Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-02-06
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FOR LAWYERS, JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
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1T IH &c - II, N u, u II, Hc -
of the State of Indiana,
GtONTAINING THE REVISED STATUTES OF 1852,
4 i with the amendments thereto and the subsequent
legislation with notes and references to judicial decisions
EDITED
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR B. H0RD.
Volume /, Published by
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rSDIAxAPorts

Judge David Mcdonald, one Of the most
eminent lawyers Of the State volunteered the following
recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES OF INDIANA, BY GAVIN HoRD.-Some months
ago. the above named gentlemen issued for pub
shng in two volumes octave Of some 500 pages each all
the statutes Of the State passed since 1851 with aota-
tons The first volume of the work published and
the Of its execution both mechanically and edito
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect of publishing statutes under
State authority has always been of great ncon-
venence the Indiana Lawyer The revision Of 1857
well the statutes passed since that year. might almost
well have been published without any index. Up &c
this time the lawyer has constantly been under the neces-
sity of turning over leaf by leaf the volumes of our
statutes to ind any particular enactment Ana every one
the hurry Of business in Courts. Happily for the
profession the publication under consideration promises
better Of things in the future. The first volume OF
Messrs. Gavin Hords work contains excellent and
copous index, which to every practcing lawyer in the
State itself worth the money which the volume costs
The volume under review contains another excellence
All supplied with valuable marginal induces,
that glance at the margin is sufficient to appTse the
reader of the contents Of the page.
Another matter of great importance to the lawyer in
this volume Is good collection Of the subjects of all e
islaton 1851 Heretofore the lawyer in examining
legislation any given subject had first to find what
was relevant TO il in the Revision Of 1852 and then
over the pages Of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes to
how far legislation have repealed or modi-
fed the provisions contained in that Revision and even
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 and
doubt They have collected together in consecutive
of all the statutes made since ISL the subject.
Thus pages 373 So of their first volume they have
collected all legislation in force, ON the subject OF
husband and wife, including the of 1852 and three acts
Of 1857 And they have followed the mode Of CO.
location appropriate consecutive pages in regard TO all
other topics of legislation.
still more valuable feature the copous and accu
rate contained in the volume in question. This VOL
includes the Constitution of the United States the
Constitution Of Indiana and several important acts OF VIZ
gnia and statutes Of Congress- and large portion Of
own statutes in force The numerous decisions Of the
Courts the provisions contained in these Ccns
tutions and statutes found the bottom Of the appro
pirate in the form Of nca brief and accurate notes
and references McssTs Gavin Hord seem TO have per-
formed this part OF their work exceedingly we'll IL must
have cost them much and labor BY IL they have
greatly lessened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well meritcd his grateful approval
In every respect the volume under review highly cred
liable TO the diligence accuracy, talents and the taste
It's editors as well as to the mechanical skill and neatnes
Of its publishers raise the just expectation OF
the profession the value Of the second volume which
understand VIII he forthcoming in few months, and
which will contain the code Of pleading and practice OF
1852 with subsequent amendments and other statute
Without any with the editors publishers OF the
volume i'm question: the writer Of this article has been III
duced to compose and publish this little review Of the book
SOLELY because he believes the editors and publishers de-
therefore, deems but just 10 them, without being soc-
tied by any one publish this notice OF the book,
over his own proper name. DAVID McDONALD
Indianapolis November !, ls60.
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