Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-05
BINGHAM q DOUGHTY,
Judge David Mcdonald, one of the mo

eminent lawyers of the State volunteered folowine
recommendation of the work:
STATUTES or INDIANA ny GAVIN n HoRp-Some months
ago the above named gentlemen issued proposals pub
hng in two volumes octave of some 500 pages each al
the statutes Of the State passed since 1851 with
tons. The first volume of the work published and
the of its execution both mechanically and edo-
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect manner Of publishing statutes under
State authority has always been of great incon
venence Indiana Lawyer The of 1852
well the statutes passed since that year. might almost
aswell have been published without any index. Up &c
thisme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity of turning over, leaf by leaf the volumes
statutes 10 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 volume
nessrs. Gavin Hord's work contains excellent and
copous index which TO every praccing lawyer in the
tate is itself worth the money which the volume costs
The volume under review contains another excellence
tllits pages supplied with valuable marginal ndces
that glance at the margin Is sufficient to apprSe the
eader of the contents of the page
Another matter Of great importance 20 the lawyer in
this volume is good collection of the subjects Of all leg
islaon since ISL Heretofore, the lawyer in examining
legislation any given subject had first find What
relevant 70 in the Revision Of 1852, and then
the pages of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far reccntlegslaon may have repealed mod
fled the provisions contained in that Revision and even
then be would often feel doubt whether he had found all
the legislation the subject of his inquiry Messrs
win and Hord have relieved Us Of all this trouble and
doubt They have collected together in consecutive pages
IL.
Thus 313 TO 81 OF their first volume they have
collected ali legislation, force the subject
husband and wife intending the of lS52 and three
Of 1851. And they have followed the mode CO.
ocaon, appropriate consecutive pages regard all
other topics OF legislation.
still more valuable feature the cOuous and accu
contained in the volume question. This vol
includes Constitution Of the United States The
Constitution q Indiana, and several porant yir
gnia and statutes Of Congress. and large portion
statutes IN force. The numerous decisions the
Courts The various provisions contanen these Consts
tuons and statutes found at the bottom Of the appro
pirate pages in the form II neat brief and
and references. Messrs Gavin Ho7d 10 have per-
formed this part Of their work exceedingly well.
have cost them much aud labor. By il they have
greatly leened the labor Of the practising lawyer
have well merited his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review shighly red
table the diligence accuracy talents and the taste
its editors. well the mechanical skill and aeatness
the profession the value the second volume which
understand will be forthcoming a few months and
which will contain the code Of pleading and practice
lS52, with subsequent amendments and other statutes
Without any concert with the editors publishers OF the
volume I'm question the writer Of this been in
duced compose and publish this little review Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high commentator for their performance He
therefore, deems but just 10 them, without being soc
tied 20 il by any 10 publish this notice Of the oook
over MS own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
Indianapolis November l, 1880.
The rst volume is ready and being delivered 10
uhScribers.
PRICE 81 80.
Itisforsale BY BINGHAM 4 DOUGHTY,
Indianapolis.