Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-24
LAW BOOKS.
STATUTES OF INDIANA.
GAVIN & HORD'S REVISION.

The second volume of Messrs Gavin Hord's compia-
tion of Indiana Statutes has just appeared. This volume
completes their work Its mechanical execution is
credtable and the skill learning and labor which tho
editors have bestowed on it, merit the highest praise
None but learned dgent lawyers could have produced
such work
The second volume embraces all the public statutes of
Indiana now in force upon the subjects to which it relates
and the first all excepting of the regular and
extra sessions of the Legislature 1t is great excel
lence of the compilation that all existing each
subject are collected together in the same place in these
volumes; that tie reader a glance all the
legislation in force any given subject. Take for
ample the act Of 1852, organizing Courts Of Common
Pleasthe editors publish the large and they also
print in the form of notes the pages containing
this statute all the acts amendatory to it which have
been passed up this time. And they have
all the other contained in the revision of 1852
The editors have added much the value these
umes-especially the LASTLY the copious and learned
with which the volumes abound These notes indi-
cate much labor and legal They furnish us in
concise and FORM with all the adudcatons of
Supreme Court these These adjudica-
tons being very numerous the references to them
in the volumes under consideration will great
the lawyer and indeed all persons concerned in the
administration of justice The editors have also REFERRED
made on statutes similar to ours.
An excellence of these volumes, be overlooked
Is the full and index appended each In Ind
ana, there has been good index any volumes
statutes published by authority. This provoking defect
has been completely remeded in the volumes under
view and these indexes will greatly tighten the labor of
all who have occasion TO look into statutes.
This is the first time that private enterprize has at
tempted the publication of Indiana statutes. The
tempt, do not doubt will be successful, and will
duly reward the learned editors and enterprizing pabsh
Every lawyer WILL course purchase these Volumes
and every clerk sheriff. and justice of the peace of the
State. will find it to his advantage to own them.
DAVID M'DONALD.
The foregoing notice by Judge McDoSALD of GAVIN 4
HoRDs Compilation of the Statutes of Indiana is de-
signed puff of the work. but is unsolicited CON-
mendatiOn Of the ability, accuracy, and completeness
with which these volumes have been prepared
The second volume, which has just been issued from
the press being delivered subscribers rapidly
possible. This edition of the will be found
cesy every lawyer justices of the peace and county
officers in the State. The publication Of the work
private enterprise and the publishers only hope for
muneraOn is in it, sale those for whose convenience
il was prepared The two volumes contain about 1900
pages Of matter nearly double the quantity embraced
the revision Of lS52
The price of the work is 81 so per volume. 50 90
the volumes Orders addressed will
receive prompt attention. J. j. BINGHAM,
June eth, lSs2 indianapolis, Ind.