Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-10
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NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
And al Connected ieat the Judicial AdnIistration OF
ID TIE Government.

uuSC uACDOndl0e one OF the most
eminent lawyers Of the State, volunteered the following
recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES OF INDIANA, BY GAVIN HoRp.-some months
ago. the above named gentlemen issued pub
fishing, in two volumes octave Of 500 pages EACH
State passed since 1851 with annota-
tons The FIRST volume Of the work now published and
the manner Of its execution both mechanically and edito.
rally, deserves the thanks of the profession.
The imperfect Of publishing under
State authority always been source Of great inco-
venence the Indiana Lawyer The revision of 1851
well as the statutes passed since that year. might
sswell have been published without any index. Up
thstime the lawyer has constantly
siy Of turning over, leaf by leaf. the volumes our
statutes to ind any particular enactment And every one
know how annoying and provoking this is especially
the hurry Of business in our Courts Happily for the
profession, the publication under consideration promises
better Of things in the future. The first volume
Messrs Gavin Hords work contains an excellent and
ccpious index which every practcing lawyer In the
tate isstself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence.
its supplied with valuable marginal indiceS
thu glance at the margin is sufficient to apprise the
eader Of the contents Of the page -'A t@p-''."
Another matter Of great importance 10 the lawyer in
this volume is good collection of the subjects of all leg
isation since ISL Heretofore, the lawyer in examining
our hgikatou on any given subject had first TO find hat
relevant 10 II in the Revision Of 1851 and then turn
the pages Of the volumes of subsequent Statutes
see how lar may have rePesied or mod
then be would often feel doubt whether he had found all
the legislation the subject Of his inquiry Messrs
win and Horc have relieved of all this trouble ami
doubt. Theyhave collected together in consecutive pages
all the statutes made since 1851. the same subject
Thus, pages 373 to 81 Of their first volume they have
collected all legislation in force on subject
husband and wife, including the Of 1852 and three
Of 1857. And they have followed the same mode CO.
ocstion in appropriate consecutive pages regard TO all
other topics Of legislation.
still valuable feature the copious and aeon
rate notes contained in the volume in question This vol
includes the Constitutional the United States the
Constitution Of Indiana and several important vr-
gnia and statutes Of Congress, and large portion
statutes in force. The decisions the
Courts on the various provisions containedn these Conss
tutons and statutes found the bottom of the
pirate In the form Of brief
and references. Messrs Gavin Hord to have per-
formed this part of their work exceedingly WELL II must
have cost them much and labor By 1t they have
greatly lessened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval.
in every respect xonne under review shghly cred
liable TO the gence accuracy, talents and the taste
its editors, well the mechanical skill and
of its publisher and IL raise the just expectation
the profession the value Of the second volume which
we understand will be forthcoming in few MONTHS and
which will contain the code Of pleading and practice
1852, with subsequent amendments and other
Without concert with the editors publishers the
volume in question: the writer Of this article has been in
duced compose and publish little Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de
serve high commentator for their performance. He
therefore, deems but Just them, without being sole.
tied TO by any TO publish this notice Of the boo
| over his own proper name DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis, November j, 1850. ff f
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