Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-11
LAW BOOKS.
NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
And al Connected Nth the judicial Administration
the Government.
- III Ne - n, N - ~ II, IE
Of the State of indiana,
GtOSTAINING THE REVISED ,TATUTES OF 1852
Z ! with the amendments thereto and the subsequen
legislation with and references Judicial decisions.
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR ORD.
Volume l, Published by
BINGHAM a. DOUGHTY,
Judge David VIC Donald, one of the mo-


lawyers of the State volunteered the foowin
recommendation of the work
STATUTES INDIANA, GAVIN HoRD-Some months
age the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
lshng in volumes octave Of some 500 pages EACH al
the Of the State passed since 1851, with
tons The first volume of the work pubished and
the manner of its execution both mechanically and edto
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect of publishing statutes under
State authority has always been Of incon
venence the Indiana Lawyer The revision Of 1852
wei the statutes passed since lhat year. might almost
aswell have published without any index. Up &c
thisme the lawyer has constantly been under the neces
sify of turning over, leaf by leaf. the volumes
statutes to lind 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 of things in the future. The first volume
nessrs. Gavin Hord's work contains excellent and
copous index which every practicing lawyer thu
itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
its pages supplied with valuable marginal indice>
that glance az the margin is sufficient apprise the
eader Of the contents Of the page.
Another matter Of great importance to the lawyer i'm
this volume is good collection Of the subjects Of all leg
sIaon since ISL. Heretofore, the lawyer in examining
legislation any given subject had first find what
relevant in the Revision Of 1851 and then
the of the volumes of subsequent Statutes
how far recenlegislaon may have repealed mod
he'd 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 Messrs Ga
win and Hord have relieved US OF all this trouble and
doubt They have collected together in pages
all the statutes made since 1851. the subject
Thus pages 373 377 Of their first volume have
collected all our legislation, in force. the subject
husband and wife, including the of 1852 and three
of 1851. And they have followed the mode
ocaton in appropriate consecutive pages regard all
other topics Of legislation
still valuable feature 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 vr-
GINA and statutes Of Congress- and large portion
i'm force. The decisions the
Courts the various provisions conainedn these ConStis
tuons and statutes found at the bottom OF the
pirate pages in the form II neat brief and
and references MesSrs. Gavin Hord have per-
have them much and labor. BY il they have
greatly lessened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review shghy red
liable 10 the diligence accuracy, talents and the
editors well the mechanical skill
Of its publishers and IL raise the just expectation
the profession the value Of the second volume which
understand will be forthcoming in few months and
which viii contain the code Of pleading and practice
lS52. with subsequent amendments and other
without any with the editors publishers the
volume in 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
high commendaton for their performance. He,
therefore deems IL but them without being soc-
tied 10 IL by any publish this notice of the boo
over his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis November l, 1860.
The FIRST volume is ready and being delivered to
ubscribers
PRICE 81 30.
Its for sale by BINGHAM & DOUGHTY,
indianapolis.