Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-22


recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES OF INDIANA BY GAvIS & HoRp.-Some months
ago. the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
fishing volumes of 500 pages EACH al
the statutes Of the State passed since 1851 with
tons. The first 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 statutes under
State authority has ALWAYS been source of great ncon-
venience the Indiana Lawyer The revision of 1884,
sswell have been published without any index Up &c
th stme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity of turning over leaf by leaf. the volumes
annoying and provoking this is especially in
the hurry Of business in our Courts Happily for the
profession the publication under consideration promises
better Of things in the future The first volume
hessrs Gavin & Hords work contains excellen and
copious index, which to every Practcng lawyer in the
Is itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
its pages supplied with valuable marginal indiceS,
that glance at the margin is sufficient 10 appre the
eader Of the contents Of the page.
Another matter Of great importance TO the lawyer in
this volume good collection subjects Of all leg
slaton since 1851 Heretofore the lawyer in examining
legislation given subject had first TO find what
relevant to it in the Revision Of l52 and then to turn
the pages Of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how FAR recentegslstOn may have repealed mOd
fed the provisions contained in that Revision aud even
then he would often feel doubt whether he had found all
the Legislation the subject Of his inquiry Messrs Ga
and Hord have relieved Of all this trouble ami
doubt They have collected together in consecutive
all the statutes made since ISL. the subject
Thus pages 373 to 3T Of their first volume they have
collected all legislation force the subject
husband and wife, including the of 1852 and three
of 1857 And they have followed the mode o.
ocaton in appropriate consecutive pages in regard 10 all
other topics Of legislation.
still valuable feature the copious and
contained in the volume in question This vol
includes the Constitution Of the United States tn.
Constitution Of Indiana and several important
ginia and statutes Of Congress- and large portion
statutes In force The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions these Consists
tuons and statutes found at the bottom of the appro
pirate pages the form OK neat, brief and
and references Me>sTs Gavin Hord have per-
formed this part cf their work exceedingly we'll II
have cost them much and labor BY IL they have
greatly SSened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well mertcd his grateful approval
In every respect the volume under review ishghly red
liable 10 the diligence, accuracy, talents and the
editors well the mechanical skill and
Of publishers and raise the Just expectation
the profession the value Of the second volume which
understand will be forthcoming in a few months and
which will contain the code Of pleading and practice
ls52. with subsequent amendments and other statutes.
without any with the ediors publishers OF the
volume question, the writer Of this article has been
duced compose and publish this little review Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de
therefore, deems II but just them, without being sole
tied 10 by any publish this notice Of the boo
over his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis. November l, 1850.
The FIRST volume is now ready and being delivered 20
uhScTibcrs.
PRICE - 80.
II is for sale by BINGHAM DOUGHTY.
indianapolis.