Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-18
LAW BOOKS.
STATUTES OF INDIANA.
GAVIN a. HUgD'S REVISION.

The second volume Of Messrs. Gavin Hords compila
ton OF Indiana Statutes has just appeared This volume
completes their work. Its mechanical execution is yer
creditabe; and the skill learning, and labor which the
editors have bestowed IT, merit the highest praise
None but learned digen lawyers could have produced
slch work.
The second volume embraces all the public statutes of
Indiana in force upon subjects TO which it relates
and the first all excepting the acts of the last regular and
extra sessions Of the Legislature. 1t is great excel
lence of the compilation that all existing
subject collected together in the same place In these
volumes; that tie reader at glance all the
legislation in force any given subject. Take, for
ample the act Of 1882 organizing Courts of Common
Pleas-the editors publish the at large, and they also
print in tue form of notes the pages containing
this statute, all amendatory it which have
been passed up this time. And they have done Of
all the other acts contained in the revision Of 1851.
The editors have value of these vol
umes-especially the LASTLY the copous and learned
notes with which the volumes abound. These indi
much labor and legal They furnish us in
concise and form, with all the adudcaons Of
our Supreme Court on these These ajudica
being very numerous, the references TO them
in the volumes under consideration will Of great value
10 lawyer and indeed all persons concerned in the
administration justice The editors have also reerre
made on statutes similar to
An excellence Of these volumes, not to be overlooked
Is the full and index appended each In Ind
ana there has been good index to any volumes
statutes published by authority. This provoking defect
has completely remedied in the volumes under re-
view; and these indexes will greatly tighten the labor of
all who have occasion to look into our statutes.
This is the first time that private enterprise has at
tempted the publication of Indiana statutes. The at
tempt do not doubt will be successful and will
duly reward the learned editors and enterprzng pabsh
ers Every lawyer WILL Of purchase these Volumes
aud every clerk sheriff. and justice Of the peace Of the
State. will find II 10 his advantage TO them.
DAVID MDOSALD.
Indianapolis, June 5, is62
The foregoing notice by Judge MoDoSALp, Of GAVIN
oRDs Compilation Of the Statutes of Indiana is not de-
signed puG Of the work, but is unsolicited
mendstion of the ability, accuracy. and completeness
with which these volumes have been prepared.
The second volume, which has just been issued from
the press being delivered subscribers rapidly
possible This edition Of the will be found
cesy every lawyer justices of the peace and county
officers in the The publication of the work is
prviae enerprze and the publishers only hope for
munerston is in IL sale those for whose convenience
twas prepared The two volumes contain about 1900
pages Of natter nearly double the quantity embraced
the revision Of 1852.
The price the work - so per volume. 80 90 for
the two volumes Orders addressed 10 the subscriber vii
receive prompt attention J. j. BINGHAM.
June 7ih. lss2. indianapolis, Ind.