Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-01-16
LAW BOOKS.
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR b HoRn.
BINGHAM q DOUGHTY,


Judge Isnrid Mcdonald. enc q TIE most
lawyers Of Tie State roluuteer the following
recommendation Of the vOr. is
STATUES OF INDIANA. Ex GAllx EogD---SOme months
ago tie above named gentlemen Issued oals for pub
fishing in volumes octave Of some $40 pages each, all
the statutes Of The Safe passed since ls. With annoa-
TONS The first volume Of e WORK Is nos published: and
the o It's execution both neehanesiy and eeto-
rally, deserves The thanks 81 The profession.
The imperfect manner Of publishing our statutes under
State authority. has always been source Of great neon
venence TO the Indiana Lawyer The Ferion q ls52, as
Wen as the statutes Pa.sea SINCE maj sesf' nh Sioe
this time the lawyer has constantly been under the Heoes
sity of turning over, leaf by leaf, the volumes Of
statutes 70 lind any particular eSesarat IND ever one
the hurry Of business IN Courts Happily for The
profession, the publication under consideration promise
better OF things IN the future The irst volume q
Messrs. Gavin Hords work conialns exceiieui and
copous index which 70 every pFachcns lawyer N tie
State Is itself worth the money which the volune costs
The volume under review eoutans Another excellence
All its pages supplied With valuable marginal indices,
that glance al the margin ssuicent 10 aPprise The
Another matter q great importance 10 the awyer in
ts volume Is good collectono Of the subjects Of al leg
islaton since ISL. Heretoor tle lawyer in examining
relevant 10 in the Revision Of 1872 and then % turn
the pages Of the volumes ~ subsequent statute TO
how recent legislation may have repealed mo
fed The provisions Contained in tlat Revision and csrn
then he would often feel doubt whether he had found oil
the LEGISLATION the iteci q his inquiry. Messr. Ca
win and Hord have relieved Of al this trouble and
doubt They have collected together IN consecutive pages
Of all the statutes made The
Thus pages 573 70 SO OF their t volume they have
collected al legislation b ferce The sub ec of
husband and lie, including the ofls5s and three
Of 1877. And they have followed fhe mode II
location in appropriate consecutive Pages regarh 10 al
I other topics 81 legislation.
still valuable feature the cop.ous and
contained in the volume IN Question This vol
includes the Constitution IT the nfed Sistes, tie
Constitution Of Indiana and svcra important act - Viz
n erue. The numerous decisions 81 the
Courts the various provisions contained n these CcIsti
buttons and found the bottom Of the
PIRATE pages in the form Of ncai brief and accurate notes
ard references Nessrs Gavin ffon 20 have per-
formed this paTt a their work exceedingly VEIL y lust
have cost them much care and labor By q they have
greatly lesscned the labor u the practising lawyer and
have web merited his grateful approval
In every respect the volume underrey5cw shighy cred
liable 90 the diligence ACCURACY, talents tn
f. editors. well the mechanical sin and neafness
OF H. pabsheTs, and Il must raise the just expectation q
the profession % the value II the second volume which
uniersfafd win be forthcoming in few months ard
which VII contain the code Of pleading and practice n
1s52. with subsequent amendments and other siatnies
Without any concert with the editors Publishers VI the
volume question the writer Of this article has been
duce compose and publish this little review q the book
solely because be believes the editor and pebshers de-
serve high commendati0n FOR their perforuance. He
therefore deems but just them. without hcing sole
ed 70 BY any one, 90 publish this noticc II the book
over his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
lndsuapolis November ], ls6o. ...-..
The frst volume is ready snd hsins delivered
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