Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-19

Judge David Mcdonald, one of the most
eminent lawyers Of the State, volunteered the olowns
recommendation of the work:
Statutes oF INDIANA, BY GAVIN b HoRD.-Some months
the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
lishng volumes Of some 500 pages each al
the of the State passed since 1851 with
tions The first volume Of the work now published and
the Of It's 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 ncOn
venence 10 the Indiana Lawyer The revision Of 1882
well the passed since that year might almost
aswel have been published without any index Up &c
thtme the lawyer has constantly been under the neces
Sty OF turning over, Teal by eaf the volumes our
find any particular enactment And every
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 Of things the future The first volume
MeSsrs. Gavin Hord's work contains excellent and
copouS index which every practicing lawyer the
itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
lHits pages are supplied with valuable marginal indceS
that glance the margin is sufficient apprse 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
isiation since ISL Heretofore lawyer examining
legislation any given subj had first find what
was relevant TO il in the Revision of 1851 and then 10 turn
over the 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how far legislation may have repealed mod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. Mes>r 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 33 70 57 Of their first volume they have
collected all legislation in force the subject
husband and wife including the OF lS2 and three
Of 1857. And they have followed the same mode
ocation appropriate consecutive pages regard all
other topics OF legislation.
still more valuable feature the copious and
contained in the volume question This vol
includes the Constitution of the United States thu
Constitution Of Indiana, and several important acts OF Viz
ins and statutes 81 Congress- and large portion
own statutes in force The decisions the
Courts the various provisions contained in these Consts
and found the bottom Of the appro
pirate pages IN the form Of neat brief and accurate
and ferpnces MesSrs- Hord have per-
formed this part Of their work exceedingly well IL
have them much and labor by il they have
greatly eS>ened the labor of the practising lawyer and
have well merIted his grateful approval
In every respect the volume unferrevew ishghly red
table 10 the dill gence accuracy. talents and the
editors well the mechanical skill and
OF its publisher and u must raise the just expectation
the profession the value Of the second volume which
we undersian viii be forthcoming few months and
which will contain the code OF pleading and practice
s52 with subsequent amendments and other statutes.
Without any concert with the editors publishers the
volume question. the writer Of this article
duced compose and publish hlttie review ~ the book
solely because be believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high recommendation for their performance he,
therefore but just them. without being sole
tied 20 BY any one. publish this notice Of the boo
over his proper name. DAVID AcDONALD.
INDIANAPOLIS November l. lS60.
The hrsi volume ready and being delivered to
ubScribers
PRICE 81 80.
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