Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-09


eminent lawyers of the State, volunteered the follown
recommendation of the work:
STATUTES or INDIANA, BY GAVIN HoRp.-Somc months
ago. named gentlemen issued proposals pub
shing volumes of some 500 pages EACH al
the statutes of the State passed since 1851 with
lions The first volume Of the work published and
the its execution both mechanically edito-
rally, deserves the thanks of the profession.
The imperfect manner of publishing statutes under
State authority has always been of great
venence the Indiana Lawyer The revision OF lS52
well as the passed since that year, might almost
aswell have been published without any index Up tc
thsme lawyer has constantly been under the
sity of turning 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 as N our 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 excellen and
copous index which to every practicing lawyer in the
state is itself worth the money which the volume COSTS
The volume under review contains another excellence
its pages supplied with valuable marginal indiceS
so that glance the margin is sufficient appriset
eader of the contents Of the page.
Another of great importance to the lawyer in
this volume good collection of the subjects of all
slaon since 1851 Heretofore, the lawyer in examining
relevant in the Revision of 1852, and then
over the pages of the volumes of subsequent Statutes
see how far legislation may have repealed mod
fed the provisions contained In that Revision. even
then would often feel doubt whether he had
the legislation the subject of his inquiry Messrs
win and Hord have relieved us of all this trouble and
doubt They have collected together in pages
all the statutes made since 1851. the subject
Thus pages 1913 TO 377 of their first volume they
collected all legislation, in force, the subject
husband wife, including the of 1852 and three
of 1851. And they have followed the mode CO.
ocaon in appropriate consecutive pages in regard to ali
other topics Of legislation
still valuable feature the copious accu-
rate notes contained in the volume in question This VOL
ume includes Constitution Of the United States
Constitution of Indiana and several important vr-
gnis and of Congress- and large portion our
own statutes in force. The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions contained in these Consts
and found at the bottom of appro-
pirate pages in the form Of neat brief and
and references Messrs Gavin Hord have per-
formed this part of their work exceedingly WELL IL
have them much and labor. BY il they have
greatly essened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval.
In respect the volume under review highly red
liable to the diligence accuracy talents and the taste
its editors well the mechanical skill and neatness
Of publisher aL 81 raise the just expectation
the profession value Of the second volume which
understand will be forthcoming in few months, and
which will contain the code OF pleading and practice
1852. amendments and other
Without any with the editors publishers OF the
volume In question: the writer of this article has been
duced compose and publish this little review of the book
solely he believes the editors and publishers
serve high commentator for their performance. He
therefore, deems ii but just to them, without being soc
tied by any one, 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
ubscrbers.
PRICE 81 80.
It'll for sale by BINGHAM 4 DOUGHTY.
indianapolis.