Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-19
LAW BOOKS.
NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS, JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
And all Connected nth the judicial Administration
the Government.

Judge David Mcdonald, one of the most
eminent lawyers of the State volunteered the olowin
recommendation of the work.
STATUTES OF INDIANA, BY GAVIN HonD.-some months
ago. the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
fishing in two volumes octave of 500 pages each
the of the State passed since 1851 with
tons. The first volume Of the work published; and
the of its execution, both mechanically and edo
rally deserves the thanks Of the profession
The imperfect of publishing our statutes under
State authority has always been Of great ncon-
venience the Indiana Lawyer The revision of 1852
well passed since that year. might almost
aswe have been published without any index. Up &c
the lawyer has constantly been under the
sty Of turning over leaf by leaf. the volumes
statutes find any particular And every
knows how annoying and provoking this is, especially in
the hurry of businesses in our Courts Happily for thu
profession the publication under consideration promises
better state of things in the future The first volume
sessrS Gavin Herds work contains excellent and
copious index, which to every Practcng lawyer in tn
itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
Anits pages supplied with valuable marginal indce~
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 is good collection of the subjects of all leg
isatiOn since ISL. Heretofore the lawyer i'm examining
legislation any given subject had first TO find wha
was relevant in the Revision of 1882 and then turn
the pages of the volumes of subsequent Statutes
see how tar recentlegisatiOn may have repealed
fed the provisions contained in that Revision, and
then would often feel doubt whether he had found
the legislation the subject Of his inquiry. Messrs Ca
win and Hord have relieved Of all this trouble ana
doubt They collected together in pages
all the statutes made since 1851 the subject
Thus on pages 33 7 OF their first volume they have
collected all legislation in force the subject
husband and wife, including the of 1852 and three
of 1857. And they have followed the mode CO.
ocation in appropriate consecutive pages, in regard to al
other topics OF legislation.
still more valuable feature the copious and
rate in the volume in question This
ume includes the Constitution Of the United States ia.
Constitution Of Indiana and several important Vir-
gina and statutes of Congress- and large portion ouI
own in force The numerous decisions the
the various provisions contained these Const
tuton and statutes found the bottom of the appro.
pirate pages the form Of neat brief and
and references Messrs. Gavin Hord have per-
formed th, part of their work exceedingly well Ii
have cost them much care and labor By il they have
greatly essened the labor of the practising lawyer
have well merted his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review hghly red
liable the diligence accuracy, talents and the taste
of its publishers aE1 raise the just expectation
the profession value of the second volume which
we understand will be forthcoming in few months and
which will contain the code of pleading and practice
1852, with subsequent amendments and other statutes
Without with the editors publishers OF the
volume in question. the writer Of this article has been in
duced compose and publish little review of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high commentator for their performance. He
therefore, deems il but just them, without being solic
tied by any one publish this notice Of the boo
over his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis. November !, 1850.
The first volume is ready and being delivered to
ubscribers
PRICE ~ 80.
II is for sale by BINGHAM Il DOUGHTY,
indianapolis.