Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-12
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NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
And al Connected ,ri1 the judicial Administration oJ
the Government.
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Of the state OF indiana,
CONTAINING THE REVISED ,TATUTFS OF 1852
Y J with the amendments thereto and the subseauen
legislation, with and references judicial decisions.
EDITED
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR ORD.
Volume ], Published by
BINGHAM & DOUGHTY,
ISDIASAFoIIs-
Judge David Mcdonald, one Of the most
of folioy.
BINGHAM & DOUGHTY,


eminent lawyers of the State, volunteered
recommendation Of the work:
Statutes INDIANA, GAVIN & HoRD.-some months
ago the above named gentlemen issued for pu
lShng in two volumes octave Of some 800 pages each Al
the statutes Of the State passed ISL with annta
tiOns The first volume Of the work published and
the manner Of its execution both mechanically and edito
rally deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect Of publishing under
State authority has always been of great
venience to the Indiana Lawyer The revision Of 1857
well as the statutes passed since that year. might almost
aswel have been published without any index. Up
th stime the lawyer has constantly under the
sity Of turning over leaf by leaf. the volumes our
statutes TO find any particular enactment And every
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 4 H0rd's work contains excellen and
COpiOuS index, which to every practcng lawyer ina the
tate Is itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
Wits pages are supplied with valuable marginal indice~,
30 that glance at the margin is sufficient apprse the
eader Of the contents Of the page.
Another matter Of great importance the lawyer in
this volume good collection Of the subjects Of all leg
isaton since ISL. Heretofore, the lawyer in examining
legislation any given subject had find what
relevant TO it in the Revision Of S52 turn
the pages Of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
see how FAR recentlegsation may have repealed
fed the provisions contained in that Revision
then he would often feel doubt whether he had
the legislation the subject Of his inquiry Messrs Ga
win and Horl have relieved Of all this trouble AMI
doubt They collected together pages
all the statutes made since 1851 on the same subject
Thus 3I3 10 317 Of their first volume
collected all legislation, in force, the
husband and wife, including the of 1852 and three act
OF 1851. And they have followed the same mode o co.
ocson in appropriate consecutive regard
other topics Of legislation.
still valuable feature are the copOus and accu
rate contained In the volume question This vol
includes the Constitution United States the
Constitution Of Indiana and several important acts OF Viz
gnia and statutes Of Congress- and large portion
statutes in force. The numerous decisions
Courts the various provisions contained these Cost
tuOns and statutes found the bottom Of the aupro-
pirate pages the Of neat accurate note
and references. McsSrs Gavin x HOrd per
formed this part Of their work exceedingly well II must
have cost them much care and labor By n they have
greatly eued the labor the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume unferreyiew Shighly red
editors. well the mechanical skill
Of it, publishers and IL raise the just expectation OF
the profession the value Of the second volume which
undcrt and viii be forthcoming in few months.
which viii contain the code of pleading and practice
lsos. with subsequent amendments and other statutes
without any with the editors publishers OF the
volume in question. the writer this article
duced TO compose and publish thsltte review Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
high commendstion for their performance. He
therefore, deems il but just them, without being solic
tied 10 u by any one 10 publish this notice Of the boos
over his own proper name DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis. November l. 1850.
The irSt volume i ready and being delivered 20
ub>criherS.
PRIC ST so.
II is for sale by BINGHAM DOUGHTY,
Indianapolis.