Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-21
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NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
And al Connected nth TIE judicial Administration OF
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OF the state of Indiana,
CONTAINING THE REVISED sTATUTEs OF 1852
4 4 with the amendments thereto and the subsequen
legislation, with notes and references judicial decisions
EDITED
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR ORD.
Volume l, Published by
BINGHAM a DOUGHTY,
NDIAsAPoiIs.
Judge David Mcdonald, one Of the most
lawyers of the State, volunteered the following
recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES os INDIANA ny GAVIN 4 HoRD.-some months
ago. the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
hing in volumes octave Of some 500 pages EACH al
the statutes Of the State passed since 1851 with snnota
tons. The first volume of the work published and
the Of its execution, both mechanically and edito
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect manner Of publishing statutes under
State authority, has always been of incOn
well the statutes passed since that year. might almost
sswell have been published without any index. Up &c
thisme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity Of turning leaf by leaf. the volumes
statutes 10 find any particular enactment And every
knows how annoying and provoking this is especially in
the hurry business Courts. Happily
profession the publication under consideration promises
better Of things in the future. The first volume
nessrs. Gavin Hord's conta an excelIeni and
copious index which 70 every prsctcing lawyer in the
tate is itself worth the money which the volume costs.
The volume under review contains another excellence
ts pages supplied with valuable marginal induces,
that glance at he margin is sufficient spprise the
eader of the cOnten.s Of the page
Another matter of great Importance the lawyer in
this volume is good collection of the subjects of ali leg
slation since 1851 Heretofore, the lawyer in examining
our legislation given subject had first to find what
relevant to in the Revision OF 1884, and then
over the pages Of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far recent legislation may have repealed
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 aud
doubt They have collected together in consecutive
all the statutes made since 1851 the subject
Thus pages 373 to37 of their first volume they
collected all legislation in force, the subject
husband and WIFE, intending the act 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 vaslable feature the copious and
contained in the volume In question. This vol
includes the Constitution Of the United States ID.
Constitution Of Indiana and several important acts OF Viz
gina and statutes Of Congress and large portion
statutes in force. The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions these Cons
and found the bottom Of the appro
pirate pages In the form Of neat brief and
and references Messrs Gavin Hord to have per-
formed this Of their work exceedingly we'll. IL
have cost them much and labor. By II they have
greatly esscned the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval.
In respect the volume under review Shighly red
liable the diligence accuracy talents and the
its editors, well the mechanical skill and
Of its puhlishers and II must 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
1852 with subsequent amendments and other statutes
without any with the editors publishers OF the
volume IN question, the writer of this article has been in
ducrd compose and publish this little review Of the book
solely he believes the editors and publishers de-
high cOmmendstion for their performance. he,
therefore, deems II but just TO them, without being Soc
tied by any one, 70 publish this notice Of the book
his proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis. November l. 1850.
The first volume j. ready and being delivered %
ub>cribers.
PRICE 81 80.
II is for sale by BINGHAM DOUGHTY,
Indianapolis.