Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-10
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LAW BOOKS.
NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
And al Connected ciM tie Judicial Administration OF
Ms Government.
II III nc - IL n y, " IT E
OF the state of indiana,
CONTAINING THE REVISED ,rATUTEs OF 1852
Y with the amendments thereto 'nd the subsequen
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR ORD.
Volume /, Published by
BINGHAM & DOUGHTY,
INDIANAPOLIS.
Judge David VIC Donald, one of the most
eminent lawyer Of the State, volunteered the foown.
recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES or INDIANA, BY GAVIN HoRD.-Some months
the above named gentlemen issued proposals. for pub
Iishing i'm volumes octave 500 pages each
the of the State passed since 1851 with
tons The first volume of the work published and
the Of its execution both mechanically and edto
rally deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect Of publishing statutes under
State authority has always been OF great
well passed since that year. might almost
aswe have been published without any index. Up &c
hstme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity of turning over, leaf by leaf the volumes our
statutes find any particular enactment And every
knows how annoying and provoking this is especially in
urofesiou the publication under consideration promises
better state Of things in the future The first volume
aessrs Gavin Hord's work contains excellent and
copous index, which to every practicng lawyer in the
Is itself worth the money which the volume costs
The volume under review contains another excellence
Wits supplied with valuable marginal induces,
that 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 good collection of the subjects Of all leg
isation since 1851 Heretofore the lawyer In examing
legislation any given subject had first to find what
was relevant to IL in the Revision of 1852 and then to turn
pages of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far Legislation may have repealed mod
fed the provisions contained in that Revision. and
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 ami
doubt They have collected together in consecutive
Thus pages 373 TO 81 Of their first volume they have
collected all our legislation In force the subject
husband and wife, including the of 1852 and three
Of 1857. And they have followed the mode CO.
ocaon IL appropriate consecutive pages In regard TO all
other topics q legislation.
still more valuable feature the copious and
contained I'm the volume In question This vol
includes the Constitution Of the United States, the
Constitution OF Indiana, and several important acts OF vr
gina and statutes Of Congress and large portion
statutes in force The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions contained In these Conss
and found at the bottom of the appro-
pirate pages In the form 81 neat brief and
and references MeSsrs. Gavin Hord per-
formed this part Of their wJrs exceedingly we'll II
have cost them much and labor BY It they have
greatly essened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merted his grateful approval
In every respect the volume under review ishghly red
liable 10 the diligence accuracy, talents and the
its editors well the mechanical skill and
o. its publishers and must raise the just expectation
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
1854 with subsequent amendments and other statutes.
without any vh the editors publishers OF the
volume IN question. tho writer " this article has been
daced compose and publish little review Of the book
solely he believes the editors and publishers de-
high commentator for their performance. lie,
therefore, deems II but just 10 them without being sole
tied 10 by any to publish this notice of the boos
his proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis, November |, 1850.
The first volume Is ready and being delivered t.
ubscribers.
PRICE 81 30.
II Is for sale by BINGHAM A DOUGHTY.
indianapolis.