Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-10

eminent lawyers the State volunteered the folown
recommendation Of the work
Statutes INDIANA. GAVIN HoRD.-Some months
the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
shng IN two volumes octave o. some 500 pages EACH al
the Of the State passed since 1851 with
tons. The volume Of the work published; and
the Of its execution, both mechanically and edito
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect Of publishing statutes under
State authority has always been Of great ncOn-
venence TO the Indiana Lawyer The revision OF 1882 n
well the passed since that year. might almost
sswell have been published without any index Up &c
thistmc the lawyer has constantly been under the neceS-
sity Of turning over leaf by leaf. the volumes our
find any particular enactment. 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 ia the future The first volume
seSsrs. Gavin Horis work contains excellent and
cOpOus index, which TO every practcng lawyer in tn,
tate is itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
WITS pages are suPphed Win valuable marginal indiceS,
that glance at the margin is sufficient TO apprse the
eader of the contents of the page.
Another matter of great importance to the lawyer ia
this volume is good collection of the subjects of all Leg
slaton since 1851 Heretofore the lawyer in examining
legislation any given subject had first to find what
relevant 10 IL in the Revision Of 1852 and then
the pages Of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far recentlegsa'ion may have repealed mod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 ISL the subject
Thus pages 373 81 Of their first volume they have
collected all legislation, i'm force the subject
husband and wife, including the Of 1852 aud three
of 1857. And they have followed the mode
ocation in appropriate consecutive pages in regard all
other topics Of legislation.
still more valuable feature the copious and
contained in the volume in question This vol
includes the Constitution Of the United States
Constitution II Indiana and several important vr-
gna and statutes Of Congress- and large portion our
statutes in force. The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions containedn these Consists
tutions and found al the bottom of the appro
pirate pages in the form - neat brief and
and references MeSSrs Gavin Hord have per
formed this part Of their work exceedingly well II
have them much and labor. BY il they have
greatly leS>ened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review ishighy red
liable TO the diligence, accuracy, talents and the
it, editors well the mechanical skill and neatness
the profession the value Of the second volume which
understand will be forthcoming in few months, and
which viii contain the of pleading and practice
lSJ2 with ,bequent amendments and other statutes.
Without any with the editors publishers OF the
volume question the writer Of this article has been
duced compose and publish this little review Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
high incubation for their performance. He,
therefore deems IL but just them without being sole
tied To IL by any publish this notice of The boo
over his own proper nome. DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis November !. 1860
The ar,t volume is now ready and being delivered to
ubSoEilers
PRICE - 10.
Ii is Tor sale by BINGHAM DOUGHTY.
indianapolis