Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-17
LAW BOOKS.

eminent lawyers of the State, volunteered the foowine
recommendation of the work:
STATUTES or INDIANA BY GAVIN HoRD.-Some months
ago. the above named gentlemen issued proposals pub
hng in two volumes octave of some 500 pages EACH al
the of the State passed since 1851 with
tons The volume of the work published and
the manner 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 incon
venence the Indiana Lawyer The revision of 1852
well the passed since that year, might almost
aswell have been published without any index. Up &c
thisme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity of turning over, leaf by leaf. the volumes
statutes any particular And every one
knows 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 excellent and
copous index which to every practcing lawyer in the
is itself worth the money which the volume costs.
The volume under review contains another excellence
iits pages supplied with valuable marginal ndiceS
glance at the margin is sufficient apprise the
eader of the contents of the page.
Another matter of great importance to the lawyer
this volume is good collection of the subjects of all leg
islaon since 1851 Heretofore, the lawyer IN examining
our legislation any given subject had first find what
was relevant in the Revision of 1852 and then
over the pages the volumes of subsequent Statutes
see how recentegslaon may have repealed mod
fed 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
win and Hord have relieved of all this trouble and
doubt They have collected together in consecutive
all the statutes made since 1851. the subject.
Thus pages 373 to 7 of their first volume they have
collected all legislation, in force the subject
husband and wife, including the of 1852 and
of 1857. And they have followed the mode CO.
ocaon appropriate consecutive pages regard all
other topics of legislation
still more valuable feature the copious and accu-
rate contained in the volume in question This
includes the Constitution Of the United States the
Constitution of Indiana and several important vr-
GINA and statutes of Congress- and large portion
in force. The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions conainedn these Consts
buttons found the bottom of
pirate pages in the form of neat brief and
and references Messrs. Gavin Hord have per-
have them much and labor. BY it they have
greatly lessened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review ishghy red
liable the diligence, accuracy, talents and the
its editors well the mechanical skill and
Of its publishers and II must raise the just expectation
the profession the value of the second volume which
understand will be forthcoming in few MONTHS and
which will contain the code of pleading and practice
without with the editors publishers OF the
duced compose and publish this review of the book
solely because be believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high commentator for their performance. He,
therefore deems il but just to them without being soc
tied to ii by any one, publish this notice of the BOOB
over his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis, November !, 1850.
The first volume is ready and being delivered to
ubscribers
PRICE 81 30.
1t is for sale by BINGHAM 4 DOUGHTY.
indianapolis.