Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-01-23
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Judge David Mcdonald, one of the most
eminent lawyers Of the State, volunteered the following
recommendation Of the work
STATUES OF INDIANA, m GAVIN 4 HoRD.-Some months
ago, the above named gentlemen issued proposals pub
fishing, in two volumes octave Of some 500 pages each all
the statutes Of the State passed since ISL with aueta
tons The first volume Of the work Is now published; and
the manner Of its execution both mechanically and edtO
rally, deserves the thaiiks Of the profession.
The imperfect of publishing statutes unief
authority, has always been OF great
yenence 20 the Indiana Lawyer The revision Of lsi2.
well the statutes passed since that year. might smesi
well have been published without any index Up
this time the lawyer has constantly been under the neces
sity of turning ovr leaf by leaf the volumes Of
statutes to find any particular Enactment And every one
knows how annoying and provoking this J.. especially In
the hurry Of business Courts Happily for the
profession the publication under consideration promises
better state Of things In the future The t voune Of
Messrs. Gavin Hords work contains excellent and
copous index which to every Practcng sawyer m the
State Is itself worth the money which the vone costs
The volume under review contains another excelence
All it, pages supplied with valuable marginal induces
that glance the il sufficient aTprs the
reader OF the contents OF the page
Another matter Of great importance 20 the lawyer IN
this volume good collection Of the subjects Of all leg
islation ls5l- Heretofore, the lawyer IN examining
our legislation on any given subject had frsi to n What
relevant TO IL in the Revision Of s52, and then 90 turn
the pages Of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far recent legislation may have repealed uodi
fled provisions that Revision
then he would often feel doubt whether he had fuud all
the legislation the subject Of his inquiry hesr. Ca
win and Hord have relieved Of all THE trouble and
doubt They have collected together in consecutive
Of all the made since ISL the subject.
Thus pages 33 TO 377 Of their first volume they have
collected oil legislation, IN force the subject Of
husband and wife, including the act Of lisa and three acts
OF 1857. And they have followed same Of
location, in appropriate consecutive pages IN regard 70 all
other topics Of legislation
still valuable feature the copioUs and
contained IN the volume in question This vol
includes the Constitution u the United States the
Constitution Of Indiana and several important acts Of Viz
gina and statutes Of censre and large portion q our
Courts the various provisions contained IN these CC
u0ns and statutes found Al the bottom 81 the appro
pirate pages In the form q brief and accurate notes
and references MesTS- Gavin Iarl 10 have per-
formed this part of their work exceedingly well Il must
have cost them much care and labor. b. they have
greatly essened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merted his grateful approval
In respect the volume under review Is highly cred
liable 10 the dg ence ACCURACY, talents and the taste
its editors, well the mechanical sill and neancs
Of its publisher and IL must raise the just expectation II
the profession the value Of the second volume which
understand win be forthcoming IN few months ard
which viii contain the code Of pleading and practice Of
1851 with subsequent amendments and other Statutes
volume question the writer Of fhis article has been
dnced 10 compose and publish this little review o the book
solely because he believes the editors and publisher de-
serve high COMMUNICATION for their Performance He,
therefore, deems il but just 20 them, without being sole
tied TO il by any one 10 publish this notice Of The book
over his proper narae- DAVID MCDONALD
indianapolis. November I, 1850
subscribers.
PRICE 81 so.
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