Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-19

Judge David Mcdonald, one of the most
eminent lawyers of the State, volunteered the foowins
recommendation of the work:
STATUTES OF IxDIANA BY GAVIN HoRD-some months
ago the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
shing volumes octave of some 500 pages each, al
tOns The first volume OF the work published and
Of its execution both mechanically and edto
rally deserves the thanks of the profession.
The imperfect Of publishing statutes under
State authority has always been Of great incon
venience the Indiana Lawyer The revision Of ls52,
aswell have been published without any index. Up &c
histme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity of turning over by leaf our
statutes 10 find any particular enactment And every
knows how annoying and provoking this is especially
the hurry of business in our Courts Happily for the
profession the publication under consideration promises
better state Of things in the future The first volume
Nessrs Gavin Honis work contains excellent and
copiOus index, which every practicing lawyer
state is itself worth the money which the volume costs
The volume under review contains another excellence
as pages supplied with valuable marginal indices,
that glance al the margin Is sufcenttO 10 apprSe the
eader of the contents Of the page.
Another matter of great importance TO the lawyer in
,h volume is good collection Of the subjects of ali er-
isation since ISL Heretofore, the lawyer examining
our legislation any given subject had first to find what
relevant 10 II in the Revision Of 1852 and then TO
over the volumes subsequent Statutes
see how far legislation may have repealed
red the provisions contained in that Revision. and
then would often feel doubt whether he had found all
the legislation the subject OF his inquiry Messrs Ga
win and Hord have relieved Of all this trouble and
doubt They have collected together IN consecutive
all the statutes made since 1851 the subject
Thus pages 33 TO 3I7 Of their first volume they
collected all legislation force the subject
husband and wife, including the ls52 and three acts
OF 1857 And they have followed the mode CO.
ocaon, in appropriate consecutive pages in regard all
other topics of leg egiSlatlOn.
still valuable feature the copiOus accu-
rate notes contained in the volume in question This vol
includes the Constitution Of the United States. the
Constitution Of Indiana and several important yr
saia and statutes Of Congress- and large portion our
statutes in force The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions conanedn these Conss
tuons and statutes found the bottom Of the ayprO-
pirate pages the form of neat brief and accurate
references. Messrs Gavin HOrd to have per-
formed this part Of their work exceedingly we'll IL must
have cost them much care and labor BY Il they have
greatly lsened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited bis grateful approval
In every respect the volume review shghly red
liable the dill accuracy, talents and the
its editors well 20 the mechanical skin and nesness
publisher and 10 raise the just expectation
the profession the value Of the volume which
understand viii be forthcoming in a few months and
which will contain the code Of pleading and practice
lS52 with subsequent amendments and other
without any with the editors publishers OF the
volume question the writer Of this article has been
duced to compose publish this little Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers e
serve high commendafi0n for their performance. he
therefore deems but Just them, without being sole
tied TO il by publish this notice Of the boo
over his own proper nSzne- DAVID MCDONALD.
Indianapolis November l. 1850.
The hrsi volume is ready and being delivered
ubscribers-
PRICE 81 80.
Hisfor sale by BINGHAM 4 DOUGHTY,
Indianapolis.