Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-03

LAW BOOKS.
NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS, JUSTICES 0R THE PEACE.
And al CONNECTED ,Iudicai Administration or
TIE Government.
~ III nc - ~ N IT ~ IT nc =,
OF the state of udiana,
r0NTAfNING THE REVISED ,lATUTEs OF 1852
! with the amendments thereto and the subsequen
legislation, with aud references judicial decisions
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR ORD.
Volume I. Published by
BINGHAM a. DOUGHTY,
IsDiASAroiIs.
Judge David VIC Donald, one Of the most
eminent lawyers Of the State volunteered the followi
recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES INDIANA, GAVIN HoRD-some months
ago the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
Shing in volumes octave Of 500 pages each, al
the statutes OF the State passed since $751; with annca-
tons. The first volume Of the work published: aud
the manner OF its execution both mechanically and cdo-
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect Of publishing under
State authority has always been of great incon
venenee to the Indiana Lawyer The revision q 1854
well the statutes passed since that year. might almost
aswell have been published without any index. Up &c
thisme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity Of turning leaf by leaf the volumes
statutes find any particular And every
knows how annoying and provoking this Is, especially In
profession the publication under consideration promises
better state of things In the future. The first volume
hessrs. Gavin Hords work contains excellent and
copious index, which to every praccng lawyer in the
tate l. itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review connns another excellence
At he IN flf
eader Of the contents Of the page.
Another matter Of great Importance to the lawyer ~
this volume is good collection Of the subjects of all leg
slation since 1851 Heretofore, the lawyer in examining
legislation any given subject had first to find wha
the pages Of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far receniegiSlaon may have repealed Md
fed the provisions contained In that Revision and ever
then he would often feel doubt whether he had found al
the legislation the subject of his inquiry MesSrs Ca
vim and Horl have relieved OF all this trouble an,
doubt They have collected together in consecutive pages
Thus pages so TO 81 Of their first volume they have
collected all Our legislation In force the subject
husband and wife, including the of s52 and three
Of 1851 And they have followed the mode
ocaon IN appropriate consecutive pages in regard 10 al
other topics 81 legislation.
still valuable feature the copious and
notes contained IN the volume In question This vol
includes the Constitution Of the United States. the
Constitution Of Indiana and several important acts Vir
gnis and statutes Of Congress, and large portion
own statutes I'm force The decisions the
Courts ON the various provisions In theS.
tuons and found at 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 we'll IL
have cost them much and labor. by il they have
greatly lesscned the labor Of the practising lawyer AMI
have well ncrited his grateful approval.
Ia respect the volume under review highly red
liable 20 the diligence accuracy talents and the taste
its editors well the mechanical skill and neatnes
OF publishers and IL the expecati
the profession the value Of the second volume, which
We understand will be forthcoming In a few months, and
which will contain the code Of pleading and practice
l>53. with subsequent amendments and other
Without with the editors publishers OF the
volume question: the writer o this article has been In
duced compose and publish this little review Of the book
solely he believes the editors and publishers de
high conlmrudation for their performance. He
therefore, deems but Just TO them without being sole
tied ~ any publish this notice Of the boo-
over his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
Indianapolis November l. 1860.
The hrst volume T. ready and being delivered L
uhscrfhers
PRICE 81 30.
Hisfor sale BY BINGHAM A DOUGHTY.
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