Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-08

LAW BOOKS.
NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
And al Connected nth tie Jaic Administration Of
the Government.
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Of the State of Indiana,
CtONTAINING THE REVISED ,TATUTEs OF 1852
I ; with the amendments thereto and the subseouea
legislation with notes and references judicial decisions.
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR ORD.
Volume Published by
BINGHAM a DOUGHTY,
INDIANAPOLIS.
Judge David Mcdonald, one Of the most
eminent lawyers Of the State, volunteered the foowiu
recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES INDIANA, GAVIN a HoRD.-Somc months
the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
shing in two volumes Of 500 pages EACH al
the of the State passed since 1851 with
The first volume Of the work published: and
the of It's execution, both mechanically and edto
rally, deserves the thanks of the profession
The imperfect Of publishing our statutes under
State authority, has always been Of incon
venence to the Indiana Lawyer The revision of 1882
well the statutes passed since that year, might almost
sswell have been published without any index Up &c
histe the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity Of turning over, leaf by leaf the volumes
statutes TO find any particular enactment And every one
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
sessrs. Gavin Hori's work contains excellent and
copous index which to every practcng lawyer IN the
tate is itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
Wits pages are suppledwth valuable marginal ndiceS,
that glance the margin sufficient apprise the
eader Of the contents 0f the page.
Another matter of great importance to the lawyer
this volume is good collection OF the subjects of all leg
islaton since lS5l. Heretofore the lawyer in examining
our legislation any given subject bad first to find what
relevant il in the Revision of 1882, aud then
the pages Of the volumes of subsequent Statutes
how far recent legislation may have repealed moi
fed the provisions contained in that Revision and
he would feel doubt whether he had found all
the legislation the subject Of his inquiry MeS>rS Ga
doubt They have collected together consecutive pages
all the statutes made since 1851. the subject
Thus pages 3T3 to 81 OF their first vome they have
collected all legislation now in force the subject
husband and Wife including the Of 1852 and three
Of 1857. And they have followed the same mode CO.
ocaton, in appropriate consecutive pages in regard TO all
other topics u iegisaton.
still more valuable feature are the copous and accu-
rate otes contained the volume question This vol
uine includes the Constitution Of the United States, thu
Constitution of Indiana and several important vr-
gis and of Congress. and large portion
Courts the various provisions contanedn these COnsts
uons found the bottom Of the sppro-
pirate pages the form IL neat brief and
AMI references kesSrs Gavin H0rd seem have per-
formed this part Of their exceedingly well II
have cost them much and labor by they have
greatly eSsened the labor Of the practising lawyer AMI
have well neri;ed his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review ishghly red
liable the dill zence accuracy, talents and the taste
lis editors well 10 the mechanical skill and neatnes,
Of is publishers and raise the just expectation
profession the value Of the second volume which
we understand will Re forthcoming in few months, and
which Will contain the code Of pleading and practice
with subsequent amendments and other statutes
without any with the editors publishers OF the
volume IN question: the writer Of this article has been in
duced 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 u but just them without being sole
by any one. publish this notice Of the boo
over his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
Indianapolis November !, 1850.
The first volume ready and being delivered 4
ubScrfherS
PRICE 81 so.
tits for sale BY BINGHAM a DOUGHTY.
Indianapolis