Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-10
DEPARTURES.
STATUTES OF INDIANA.
GAVIN a. HORD'S REVISION.

The second volume of Messrs Gavin Hord's 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 ON it, merit the highest praise.
None learned digent lawyers could have produced
such work.
The second embraces all tho public IF
Indiana in force uponthe subjects TO which II relates
and the first all excepting the acts of the last regular and
extra of the Legislature. 1t is a great excel
ence Of the compilation that all existing statutes each
subject collected together in the place in these
volumes; so that the reader can see at glance all the
legislation in force any given subject. Take for
ample, the of 1852, organizing Courts Of Common
Peathe editors publish the act large and they also
print in the form of the pages containing
this statute, all the amendatory it which have
been passed up this And they have done of
all the other acts contained in the revision of 1852.
The editors have added much 70 the value Of these VOL
umes-especially the LASTLY the copious and learned
notes with which the volumes abound. These ind
cate much labor and legal acumen They furnish US,
concise and form, with all the adudicatons Of
Supreme Court these statutes. These adjudca-
tons being very numerous the references them
consideration, will be great
the lawyer and indeed all persons concerned in the
administration of justice The editors have also reerrei
In their notes. TO numerous decisions In other States
made statutes similar to
An excellence of these Volumes to be overlooked
Is the full and accurate index appended 70 each In lnd
ana there has been good index any volumes of
published by authority. This provoking defect
has been completely remedied In the volumes under re-
view; and these indexes will greatly tighten the labor of
all who have occasion to look into statutes.
This is the first time that private enterprize has
tempted the publication of Indiana statutes. The at
tempt, ! do not doubt. will be successful and will
duly reward learned editors and enterprzng psbh
Every lawyer WILL of course purchase these Volumes
and every clerk sheriff. and justice of the peace of the
State, will find 1t to his advantage to them.
DAVID MDONALD.
indianapolis, June 5, 1862
The foregoing notice by Judge McDoSALD, of GAVIN
HoRDs Compilation of the of Indiana de-
signed puff Of the work, but unsolicited
mendation 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 to subscribers rapidly
possible This edition Of the will be found
cessy every lawyer justices of the peace and county
officers in the The publication Of the work
private enterpIe and the publishers only hope for
muneraOn is in its sale those for whose convenience
it was prepared. The volumes contain about 1900
pages of matter nearly double the quantity embraced
the revision Of 1852.
The price Of the work 81 so per volume 80 90
the volumes. Orders addressed the subscriber vii
receive prompt attention. J. J. BINGHAM,
June 7th 1862. indianapolis Ind.