Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-13
LAW BOOKS.
NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS, JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
And all Connected tcith the JudciR Naturalization
the Government
N, HI nc - III "a II, ~ II, nc
OF the state of Indiana,
(tONTAINING TIE REVISED ,TATUTES OF 1882
I = with the amendments thereto md the subsequen
legislation with and references judicial decisions.
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR ORD
Volume !, Published by
BINGHAM a. DOUGHTY,
ISDfAsAPOIIs.
BINGHAM Il DOUGHTY,

Judge David VIC Donald, one Of the most
eminent lawyers of the State. volunteered the folown
recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES INDIANA. GAVIN HorD.-Some months
ago. the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
fishing IN volumes of 500 pages each nj
the Of the State passed since 1851 with annota
The first volume Of the work pubished and
the of its execution both mechanically and edito
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect manner Of publishing statutes under
authority, has always been of great ncon-
venence to the Indiana Lawyer The revision of 1882 A.
well the statutes passed since that year. might almost
aswell have been published without any index Up &c
tn sme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity Of turning over, leaf by leaf the volumes
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 IN the future The hrst volume
aessrs. Gavin Hord's work contains excellen and
copous index which 10 every practcing lawyer IN the
tate Is itself worth the money which the volume costs
The volume under review contains another excellence
iits pages supplied with valuable marginal indce>
that glance at the margin is sufficient apprse the
eader of the contents Of the page.
Another matter Of great importance to the lawyer il
this volume Is good collection Of the subjects Of all leg
islaon since ls5l. Heretofore, the lawyer in examining
our legislation any given subject had ind whai
IL In the Revision of 1852 and then turn
the pages Of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far legislation have repealed mod
fed the provisions contained in that Revision. and
then be would often feel doubt whether he had found all
The legislation on subject Of inquiry Messrs
doubt They have collected together in consecutive pages
all the statutes made since 1851. on the same subject
Thus pages 373 377 Of their first volume they
collected all legislation, in force, the subject
husband and WIFE, including the act OF 1852 and three
Of 1851 And they have followed the same mode
ocaon appropriate consecutive pages, In regard to all
other topics Of legislation
still valuable feature the cOpouS and accu-
notes contained In the volume question This vol
includes the Constitution of the United States, thu
Constitution Of Indiana a11 several important vr-
gnia and statutes Of CongresS and large portion
in force. The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions contained in these Contis
tutons and statutes found the bottom Of the appro-
pirate pages in the form Of neat brief and note
and references MeSsrs. Gavin Hord have per-
formed this part Of their work exceedingly we'll II
have them much care and labor. By they have
greatly lesSened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval.
every respect the volume under review highly red
table the diligence accuracy, talents and the
Of IL publishers and il must raise the just expectation
the profession the value Of the second volume, which
understand viii be forthcoming in a 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 compose and publish this little review Of the book
high cnmmendation for their performance. Ne,
therefore, deems but just them without being Soc-
tied 10 u by any one. publish this notice 81 the boo
ever his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
Indianapolis November l, 1850.
The nr>t volume j. ready and being delivered t.
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