Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-23
LAW BOOKS.

Judge David Mcdonald, one of the most
eminent lawyers Of the State volunteered the folowin
recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES or INDIANA BY GAVIN & HoRD-Some months
ago the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
lShng volumes octave OF some 500 pages each, al
the statutes of the passed ls5l with annota-
tios The first volume Of the work pubshed and
the of its execution both mechanically and eitO
rally, deserves the thanks OF the profession.
The imperfect of publishing statutes under
venence To indiana Lawyer The revision Of lS2
well the passed since that year. might almost
a. well have published without any index. Up
lawyer constantly been under the
stS of turning over. leaf by leaf. the volumes
lind any particular enactment And every
knows how annoying and prOvoking this J.. especially
The hurry Of business in Courts. Happily for tn,
profession the publication under consideration promises
better state uf things in the future The first volume
Messrs. Gavin Hord's work contains excellent and
copOus index, which TO every practcing lawyer in tht
tate is itself worth the money which the volume costs.
The volume under review contains another excellence
Wits pages are supplied with valuable marginal ndoe~
Sothat glance at the margin is sufficient 10 apprse the
esdcr of the contents Of the page.
Another Of great Importance TO the lawyer
this good collection Of the subjects Of all leg
isaton since ISL Heretofore, the lawyer examining
our legislation any given subject had first
in the Revision of 1882 and then
over the pages Of the volumes Of subsequent Staues To
- how Ear recent legislation NAV have repealed or n, 4
fed the provisions aimed in thar Revision
then he would often feel doub, whether he had found all
the legislation the subject Of bis inquiry Messr, Ca
an
doubt They have collected together in consecutive pages
all the statutes made since ISL on the same subject
Thus pages 357 Of their first volume they have
collected legislation, force. subject O.
husband and WIFE, including The of S52 and three act
OF 1857. And they have followed the same mode Co.
ocation. appropriate consecutive pages regard
other topics of legislation
, more valuable feature are the eonous and accu.
rate notes contained the volume question This VOL
ume includes the Constitution Of the State> ia.
Constitution Of Indiana. and several important acts o. Vir.
ina and Of Congress. and large portion our
own statutes force. The decisions the
Courts the various provisions contanedn these Consts
tutons and saiuies found the bottom Of the appro
pirate pages the form Of neat brief and
and references MeSsr>. Gavin ord 10 have per-
formed th part uf their work exceedingly well II must
have cost them much and labor. BY IL they have
greatly lesSene the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval.
respect the volume under review highly red
the diligence accuracy. talents and the
its editors a. well a. 10 the mechanical skill and neatneS
Of its publisher ard raise the expectation
profession value Of the second volume. which
understand will be forthcoming in few months,
which will contain the code Of pleading and practice
ls52 with -bSequent amendments and other
without any with the editors publishers the
volume in question the writer Of this article has been
duoed compose publish this little of the book,
solely because be believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high commendation for their performance. He,
Therefore deems il but them without being soic
tied 70 by any publish this notice Of the boo
over his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis. November I. 1850.
The FIRST volume ready and being delivered TO
ubscribers.
PRICE 81 so.
Iii for sale by BINGHAM a DOUGHTY.
indianapolis.