Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-06-19
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NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS, JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
And al Connected rcitt the judicial Standardization
Ge Government.
T Eel nc - E r. gE IL Il, ne
OF the State of Indiana,
NtONTAINING THE REVISED STATUTES OF 1852
z j with the amendments thereto, and the subsequen
legislation with and references judicial decisions
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR B. GRID.
Volume /, Published by
BINGHAM & DOUGHTY,
Judge David Mcdonald, one of the most
eminent lawyers of the State volunteered the foowin
recommendation of the work.
STATUTES OF INDIANA, BY GAVIN 4 HoRD--Some months
ago. the above named gentlemen issued proposals Tor pub
shing in volumes of some 500 pages each, al
the of the passed since 1851, with annOta
tons. The first volume of the work pubished AMI
the Of its execution both mechanically and editO
rally, deserves the thanks of the profession.
The imperfect manner of publishing statutes under
State authority has always been source OF great incon
venence to the Indiana Lawyer The revision Of 1857,
well the statutes passed since that year, might almost
aswell have been published without any index. Up &c
til the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity of turning over, leaf by Leaf the volumes our
statutes to find any particular enactment And every one
krows how annoying and provoking this is especially in
the hurry of business Courts. Happily for the
profession the publication under consideration promises
better state Of things in the future The first volume
Messrs. Gavin Hord's work contains excellent and
copous index, which to every practicins lawyer in the
itself worth the money which the volume costs.
The volume under review contains another excellence
its pages supplied with valuable marginal induces,
that glance at the margin is sufficient to apprise the
eader of the contents of the page.
Another matter Of great importance to the lawyer in
this volume good collection of the subjects of all leg
legislation any given subject had first to find what
was relevant il in the Revision of 1884, and then
the pages of the volumes of subsequent Statutes to
how far recent legislation may have repealed mud
fled the provisions contained in that Revision. and
then he would often feel doubt whether he had found all
the legislation the subject Of his inquiry Messrs Ga
win and Hord have relieved Of all this trouble ami
all the statutes made since 1851. the subject
Thus pages 1913 to 81 Of their first volume they hav
collected all legislation, in force the subject
husband and wife, including the act Of 1852 and three act
of 1857. And they have followed the mode CO.
ocaon in appropriate consecutive pages, in regard to all
other topics Of legislation.
still valuable feature the cOpious and accu
notes contained i'm the volume in question This vol
includes the Constitution Of the United States, the
Constitution OF Indiana and several important acts OF Vr
GINA and statutes Of Congress, and large portion our
statutes in force The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions contained in these Const
uons and statutes are found at the bottom OF the appo
PIRATE in the form of neat brief and accurate note
and references. Messrs Gavin Hord to have per-
formed this part of their work exceedingly WELL II mus
have cost them much care and labor BY it they have
greatly essened the labor of the practising lawyer ant
have well merited his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review highly cred
liable the diligence accuracy, talents and the taste
its editors well the mechanical skill and neatnes
of its publishers and must raise the just expectation
profession the value Of the second volume, which
understand will be forthcoming in few months, ant
which will contain the code of pleading and practice
1852, with subsequent amendments and other statutes
Without with the editors publishers OF tho
volume in question, the writer Of this article has been in
duced compose and publish this little review Of the book
halsa aud
serve high commentator for their performance. lie
therefore deems but just to them, without being sole
tied TO 1t by any one, to publish this notice Of the boo
over his own proper name. DAVID McDONALD.
indianapolis, November J. 1850.
The first volume is ready and being delivered 4
subscribers.
PRICE 81 so.
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