Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-22
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NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
and al Connected ,rin the Judicia Administration 0,
tie Government.
Eua Nc SIT N EU N nc q,
OF the state of indiana,
GtONTAINING THE REVISED ,TATUTES OF 1852
Y 7 with the amendments thereto and the subsequen
legislation with and references judicial decisions
EDITED BY
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR ORD.
Volume !, Published by
BINGHAM 81 DOUGHTY,
INDIANAPOLIS.
Judge David Mcdonald, one of the most
eminent lawyers Of the State volunteered the foowin-
recommendation of the work:
Statutes OF INDIANA, ny GAVIN HoRD-Some months
ago the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
the statutes Of the State passed since 1851 with an0a
tons The volume Of the Is now published: and
the manner Of its execution both mechanically and edo
rally, deserves the thanks of the profession.
The imperfect manner Of publishing statutes under
State authority has always been Of great
the Indiana Lawyer The revision OF 1852
well the passed since that year might almost
aswell have been published without any index. Up
thistm the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity OF turning over, leaf by leaf. the volumes
statutes to find any particular enactment And every cue
know how annoying aud provoking this is. especially
the hurry Of business in Courts. Happily for the
profession the publication under consideration promises
better state Of things in the future. The first volume
Nessrs. Gavin Horts work contains excellent and
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tate is itself worth the money which the volume costs
The volume under review contains another excellence
Alts pages supplied with valuable marginal induces
that glance the margin is sufficient apprse the
eader Of the contents of the page
Another matter Of great Importance TO the lawyern
this volume good collection OF the subjects OF all
slation since 1851 Heretofore, the lawyer in examining
legislation any given subject had first find what
wa relevant 70 in the Revision of ls52 and then to turn
the pages Of the volumes of subsequent Statutes
how far recent legislation may have repealed or mod
fed the provisions contained in that Revision and
then he would often feel doubt whether he found all
the legislation on the subject Of his inquiry MesSrS Ga
win and Hord have relieved Of all this trouble and
doubt They have collected together pages
Thus pages 373 10 81 of their first volume they have
collected ali legislation in force the subject
husband and WIFE, Including the act of s2 and three act
Of 1851 And they have followed the same mode CO.
ocaton in appropriate consecutive pages in regard to al
other topics Of Legislation.
still valuable feature the cOpiOuS and accu-
notes contained N the volume in question This vol
includes the Constitution Of the United States
Constitution q Indiana several
gins and statutes Of Congress and large portion our
statutes force The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions contained in these
tu0ns and statutes found the bottom Of the appro
pirate pages IN the form Of brief and note
and referen NesSrS Gavin Hord per-
formed this part q their work exceedingly well Il must
have cost them much and labor. By IL they have
greatly eSSened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well mcrted his grateful approval
In every respect the volume unerre Shighiy red
liable TO the diligence, accuracy, talents and the
is editors well the mechanical skin and neAtneSs
Of ts publisher ard raise the just expectation
the profession, 10 the value Il the second volume which
understand viii b. forthcoming in few months and
which viii contain the code Of pleading and practice
lisa with subsequent Amendments and other statutes
without any with the editors publishers the
volume in question the writer q this article in
duced compose and publish thlitte review q the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high commentator for their performance. He
therefore deems II but Just them without being soiic
tied to BY any One publish this notice Of the boot
over his proper name DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis, November ], lso0.
The first volume is ready and beng delivered TO
ubscribers
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