Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-09
LAW BOOKS.
STATUTES OF INDIANA.
GAVIN a. uOKD'S REVISION.

The second volume of Messrs Gavin Hord's compa-
of Indiana statutes has just appeared. This volume
completes their work Its mechanical execution is
credtable and the Skill learning and labor which the
editors have bestowed it, merit the highest praise.
None but learned dgent lawyers could have produced
such work
The second volume embraces all the public statutes of
Indiana in force upon the subjects to which il relates,
and the first all excepting the regular and
extra Of the legislature It is great excel
lence Of the compilation that all existing statutes on each
subject collected together in the place in these
volumes; that Il reader glance all the
legislation in force any given subject Take, for
ample the of 1852, organizing Courts of Common
Pleasthe editors publish the act AT large, and they also
print, the form of the pages containing
this statute, all the aendatory it which have
been passed up this time. And they have done Of
all the other contained in the revision of 1882.
The editors have much value Of these vol
umes-especialy the LASTLY the copous and learned
with which the volumes abound. These indi
much labor and legal They furnish us in
concise ana accurate FORM with all the adludcaons Of
our Supreme Court on these statutes. These audica-
tons being very numerous the references TO them
n the volumes under consideration will be great value
the lawyer, and indeed all persons concerned in the
administration Of justice. The editors have also referred.
i'm their notes. to numerous decisions other States,
made statutes similar &c ourA
An excellence Of these volumes, to be overlooked
the full and index appended TO each. In ndi
ana there has been good index to any volumes OF
published by authority This provoking defect
has been completely remedied in the volumes under
view; and these indexes will greatly tighten the labor of
all who have occasion to look into statutes.
This is the first time that private enierprze has at
tempted the publication Of Indiana statutes The at
tempt, I do doubt, will be successful, and will
duly reward the learned editors and enteprzng pablsh
eIs Every lawyer WILL course purchase these volumes;
and every clerk sheriff. and justice of the peace of the
State. will find it to his advantage to own them.
DAVID NDONALD.
indianapolis, June s. ls62
The foregoing notice by Judge McDoSnD, Of GAvIS &
lIOKDs Compilation of the of Indiana de-
signed puff Of the work, but an unsolicited
with which these volumes have been prepared.
The second volume, which has just been issued from
the press is being delivered to subscribers as rapidly as
possible. This edition of the will be found
cesy every lawyer justices Of the peace. aud county
officers the The publication Of the work
private enterpnze, and the publishers only hope for
muneration those for whose convenience
It was prepared The volumes contain about 1900
pages Of matter nearly double the quantity embraced
the revision Of 1852.
The price Of the work 81 50 per volume 20 90 for
the Orders addressed the subscriber vii
receive prompt attention. J. J. BINGHAM,
June Tth. 1861 Indianapolis, Ind.