Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-10
LAW BOOKS.
NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
And al Connected ,ci the Jdiciat administrator OF
ne Government.
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OF the state of indiana,
CONTAINING THE REVISED STATUTES OF 1852
Z ! with the amendments thereto md the subsequen
legislation with and references judicial decisions
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR ORD
Volume l, Published by
BINGHAM & DOUGHTY,
INDIANAPOLIS.
Judge David Mcdonald, one Of the mos,
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recommendation of the work.
STATUTES OF INDIANA BY GAVIN & HoRD.-Some months
ago the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
fishing in two volumes of pages each al
the of the State passed since 1851 with
tons. The first volume of the work published; and
the manner execution both mechanically and edito-
rally, deserves the thanks of the profession.
The imperfect Of publishing under
State authority, has always been great
venence the Indiana Lawyer The revision of 1851
well the passed since that year. might almost
aswell have been published without any index Up &c
tn the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity turning over. leaf by leaf. the volumes
statutes find any particular enactment And every
knows how annoying and provoking this is especially
The hurry of business in Courts. Happily for the
profession the publication under consideration promises
better state o things IN the future. The hrst volume
nessrs. Gavin Hords work contains excellent and
copOus index which 20 every practCng lawyer in the
tate is itself worth the money which the volume costs
The volume under review contains another excellence
Anits pages supplied with valuable marginal indceS
that glance at the margin is sufficient TO apprse the
eader Of the contents of the page.
Another matter Of great importance to the lawyer in
this volume il good collection Of the subjects Of all leg
islaon since ISL. Heretofore the lawyer in examining
our legislation any given subject had first to md what
relevant 20 in the Revision OF 1884, and then 10 turn
the pages of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far recent egSlaton may have repealed mod
fed the provisions contained that Revision and even
then he would often feel doubt whether he had found all
the legislation on the subject of his inquiry. MeSsrs Ca
win and Hord have relieved Of all this trouble ami
doubt They have collected together in consecutive pages
all the statutes made since ISL. the subject.
I
collected all legislation, in force, the subject
husband and Wife including the Of 1852 and three
Of 1857. And they have followed the mode
ocston appropriate consecutive pages regard to all
other topics Of legislation
still more valuable feature the copiOus and
contained IN the volume in question. This VOL
ume includes the Constitution Of the United States. IA,
Constitution Indiana and several important
gnia and statutes Of Congress, and large portion
own statutes force. The decisions the
the various provisions contained in these Consts
tuons and found the bottom Of the appro
pirate pages the form u neat brief and
and references. MeSsrs Gavin Hord seem have per
formed this part Of their work exceedingly we'll IL
have cost them much care and labor. BY il they have
greatly lessened labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval
In every respect the volume under review highly red
liable the diligence accuracy talents and the taste
editors. well the mechanical skill and neatness
Of its publisher ar 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
lisa with subsequent Amendments and other statutes.
without with the editors publishers OF the
volume question. the writer Of this article has been
duced 70 compose and publish this little review Of the book
solely because believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high COMMUNICATION for their performance He
therefore deems but just them. without being sole
tied TO IL by any 70 publish this notice OF The boo
over his own proper name. DAVID AcDONALD-
indianapolis. November !, ls6O.
The first volume is ready ard being delivered TO
ubscribers.
PRICE 81 so.
Eisfor sale by BINGHAM & DOUGHTY,
Indianapolis.