Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-18
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NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
And al Connected soi tie judicial administration OF
the Government.
II III nc - II, N II ~ II H1
OF the state of indiana,
CtoNTAINING THE REVISED STATUTES OF 1852
4 ! with the amendments thereto and the subsequen
legislation judicial decisions
EDITED
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR ORD.
Volume 1, Published by
BINGHAM a. DOUGHTY,
INDIANAPOLIS.
Judge David VIC Donaid, 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 proposasfor pub
shing volumes octave Of some 500 pages EACH al
the of the State passed since 1851 with annota
TONS The rSt volume OF the Work Is now published and
the of its execution both mechanically and edito-
rally deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect Of publishing under
State authority has always been of great inco-
the Indiana Lawyer The revision Of 1852,
well the passed since that year. might almost
aswe have been published without any index. Up &c
th tme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sy of turning Over leaf by leaf. the volumes our
statutes to find any particular enactment And every one
knows how annoying and provoking this Is, especially in
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profession, the publication under consideration promises
better state of things in future. The first volume
Messrs Gavin HOrd's work contains an excellent and
copious index, which to every praccing lawyer i'm the
itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
illits pages supplied with valuable marginal ndice,
that glance at the margin is sufficient apprise th
eader Of the contents Of the page.
Another matter of great importance 10 the lawyer in
this volume good collection of the subjects of all leg
islaoh since 1851. Heretofore the lawyer in examining
our legislation any given subject had first to find what
was relevant TO II in the Revision of 1882 and then to turn
the pages of the volumes of subsequent Statutes
how far recentlegisation may have repealed mod
fed the provisions contained 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
all the statutes made since ISL. the subject.
Thus pages 33 to 81 Of their first volume they have
collected all legislation in force, the subject
husband and wife, including the act ofS52 and three act
of 1857. And they have followed the mode o
ocation appropriate consecutive pages in regard all
Otner topics Oi ie9lSlaion
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 Yir-
GINA and statutes of Congress, and large portion
in force The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions contained in these Conss
tutions and found at the bottom Of the appro
pirate pages in the form of neat brief and
and references Messrs. Gavin Hord to have per-
formed this part Of their work exceedingly WELL 1t
have cost them much and labor. BY il they have
greatly lessened the labor of the practising lawyer and
have we'll merited his grateful approval.
respect the volume under review shighly red
liable to the diligence, accuracy talents and the taste
its editors well the mechanical skill and neatness
Of its publishers and must raise the just expectation OF
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
1852, with subsequent amendments and other statutes
without any concert editors publishers the
volume in question: the writer of this article has been in
duced compose and publish thstte review of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
high commentator for their performance. He,
therefore deems but just them, without being solic
tied 10y any publish this notice of the book
his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis. November l, 1860.
The first volume is ready and being delivered o
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