Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-14
LAW BOOKS.

Judge David Mcdonald, one of the mos,
eminent lawyers State, the followine
recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES OF ISp1ANA BY GAVIN & HoRD.-Some months
ago. the above named gentlemen issued proposafor pub
shng in volumes octave of some 500 pages each, al
the of the State passed since 1851 with annota-
tions The volume of the work published; and
the manner Of execution both mechanically and edtO
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect manner OF publishing our statutes under
State authority has always been Of great ncon
venence the Indiana Lawyer The revision OF lS52
well a. the statutes passed since that year, might almost
as swell have been published without any index. Up
thstme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sy Of turning over leaf by leaf. the volumes our
statutes find any particular enactment And every one
knows how annoying and provoking this is, especially In
the hurry Of business in Courts. Happily for the
profession the publication under consideration promises
better state Of things the future. The first volume
aessrs Gavin Hord's work contains excellent and
copious index which to every practcng lawyer in the
tate itself worth the money which the volume costs
The volume under review contains another excellence
trits 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 of great importance TO the lawyer
this good collection of the subjects Of all leg
isaiion since lS5l Heretofore the lawyer In examining
our legislation on any given subject had find what
over the pages Of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
see how far recentlegsaton may have repealed mod
fed provisions contained in that Revision aud
then he would often feel doubt whether he had found all
the legislation the subject Of his inquiry. Messrs. Ga
have relieved of all this trouble and
doubt They collected together in pages
all the statutes made since ISL. on the subject.
Thus pages 3T3 to 37 Of their first volume they have
collected all legislation in force the subject
husband and wife, including the act of 1852 and three
Of ls57. And they have followed the mode
ocation appropriate consecutive pages in regard all
other topics Of Legislation.
still more valuable feature the cOpious and accu
contained in the volume in question This vol
includes the Constitution Of the United States the
Constitution Of Indiana and several important vir
gina and statutes Of Congress, and large portion our
own statutes in force The numerous decisions the
Courts on provisions contained these Conss
uons and found at the bottom the appro
prate pages In the form Of neat brief and note
and references. Messrs Gavin Hord have per
formed this part Of their work exceedingly well must
have cost them much care and labor BY Il they have
greatly esSened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review Shighy red
liable dill gence. accuracy talents and the
its editors, well 20 the mechanical skill and neatness
Of its publishers ard y must raise the just expectation
understand will be forthcoming in few months, and
which will contain the code Of pleading and practice O
lS52 with subsequent amendments and other statutes
without with the editors publishers the
volume question the writer Of this article has in
duced TO compose and publish little review Of the book
solely he believes the editors and publishers
high comrnenda;ion for their performance. He
therefore deems but just 10 them without being soc-
tied 20 il by any one TO publish this notice Of the boo
over his own proper name DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis, November !. 1850
The first volume is now ready and being delivered o
ubscribers.
PRICE So so.
IisfoT sale BY BINGHAM 4 DOUGHTY.
indianapolis.