Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-05
LAW BOOKS.
NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
And al Connected triA the judicial Administration Of
the Government.
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OF the state of indiana,
CONTAINING THE REVISED 'TATUTES OF 1852
Z 4 with the amendments thereto and the subsequen
legislation with and references judicial decisions.
EDITED
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR ORD.
Volume !, Published by
BINGHAM a. DOUGHTY,
ISDIAsAPoIIs
Judge David VIC Donald, one Of the most
eminent lawyers Of the State volunteered the followin
recommendation of the work.


STATUTES Of INDIANA, GAvrS HoRp.-somc months
ago the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
shng two volumes octave Of some 500 pages each al
the statutes Of the State passed since 1851 with annOa
tons The first volume Of the work now published; and
the Of its execution, both mechanically and edo
rally deserves the thanks of the profession.
The imperfect manner Of publishing statutes under
State authority has always been source OF great ncon
veuience the Indiana Lawyer The revision Of 1854
well passed since that year. might almost
aswel have been published without any index. Up &c
tb tme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity Of turning over, leaf by leaf the volumes
statutes find any particular 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 state of things In the future The first volume
Hessrs. Gavin Hord's work contains excellent and
copious index, which to every practcing lawyer in thu
itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
Alits pages supplied with valuable marginal ndiccs
otha glance at the margin sufficient TO apprise the
esder of the contents Of the page.
Another matter Of great importance to the lawyerin
this volume good collection Of the subjects Of all leg
isaion 1851. Heretofore, the lawyer in examining
legislation any given subject had first TO find what
relevant TO il in the Revision Of 1852 and then
the pages Of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how recent legislation may have repealed mod
fed the provisions contained IN that Revision and
then he 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 ami
doubt They have collected together in consecutive
all the statutes made since 1851. the subject
Thus pages 373 ST of their first they have
collected all legislation, in force, the subject
husband and wife including the of 1852 and three act
Of 1887. And they have followed the mode
ocation in appropriate consecutive pages regard all
other topics Of legislation
A still more valuable feature the copous and accu-
contained in the volume question. This
une includes Constitution Of the United States
Constitution Of Indiana, and several important Vir
gna and statutes of Congress- and large portion
statutes force. The decisions the
Courts the various provisions coutainedn these Conss
uton and statutes found at the bottom Of the sppro
pirate pages the form Of neat brief and
and references MesSrs. Gavin ord to have per-
formed this part Of their work exceedingly well. II
have them much and labor. BY IL they have
greatly rsSen-d the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review highly red
liable the diligence. accuracy. talents and the
it, editors a well the mechanical skill and
Of publishers and il raise the just expectation
the 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
lisa with subsequent amendments aud other statutes.
without any concert with the editors publishers OF the
volume question: the writer Of this article has been
duoe compose and publish this little review Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high commentator for their performance. He.
therefore deems it but just them, without being scc
tied to Il by any one to publish this notice of the book
over his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD
indianapolis. November /, 1850.
The first volume is ready and being delivered to
ubscrihers.
PRICE 81 so.
IL Is for sale by BINGHAM & DOUGHTY.
indianapolis.