Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-02
BINGHAM 4 DOUGHTY,

DdtIu NECDOualus one oil the most
of the State volunteered the fOllOwin
recommendation of the work
STATUTES INDIANA, GAVIN HoRD.-Some months
the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
lshng in volumes octave of some 500 pages EACH al
the of the State passed since 1851 with
tons The hTst volume OF the work Is now published; and
tie of it, execution, both mechanically and etc
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession
The imperfect of publishing under
State authority always been great incon-
venence 20 the Indiana Lawyer The revision of 1852 as
well the passed since that year. might almost
aswell have been published without any index Up
hstme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity Of turning over leaf by leaf. the volumes our
fnd any particular enactment. And every
knows how annoying and provoking this is. especially in
the hurry Of business as in our Courts Happily for the
profession the publication under consideration promises
better Of things in the future. The first volume
MessrS. Gavin HOrds work contains excellent and
copious index, which to every praccng lawyer IN the
is itself worth the money which the volume costs
The volume under review contains another excellence
ills pages supplied with valuable marginal induces
othat glance at the margin is sufficient apprse the
eader of the contents Of the page.
Another Of great importance TO the lawyer
this volume is good collection of the subjects of all leg
slation since ISL Heretofore the lawyer in examining
legislation any subject had first TO find what
relevant 20 in the Revision Of 1884, and then
the pages of the volumes of subsequent Statutes
how far recentlegSation may have repealed Md
fed the provisions contained in that Revision and even
then he would often feel doubt whether he had found all
the legislation the subject Of his inquiry. Messrs.
win and Hod have relieved of all this trouble and
all the statutes made since 1851. the subject
Thus, pages S73 to 37 Of their first volume they have
collected al legislation in force the subject
husband ard wife including the Of 1852 aud three act
Of 1857 And they have followed the same mode CO.
ocatio in appropriate consecutive pages regard all
other topics OF legislation
still more valuable feature are the cOpiou and accr-
rate notes contained IN the volume question This
ume includes the Constitution Of the United States the
Constitution Of Indiana and several important acts OF Viz
ginia and statutes Of Congress- and large portion our
statutes in force The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions contained in these ConSts
tu0ns and statutes found the bottom Of the apprO
pirate pages tue form ~ neat, brief and
and references. NeSsrs. Gavin H0rd have
formed this part OF their work exceedingly we'll II runsi
have cost them much care and labor By il they have
greatly eSened the labor of the practising lawyer and
have well merted his grateful approval
In every respect the volume un1errevew iShghly red
able to the diligence. accuracy. talents aud the
editors well the mechanical skill and neatness
Of publishers and raise the just expectation
the profession 70 the value Of the second volume which
we understand will be forthcoming In few months and
which will contain The code Ct pleading and practice
lS52 with subsequent amendments aud other statutes
Without with the editors publishers OF the
volume question the writer 81 this article has been in
ard publish this little review Of the book
solely because be believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high commentator for their performance. he,
therefore bat Just them without being soc
tied BY any publish this notice Of the book,
over his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
Indianapolis. November l. ls60-
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