Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-07

LAW BOOKS.
NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS, JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
and al Connected ,cuA the Judicial administration OF
tee Government.
IT HI nc ~ ~ ~ IT " II Ne
OF the state of indiana,
CONTAINING THE REVISED ,TATUTEs OF 1852
4 with the amendments thereto and the subsequen
legislation, with and references judicial decisions.
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR ORD.
Volume l, Published by
BINGHAM & DOUGHTY,
INDIANAPOLIS.
Judge David VIC Donald, one of the most
eminent lawyers the State, volunteered the follown
recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES oF IxpIAxA ny GAVIN HoRD.-Some months
ago the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
shng volumes octave of some 500 pages EACH al
the Of the State passed since 1851 with annota
Tie first volume of the work pubished and
the Of its execution both mechanically and edito
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect manner of publishing statutes under
State authority, has always been Of great ncon
the Indiana Lawyer. The revision of ls52
well the statutes passed that year. might almost
aswell have been published without any index. Up
I'll the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity Of turning over. leaf by leaf the volumes o
10 find particular enactment And every
knows how annoying and provoking this is especially In
the hurry of business in our Courts Happily for the
profession the publication under consideration promises
better Of things in the future The first volume
hessrs. Gavis Hord's work contains excellent and
eopous index which every practicing lawyer in the
is itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
iis pages supplied with valuable marginal induces
tina, glance at the margin is sufficient 10 apprse the
eader Of the contents Of the page.
Another matter Of great Importance 10 the lawyer in
this volume good collection Of the subjects Of all leg
sation ISL Heretofore. the lawyer IN examining
legislation any given subject had first find hai
10 IL in the Revision Of ls52 and then to turn
the pages Of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far legislation may have repealed md
fed the provisions contained i'm that Revision. and
then he would often feel doubt whether he had found
the legislation the subject OF his inquiry. Messrs Ca
and Hori have relieved Of all this trouble ans
doubt They have collected together consecutive
all the statutes made since 1851 the subject.
Thus pages 33 10 31 Of their first volume they have
collected all our legislation force the subject
husband and wife including The act o ls52 and three act
Of 1851. And they have followed the mode
ocson. in appropriate consecutive pages IN regard to all
still more valuable feature copicu and accu.
rate contained IN the volume IN question This vol
ume includes Of the United States IN,
Constitution indiana several important
gina aud statutes Of Congress, and large portion
own statutes force The numerous decisions -.
uons and found at the bottom Of the appro
pirate pages Ina the form q neat brief and note
ami references Messrs Gavin Hord 10 have per-
this part 81 their work exceedingly we'll II must
have cost them much care ami labor by 70 they have
greatly less ned the labor Of the practising lawyer am
/ have well mertcd hi grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review shighy red
liable the diligence. accuracy talents and the taste
it, editors well the mechanical skill and neatnes
Of puhlher and Il raise the just expectation o
the profession the value Of the second volume, whcl
understand viii be forthcoming tn few months, aud
which viii contain the code of pleading and practice q
is52 with subsrq uenf amendments and other statutes
without any with the editors or publishers OF thu
volume question. the writer q this article has been in
duced compose and publish this little review Of the book
solely because be believes the editors and publishers de
serve high commentator for their performance. he
therefore deems bat just them, without, being sole
lied BY any 20 publish this notice Ct me hoos
over his proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
j Indianapolis. November l. 1850.
The ursi volume ready and being delivered e
/ uhscriher
PRICE 81 so.
III. for sale BY BINGHAM a DOUGHTY,
Indianapolis.