Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-25

lawyers of the State volunteered the followin
recommendation Of the work
STATUTES OF INDIANA, b GAVIN HoxD.-some months
ago, above named gentlemen issued proposals pub
lshing in two volumes octave Of some 500 pages each al
the Of the State passed since 1881 with
tons The first volume OF the Is published and
the Of its execution both mechanically and eo-
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession
The imperfect Of publishing under
State authority has always been of great
venience the Indiana Lawyer The revision Of 1852
well the statutes passed since that year. might almost
sswell have been published without any index. Up tC
thistme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity of turning over, leaf by leaf the volumes our
find any particular enactment. And every
how annoying and provoking this is, especially in
the hurry Of business in Courts. Happily for the
profession the publication under consideration promises
better things In the future. The volume
Eessrs. Gavin a HOrds work contains excellent and
copious index, which TO every praccng lawyer in the
tate Is itself worth the money which the volume costs.
The volume under review contains another excellence
tnits pages supplied with valuable marginal induces
Sothat glance at the margin is sufficient TO apprse the
esder of the contents of the page
Another matter of great Importance TO the lawyer
this volume Is good collection OF the subjects Of all leg
slation since 1851 Heretofore, the lawyer in examining
our legislation any given subject
relevant in the Revision of 1851 and then
over the pages of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far recentegslaton may have repealed mod
fed 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
vin and H"ru nave renewed Us OF All TINS trouble ami
doubt They have collected together in consecutive
all statutes maze lSol. the same subject.
Thus pages 3T3 ST. of their first volume they have
collected all legislation in force, the subject
husband and wife, including the act Of 1852 and three
Of 1851 And they have followed the same mode
ocation in appropriate consecutive pages in regard all
other topics Of Legislation.
still valuable feature the coDiOus and
contained in the volume In question This
includes the Constitution of the United States IN.
Constitution Of Indiana and several important OF Vir
ginia and statutes of Congress, and large portion
statutes In force The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions contained these Consts
tuons and found the bottom OF the appro
pirate pages in the form Of brief and
and references Messrs Gavin Hord have per-
formed this part Of their work exceedingly we'll II
have cost them much and labor. By il they have
greatly esened the labor of the practising and
have well merited his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review Shighly red
liable TO the diligence accuracy talents and the taste
its editors well the mechanical skill and
~ s publishers and il must 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 statutes
without concert with the editors publishers the
volume question, the writer Of this article has been in
duced compose and publish this little review Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
high commendafion for their performance. He,
therefore, deems il but just them, without being soc
tied 20 IL by any one 20 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
uhScriberS.
PRICE 81 80.
It's for sale by BINGHAM d DOUGHTY.
indianapolis.