Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-20
BINGHAM a. DOUGHTY,
Judge Dayid McDonaId. one OF the m


eminent lawyers the State. volunteered the foIown
recommendation of the work:
Statutes or ISprasA. BY GAVIN 4 IoRp.-some months
ago gentlemen issued proposals pub
shng volumes octave Of some 500 pages EACH al
the statutes Of the State passed since 1851 with
tionS The volume Of the work published
Of its execution both mechanically eito-
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect manner Of publishing under
State authority has always been source OF great neon-
venence the Indiana Lawyer. The revision Of 1S52
well the passed that year. might almost
asweI have been published without index. Up &c
thtme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sty Of turning over, leaf by leaf the volumes o our
find any particular enactment. And every
annoying and provoking this is especially
the hurry Of business in Courts Happily for the
profession the publication under consideration promises
better of things in the future The first volume
hessrs. Gavin a Hord's work contains excellent and
copious index which TO every practicing lawyer thu
tate itself worth the money which the volume costs
The volume under review contains another excellence
Aits pages supplied with valuable marginal indices
sol that glance at the margin is sufficient apprisc the
eader Of the contents Of the page.
Another matter Of great Importance TO the lawyer in
this volume Is good collection of the subjects of all leg
islation since ISL Heretofore lawyer examining
legislation any given subject had first find what
relevant IL in the Revision Of lS52 and then
the pages Of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far ecentlegisation may have repealed mod
fled the provisions contained in that Revision and even
then he would often feel doubt whether he found
the legislation the subject Of his inquiry. MeSsrS
vim and ord have relieved Us of all this trouble ami
doubt They have collected together in pages
all the statutes made 1851. the subject
Thus pages 373 To 81 Of their first volume they have
collected all legislation, in force, the subject
husband and WIFE including the Of 1852 and three
of 1851. And they have followed the mode
ocaon in appropriate consecutive pages i'm regard to all
other topics of Legislation
still more valuable feature the copous and accu-
rate notes contained in the volume question This vol
includes the Constitution Of the United States, the
Constitution Of Indiana and several important Viz
gnia and statutes Of Congress- and large portion our
IN force. The numerous decisions the
contained these
tutons and statutes found al the bottom of the appro-
pirate pages ia the form ~ neat brief and
and references Messrs. Gavin Hort To have
formed this part II their work exceedingly we'll must
have cost them much and labor. BY IL they have
greatly leSened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well mcritcd his grateful approval.
every respect the volume review highly red
liable 70 the diligence accuracy talents and che taste
its editors, well the mechanical skill aud
Of its publisher, aud IL raise the expectation
the profession the value Of the second volume which
understand will be forthcoming in few mouths and
which will contain the code Of pleading and practice
lS52, with subsequent amendments and other statutes.
without concert with the editors publishers the
volume question: the writer Of this article has
duced compose and publish this little review Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers
high conmendation for their performance. lie,
therefore. deems but just them without being Soc
tied to Il by any publish this notice II the booA
over hi> own proper name DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis. November l. 1860
The drst volume i ready and being delivered TO
ub>crhers
PRICE 81 80.
Its for sale by BINGHAM & DOUGHTY
Indianapolis.