-Commissionrrs in Chnncery; Oh. XXXV-Com.
XHNlA-Corporations Generally; Oh XL-Counties; oh.
XLI-County Road. Bridges, &c On. ~XL.II-County
Levics Oh. %l.III-Co .rthouses. Clerks Oiiccs and
Jail. Oh. lE-SLVllI-Court Oh. Debts due
State, Recovery OF; Gu LII Deeds; Ch. L.Ill-Desccn,s
and Distribntions: Oh. LIV-Divorce.; Ch. Lv-Doser;
ca. LNl-LNll-EducGiion: Oh. l.Xllf-Ejcc,mcnt Ch.
SlE-LSNlil-ElcC by the People.
EXTRACTS FROM NOTICES or THE Press, EFT. GET.
In consequence OF ne vast amount Of Legislative tinker
ing, to which the Code of 1919 has been subjected By
every Legislature since 1850, il is impossible 10 exaQgeratc
the Importance TO the profession or the value OF the work.
We hazard nothing. after h careful examination Of Mr..
Matthew'S work, in saying that il will prove as important
10 the profession asthst OF the late Nj. Tate. In labori.
Gus research. careful complication, accurate citation, and
lucid abridgmrnt, the work Is in every respect equal TO
Hny Digest with which we are acquainted Richmond
Examiner.
Tnc first volume OF the Digest o. the Laws OF Virginia,
by Mr.. Matthews, is I'LL excellent compendium Of the law
OF Virginia al j. now stnndS, aud is well worthy the cor.
dial support and appreciation OF the Virginia bar. The
duy OF discSt:as the laws OF Virginia 70 The prescn, time
must, we know, have been one OF severe and proloncrdln
Dor; and the author nae extracted from the mass OF our
statute iaw, aud from the decisions Of on. own and other
States, and OF England. Il mnss Of information which VIC
consider invaluable 10 the Vr2inia practitioner.
As work for cour' practice, II Is most convenient and
useful, enabling the lawyer 10 ascertain, with rapidity and
facility the precise language OF the present statutory law.
aud in msny instances 10 refer 10 authorities upon which
the statutes are based, or by which they are explained
IL this portion OF the work, the citations Of authority in
connection with the statutes as a text, Mr.. NJ. has been
very elaborate, and has collected numerous decisions. in
many instances OF considerable Importance in Calculating
the stHtutca TO which they are appended tRichniond En-
qyirer.
This Digest makes the path straight, conducting ". by
An Alphabetical arrangement. 10 Eny and all the provisions
contained in the Code or IN the Acts al Assembly. passed
since the revsnl. Hs well Ne in our present orgaIic law
With it, we can thread the ,nazes Of the labyrinth and see
daylight amid the dense for Of II misty legislation. We
have not examined any OF the subjects ui title, that the
letters A 10 T. inclusive.) but such are the wants of the
profession on this mead, That we predic, a rapid demsnd
from All quarters tor the Richmond nag.
Ha;thew5' Digest ~ the Laws Of Virgins, il one OF the
! neatcs, specimens Of printing We have ever seen. We r..
gard this volume "a. OF rare utility 10 the profession in Eir.
C;Gia, and shall look forward with interest 10 its compile.
ZION. No law library in the State should be without IL -
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