Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-23
LAW BOOKS.
STATUTES OF INDIANA.
GAVIN A. DuRD'S REVISION.

The second volume Of Messrs Gavin Hords cempila-
ton Indiana Statutes has just appeared This volume
completes their work It's mechanical execution is yer
credtable and the SKILL learning and labor which the
editors have bestowed it, the highs praise
None hut learned dilgen lawyers could have produced
such n work.
The second volume embraces all the public statutes of
Indiana force upon the subjects 20 which it relates
aud the excepting the Of the last regular and
extra sessions OF he Legislature. II is great excel
ence the compilation that all existing statutes on each
subject collected together in the place In these
volumes: that tie reader at glance all the
legislation force any given subject. Take, for
ample, the act of ls52 organizing Courts of Common
Peas-the editors publish the large and they also
print in the form Of notes the pages containing
this statute all the acts amendatory il which have
been passed up this time. And they have done Of
all the other acts contained in the revision Of 1851.
The editors added much to the value Of these vol
umes-especialy the last-by the copious and learned
with which the volumes abound. These notes ind
much labor and legal They furnish US
concise and accurate form, With all the adudcatons Of
our Supreme Court on these statutes. These ajudca
being very numerous the references TO them
IN the volumes under consideration will be Of great value
to lawyer and indeed all persons concerned in the
administration justice. The editors have also referred.
in their notc, TO numerous decisions IN other sates
made statutes similar to ours.
An excellence Of these volumes to be overlooked
full and index appended each. In ndi-
ana there has been good index TO any volumes
published by authority. This provoking defect
has been completely remedied In the volumes under re-
view; aud these indexes will greatly tighten the labor Of
all who have occasion to look into statutes.
This IS the first time that private enteprze has at
tempted the publication of Indiana statutes. The at
tempt, do not doubt, will be successful, and will
duly learned editors and enterprzing publish
Every lawyer will Of course, purchase these volumes
and every clerk sheriff. and justice Of the peace of the
state. will find Il to his advantage TO own then.
DAVID M'DONALD.
indianapolis, June 5, 1862
The foregoing notice by Judge MoDoSALp OF GAVIN a
loRDs Compilation Of the Statutes Of Indiana, not de
sgned puff OF the work, hut unsolicited com
mendaon OF the ability, accuracy, and completeness
with which these volumes have been prepared.
The second volume which has just been issued from
the press Is being delivered subscribers rapidly
possible This edition Of the statutes will be found
sessity every lawyer justices of the peace and eoun
officers in the State The publication Of the work is
prvsae enterprise publishers only hope
mureraon Is in It's sale TO those for whose convenenc
twas prepared. The volumes contain about $50
pages natter nearly double the quantity embraced
the revision Of is52
The price work IS 81 so per volume. 80 90 fo
the two volumes Orders addressed to the subscriber W
receive prompt attention. J. j. BINGHAM
Jun. 7th, lss2 indianapolis Ind.