Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-10
LAW BOOKS.

Judge David MCDONALD, one OF the most
eminent lawyers of the State, volunteered the follown
recommendation of the work:
STATUTES or INDIANA, GAVIN HoRD.-some months
ago. the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
shng volumes octave OF some 500 pages each, al
the of the State passed since 1851 with
tions The first volume of the work pubshed anu
the manner of its execution both mechanically and editO-
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect manner of publishing statutes under
State authority, has always been Of great
vencnce the Indiana Lawyer. The revision of ls52
well the passed since that year. might almost
aswell have been published without any index. Up &C
the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity of turning leaf by leaf the volumes our
statutes find any particular enactment And every
knows how annoying and provoking this is especially in
the hurry business in Courts. Happily TIL
profession the publication under consideration promises
better state things in the future. The volume
heSsrs Gavin & Hords work contains excellent ana
copiou index which to every practcing lawyer in thu
state is itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
is pages are supplied with valuable marginal indice
sothat glance at the margin is sufficient apprise the
eader of the contents OF the page.
Another matter of great importance to the lawyer in
this volume is good collection of the subjects of all leg
isation 1851 Heretofore, the lawyer in examining
our legislation any given subject had first find wha
relevant to in the Revision Of 1882 and then
over the pages of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far recent legislation may have repealed NOD
fed the provisions contained in that Revision. aud
then would often feel doubt whether he had
the legislation on the subject of his inquiry Messrs Ga
vim and Hord have relieved of all this trouble and
doubt They have collected together in consecutive
all the made since ISL. the subject
Thus pages 1878 377 of their first volume they have
collected all legislation in force the subject
husband and wife, including the of 1852 and three
OF 1851 And they have followed the same mode co.
ocation in appropriate consecutive pages in regard all
other topics Of Legislation.
still more valuable feature the copous accu-
rate notes contained in the volume in question This
ume includes the Constitution Of the United States tL.
Constitution of Indiana and several important vr
gina of Congress, and large portion
statutes in force. The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions contanedn these Consts
pirate pages the form Of neat brief and
and references Messrs Gavin HOrd seem 10 have per-
formed this part of their work exceedingly well 1t
have them much and labor. BY il they have
greatly essened the labor of the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval.
In respect the volume under review shighy red
liable the diligence talents and the
its editors well the mechanical skill and neaness
of its publishers arr II raise the just expectation
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 with the editors publishers the
volume question: the writer of this article has been
duced to compose and publish this little 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 soc
tied to it by any one, publish this notice of the boo
over his own proper name DAVID MCDONALD
Indianapolis, November J. 1860
The first volume is now ready and being delivered to
ubscribers
PRICE 81 80.
Its for sale by BINGHAM 4 DOUGHTY,
INDIANAPOLIS