Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-12

Judge David VIC DOna1d, one OF the most
eminent lawyers Of the State, volunteered the following
recommendation Of the work:
Statutes or ISDiASA. BIZ GAVIN & HoRD.-Some months
ago the above named gentlemen issued proposasfo for pub
shng volumes of some 500 pages each al
the of the passed since 1851 with annOta
tons The first volume Of the work published and
the manner Of its execution both mechanically and elto-
rally, deserves thanks of the profession
The imperfect manner Of publishing our statutes under
State authority, has always been source OF great ncon-
venefce Indiana Lawyer The revision of is52,
well the statutes passed since that year. ght almost
sswell have been published without any index. Up &c
thstne the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity turning over, leaf by leaf. the volumes
statutes 20 find any particular enactment And every one
knows how annoying and provoking this Is especially in
hurry business in Courts Happily for the
profession the publication under consideration promises
better state Of things In the future The first volume
Gavin Herds work contains an e1cellen' ana
copious index, which TO every practcng lawyer ia the
tate Is itself worth the money which the volume costs.
The volume under review contains another excellence
AHts pages are supplied with valuable marginal iice
SOthat glance al the margin = Sucle 10 apprlSe the
eader of the contents Of the page
Another of great Importance TO the lawyer in
this volume is good collection OF the subjects of all leg
isation since lS5l Heretofore, the lawyer In examining
our legislation any given subject had first find what
relevant 10 in the Revision OF ls52, and then to turn
over the pages Of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far recentegslaton may have repealed or moi
fed the provisions contained in that Revision and
then would often feel doubt whether he had found all
the legislation the subject of his inquiry Messrs. Ca
win and Hord relieved OF all this trouble and
doubt They have collected together in pages
all the made since lS5l. the subject
Thus ON pages 377 of their first volume they
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 CO.
ocaton in appropriate consecutive pages IN regard 10 all
other topics Of Legislation.
still more valuable feature the copOus and
contained in the volume i'm question. This VOL
ume includes the Constitution of the United States the
Constitution Of Indiana and several important Nir-
gina and statutes of Congress- and large portion
own statutes force. The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions contained in these Cos
tutOns and statutes found az the bottom Of the apprO
pirate pages In the form Of neat brief
and references. Gavin Hord have per-
formed this part Of their work exceedingly we'll Il
have cost them much care and labor. By II they have
greatly the labor of the practising lawyer
have well merted his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review hghly red
liable 10 the diligence accuracy, talents and the taste
well the mechanical skill and neatness
publishers and must raise the just expectation OF
the profession as to the value the second volume which
we understand will be forthcoming in few months and
which will contain the code of pleading and practice
ls52 with subsequent amendments and other statutes
without with the editors publishers of the
volume in question the writer of this article has been in
duced compose and publish Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high cOmmendation for their performance He,
therefore, deems it but just to them, without being solic
tied by any one publish this notice of the book
over his own proper name DAVID NcDONALD.
indianapolis. November l, 1880.
The first volume is ready and being delivered to
ubScribers.
PRICE 81 80.
tits for sale by BINGHAM 4 DOUGHTY,
indianapolis.