Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-23
STATUTESO OF INDIANA.


The second volume Of Messrs Gavin Herds compiia-
ton Of Indiana Statutes has Just appeared This volume
completes their work. Its mechanical execution is ver
creditable; and the Skill learning and labor which the
editors have bestowed II, merit the highest praise
Meme but learned digen lawyers could have produced
such work
The second volume embraces all public statutes of
Indiana in force upon the subjects to which /, relates
and the first all excepting the Of the last regular and
extra sessions of the Legislature. 1t is a great excel
lence of the compilation that all existing each
subject collected together In the place in these
volumes; that the reader glance all the
legislation in force any given subject Take for
ample, the act of lss2, organizing Courts of Common
Peasthe editors publish the large and they also
print in the form Of the pages containing
this statute, all the smenatory TO il which have
been passed up this time. And they have Of
all the other acts contained in the revision of 1852
The editors have added much the value these
umes-especialy the LASTLY the copious and learned
notes with which the volumes abound These notes ind
cate much labor and legal aeumen. They furnish us in
concise and form, with all the adudcatons Of
our Supreme Court these statutes. These adjudca
ions being very numerous the references them
in the volumes under consideration will be Of great value
the lawyer and indeed persons concerned in the
administration OF justice. The editors also referred
in their notes. to decisions In other States
made statutes similar to ours
An excellence Of these volumes, not TO be overlooked
the full and index appended each In Ind
ana, there has been good index any volumes Of
statutes published by authority This provoking defect
has been completely romedied in the volumes under
view; and these indexes will greatly tighten the labor Of
all who have occasion to look into our statutes.
This is the first time tina, private enterprze has
tempted the publication of Indiana statutes. The
tempt, do not doubt, will be successful, and will
duly reward the learned editors enterprzng psbish
Every lawyer WILL of course purchase these Volumes
and every clerk sheriff justice of the peace of the
State. will find it to his advantage them.
DAVID G'D0NALD.
Indianapolis, June 5, lse2
The foregoing notice by Judge McDoSArD, of GAvI,
lIoRDs Compilation of the Statutes of Indiana
signed puff of the work. but is an unsolicited COM
mendation of the ability, accuracy and completeness
with which these volumes have been prepared.
The second volume, which has just been issued from
the press being subscribers rapidly
possible This edition of the will be found
cessy every lawyer justices of the peace ana county
private enterpze ard the publishers only hope
muneraon is its sale those for whose convenience
it prepared. The volumes contain about 1000
pages of matter nearly double the quantity embraced in
the revision of 1852
The price of the work "a per volume. 80
the volumes Orders addressed the subscriber will
receive prompt attention. J. J. BINGHAM,
June Ith, 1862 indianapolis, Ind.