Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-20
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NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
And al Connected Nth Ise J,dicid Administration OF
tie Government
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Of the state of Indiana,
CONTAINING THE REVISED ,TATUTES OF 1852
4 > with the amendments thereto md the subsequen
legislation with and references judicial decisions.
EDITED BY
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR ORD.
Volume !, Published by
BINGHAM a. DOUGHTY,
IsDIASAPOIIs.
Judge David Mcdonald, one of the most
eminent lawyers Of the State volunteered the following
recommendation Of the work:

recommendation of the work:
STATUTES INDIANA, GAVE HoHp.-Some months
the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
the statutes Of the State passed since 1851 with
tons The first volume Of the work published and
the If It's execution both mechanically and edto
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect manner Of publishing statutes under
State authority, has always been of great ncon
venience 20 the Indiana Lawyer The revision Of 1852
well the passed since that year. might almost
aswen have been published without any index. Up
I'll tme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sy Of turning over, leaf by leaf. the volumes our
find any particular enactment And every
knows how annoying and provoking this is especially in
the hurry Of business in Courts Happily for the
profession the publication under consideration promises
better Of things in the future. The first volume
Messrs. Gavin HOrd's work contains excellent and
eopous index, which to every practcing lawyer in the
tate is itself worth the money which the volume costs
The volume under review contains another excellence
its pages supplied with valuable marginal ndice,
'othat glance at the margin sufficient to spprise the
eader Of the contents Of the page.
Another matter Of great importance 10 the lawyer in
this volume Is good collection Of the subjects Of all leg
isation 1851. Heretofore, the lawyer in examining
our legislation on any given subject had first To find what
relevant in the Revision OF S52 and then
the pages Of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far ecentlegisaton may have repealed mod
fed e provisions contained in that Revision and
then he would often feel doubt whether be bad found
the legislation the subject Of his inquiry Messrs. Ga
win and Uord have relieved us of ali this trouble and
doubt They have collected together in consecutive pages
all the statutes made since 1851 the subject
Thus pages 373 to 377 of their first volume they
husband and wife, including the act Of 1852 and three
Of 1857. And they have followed the same mode
ocon in appropriate consecutive pages in regard TO all
other topics 81 legislation.
still more valuable feature the copous and accu-
contained in the volume in question. This VOL
includes the Constitution Of the United States III.
Constitution Of Indiana, and several important Viz
gina and Of Congress- and large portion
in force. The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions contained in these COns
tutonS and found az the bottom of the appro
in the form Of neat brief and accurate note
and references MeSsTs. Gavin Hord have per-
formed this part Of their work exceedingly we'll II must
have them much and labor. BY IL they have
greatly leSsened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review highly red
liable the diligence accuracy, talents and the
its editors well TO the mechanical skill and
Of its publisher and IL must raise the just expectation
the profession the value Of the second volume which
unders;an viii be forthcoming in few months, and
which will contain the code Of pleading and practice
1851 with ,bsequent amendments and other statutes
without any with the editors publishers OF the
volume question the writer Of this article has been in
duced compose and publish this little review Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
high COMMUNICATION for their performance. He,
therefore deems /; bat Just them without being soc
tied 20 II by any 10 publish this notice Of the boos
over his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD
indianapolis November l, 1850
The hrsi volume is ready and being delivered to
ubscribers
PRICE 81 so.
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