Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-11
LAW BOOKS.


Judge David Mcdonald, OF the most
eminent lawyers of the State volunteered the following
recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES or INDIANA, Br GAVIN & HoKD.-some months
ago the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
fishing in two volumes octave Of some 500 pages each al
Of the State passed since ISL with annoa
tons Tue first volume Of the work published and
the Of It's execution both mechanically and eito
rially deserves the thanks of the profession.
imperfect Of publishing statutes under
State authority has always been Of great incOn
veuience the Indiana Lawyer The revision of ls52
well the passed since that year. might almost
sswel have been published without any index. Up &c
thstme lawyer has constantly been under the
sty Of turning over. leaf by leaf. the volumes
statutes find any particular enactment. And every
knows how annoying and provoking this is, especially in
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
Aessrs Gavin Hort's work contains excellent aud
copious index, which TO every praetcng Lawyer in the
tate itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
Allits pages are supplied with valuable marginal indce>
that glance the margin Is sufficient apprse the
eader of the contents of the page.
Another matter of great importance 10 the lawyer in
this volume is good collection Of the subjects of all Leg
islaton ISL Heretofore, the lawyer examining
legislation any given subject had FIRST to nd what
relevant to il in the Revision Of ls2 and then
pages of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far recent legislation may have repealed or mod
fed provisions contained that Revision. and
then would often feel doubt whether he had found all
the legislation the subject Of his inquiry. MesSrs
doubt They have collected together in consecutive pages
all the statutes made since 1851. on the subject
Thus on pages 373 TO 3T7 Of their first volume they have
collected all legislation, in force the subject
husband wife including the of 1852 and three
Of 1857. Al they have followed the mode CO.
ocaon in appropriate consecutive pages in regard 10 all
other topics Of legislation.
still more valuable feature the copious
rate notes contained in the volume in question This VOL
ume includes the Constitution Of the United States the
Of Indiana and several important Vr
gnia and statutes of Congress- and large portion
statutes in force. The numerous decisions the
Courts on provisions Constis
tutOns found the bottom Of the apprO
pirate pages in the form Of neat brief and note
aud references MeSsTs. Gavin Hord to have per-
formed this part of their work exceedingly well Ii
have them much and labor. BY Il they have
greatly lesSened the labor Of the practising lawyer
have well merited his grateful approval.
every respect the volume under review highly red
liable to the diligence accuracy talents and the
its editors well the mechanical skill and neatness
of its publishers ard raise the just expectation
the profession value Of the second volume which
We understand will be forthcoming in : few months, aud
which will contain the code Of pleading and practice
ls52, with subsequent amendments and other statutes.
without with the editors publishers the
question: the writer of this article has been in
duced to compose and publish thise review Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high conmendation for their performance. He,
therefore, deems but just 10 them without being soc
tied 20 by any to publish this notice of the book,
over his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis November L. 1850
The first volume is ready and being delivered TO
ubScribers.
PRICE 81 80.
1t is for sale by BINGHAM DOUGHTY,
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