Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-23

LAW BOOKS.
NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
And al Connected nth the ydicial Administration OF
the Government.
TIT nc SIT "A II, u II, Hc :
of the state of indiana,
CtONTAINIEG THE REVISED ,TATUTEs OF 1852
4 with the amendments thereto md the subsequen
legislation with notes and references judicial decisions
EDITED
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR ORD.
Volume /. Published by
BINGHAM e. DOUGHTY,
Judge David VIC Donald, one Of the most
lawyers of the State, volunteered the folowin
recommendation of the work:
STATUTES o INDIANA, GAVIN HoRD.-Some months
the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
fishing in volumes octave of some 500 pages EACH al
the statutes Of the State passed since ISL with snnoa
The first volume of the work published and
the Of it's execution both mechanically and edo
rally deser es the thanks of the profession.
The imperfect Of publishing statutes under
authority has always been great
venience the Indiana Lawyer The revision of 1882
well statutes passed that year. might almost
aswel have been published without any index. Up &c
hstme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity Of turning over, leaf by leaf. the volumes
statutes TO find any particular enactment And every
knows how annoying and provoking this IS especially in
the hurry of business in Courts. Happily for the
profession, the publication under consideration promises
better Of things in the future. The first volume
hessrs. Gavin Hord's work contains excellent and
copious index, which every praccing lawyer in the
tate is itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
inits pages supplied with valuable marginal ndces
hat a is he
eader Of the contents of the page.
Another matter Of great importance TO the lawyer in
this volume good collection Of the subjects Of all Leg
iation since 1851 Heretofore the lawyer in examining
legislation any given subject had first to find what
relevant to IL in the Revision o s52 and then to
the pages of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far recent legislation may have repealed mod
fed the provisions contained i'm that Revision and
then would feel doubt whether he had found
the legislation the subject Of his inquiry MessrS Ga
win and Hord have relieved Of all this trouble ami
doubt They have collected together consecutive
all the made since 1851. the subject.
Thus pages of their first volume
collected all legislation, force the subject
husband and wife, including the of 1852 and three
of 1857. And they have followed the same mode
ocaton in appropriate consecutive pages IN regard TO all
other topics Of legislation.
still more valuable feature the copious and accr-
contained the volume question. This VOL
includes the Constitution of the United States the
Constitution of Indiana, and several important vir-
GINA and statutes of Congress, and large portion
statutes in force. The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions contained these ConStis
tuions and found the bottom of the spro
pirate pages in the form Of neat brief and
and references MeSsrs Gavin IIord seem to have per-
formed this part Of their work exceedingly we'll Ii must
have them much and labor. BY IL they have
greatly leSseued the labor OF the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval.
In every respect the vonme under review highly red
liable to the diligence accuracy talents and the
is editors. well the mechanical skill aud
of its publishers, and II raise the just expectation
profession the value Of the second volume which
understand will be forthcoming in few months and
which will contain the code of pleading and practice
ls52. with subsequent amendments and other statutes
without any with the editors publishers the
volume in question the writer of this article has been
duced compose and publish this little review o the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high commendaiion for their performance He,
therefore deems but just them, without being solic
tied by any publish this notice Of the book
over bis own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
Indianapolis November l. 1880.
The urst volume Is ready and being delivered to
uhScriherS
PRICE 81 30.
IL is for sale by BINGHAM & DOUGHTY.
indianapolis.