Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-13

Judge David VIC IcDonaid, one Of the most
eminent lawyers Of the State, volunteered the folowng
recommendation of the work:
STATUTES or INDIANA, BY GAVIN Il HORD.-Some months
ago the named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
lshng in two volumes octave OF some 500 pages EACH al
the statutes of the passed $751; with
tions The first volume Of the work is now published and
the execution, both mechanically and edito
rally deserves the thanks of the profession.
The imperfect Of publishing statutes under
State authority has always been source Of great ncon
the Indiana Lawyer The revision of lS52 ss
well the passed since that year, might almost
aswel have been published without any index Up tc
thstme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sitv 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
uessrs Gavin Hord's work contains excellent and
copious index, which to every practcng lawyer in the
itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
ills pages are supplied with valuable marginal indceS,
that glance at the margin Is sufficient TO apprse the
eader Of the contents OF the page.
Another matter Of great importance 10 the lawyer in
this volume Is good collection oi the subjects OF all leg
sation since 1851 Heretofore the lawyer in examining
our legislation on any given subject had first TO find what
was relevant the Revision of 1884, and then
over pages Of the volumes of subsequent Statutes
see how far recentegSaton may have repealed or mod
fed the provisions contained In that Revision. and
would often feel doubt whether he had found al
the legislation the subject OF his inquiry MeSsrs Ga
win and Hord have relieved Of all this trouble and
doubt They collected together in
all the statutes m,de since lS5l the same subject.
Thus on pages 33 10 37 Of their first volume they have
collected legislation force the subject
wife, Including the of 1852 and three
of 1857. And they have followed the same mode
ocaton, in appropriate consecutive pages in regard 10 all
other topics Of legislation.
still valuable feature the copious and
rate notes contained In the volume IN question This vol
ume includes the Constitution of the United States the
Constitution Indiana important Vir-
ginia aud statutes OF Congress, and large portion
own statutes now force. The decisions the
Courts provisions contained these Consts
prate pages in the form Of neat brief and note
and references NesSrs Gavin Hord 10 have per-
formed this part Of their work exceedingly well Il
have cost them much and labor. BY IL they have
greatly SSened labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review Shhly red
table TO the dill gence accuracy talents and the
Of its publishers ard il raise the just expectation
the profession the value Of the second volume which
we undsrst will be forthcoming in few months, and
which will contain the code Of pleading and practice
1852 with subsequent amendments and other statutes.
without any concert with the editors publishers OF the
volume in Question the writer Of this article has been in
uc 60 compose publish this little review Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high commendaiion for their performance he,
therefore but just them. without being Solic
tied TO BY any one publish this notice Of the boo
over his own proper name. DAVID AcDoNALD.
Indianapolis November !, lS60.
The first volume ready and being delivered 10
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PRICE 81 90.
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