Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-14

eminent lawyers of the State, volunteered the foowin,
recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES or ISDI.xA BY GAVIN & IIoRD.-some months
ago. above named gentlemen issued proposals oI pub
shng in volumes Of some 800 pages each al
tons The first volume Of the work now pubIishe and
the manner OF It's execution both mechanically and .dto
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession
The imperfect manner Of publishing statutes under
State authority, has always been source Of great ncOn
venience to the Indiana Lawyer The revision of 1884,
well the statutes passed since that year. might almost
asweI have published without any index. Up &c
thstme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity Of turning over leaf by leaf the volumes our
knows how annoying and provoking this is especially in
the hurry Of business In Courts Happily for the
profession, the publication under consideration
better state things the future The first volume
nessrs Gavin Herds work contains an excellent and
ecpious index which to every Pras,ieng lawyer in the
The volume under review contains another excellence
ills pages are supplied with valuable marginal indices
tothat glance at the margin is sufficient to aPPrise the
eader Of the contents Of the page.
Another matter Of great Importance 20 the lawyer in
this volume good collection Of the subjects Of all leg
isation since 1851 Heretofore, the lawyer in examining
legislation any given subject had first 10 find What
relevant TO II in the Revision Of 1884, and then turn
the Of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
recentlegisation may have repealed mod
fed the provisions contained in that Revision and even
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 and
doubt They have collected together in consecutive pages
Thus pages 373 TO 377 Of their first volume they have
collected all legislation, in force the subject
husband and wife, including the act Of 1852 and three
OF 1857. And they have followed the mode
ocation in appropriate consecutive pages regard all
other topics Of legislation
still valuable feature the copious and accu-
contained in the volume IN question This vol
includes the Constitution of the United SaeS. the
Constitution Of Indiana, and several important Er
gna and statutes of Congress- and large portion our
statutes in force The numerous decisions the
Courts an the varous PROVISIONS I'm be
tution found the the appro-
pirate pages the form u neat brief and accurate note
and references MeSsrs. Gavin Hor have per-
formed this part Of their work exceedingly we'll II must
have cost them much and labor. By IL they have
greatly eened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well meritcd his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review iShghy red
liable 20 the diligence, accuracy, talents and the
its editors well to the mechanical skill and
Of it, publishers and il must raise the just
the profession, the value Of the second volume which
which will contain the code of pleading and practice
ls52 with subsequent amendments and other statutes
Without any with the editors publishers the
volume ia question. the writer of this article has been in
duccd compose and publish this little Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high commendatiOn for their performance. He
therefore deems il but just them, without being sole
tied 60 by any one 20 publish this notice OF the boo
over his own proper name DAVID MCDONALD.
Indiana polls. November !, 1860.
The FIRST volume is ready and being delivered 70
ubscri6crs.
PRICE 81 80.
lis for sale by BINGHAM DOUGHTY.
indianapolis.