Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-24

LAW 0VONo'
NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
And al Connected uim tie judicial administration OF
the GOrernnent
IL HI II - II ~ II, u II, r.
OF the state of indiana,
CtoNTAINlYG THE REVISED 'TATUTES OF 1852
4 , with the amendments thereto md the subsequen
legislation, with notes and references judicial decisions
EDITED
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR ORD.
Volume !, Publishedb by
BINGHAM & DOUGHTY,
INDIANAPOLIS.
Judge David McDOnaId, one of the most
eminent lawyers Of the State volunteered the follOwn
recommendation of the work:
STATUTES oT INDIANA, BY GAVIN 4 HORp.-Some months
ago above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
>hing volumes octave of some 800 pages each al
the sraute> Of the passed since lS5 with
tons The first volume of the work now published ami
the manner execution both mechanically and edito
rally. deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect Of publishing statutes under
State authority has always been source Of great ncon
venience Indiana Lawyer The revision Of ls52
well the passed since that year, might almost
sswell have been published without any index Up &c
histme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sitS of turning over leaf by leaf. the volumes
statutes find any particular enactment. And every
knows how annoying and provoking this is. especially in
the hurry OF business a. IN our Courts Happily for thu
profession the publication under consideration promises
letter state cf things in the future. The first volume
Ae>srs. Gavin A Hords work contains excellent and
copous index which to every practcng lawyer in the
,tae is itself worth the money which the volume costs
The volume under review contains another excellence
Aits page, are supplied with valuable margna indce~
othat glance the margin is sufficient apprse the
eader Of the contents Of the page.
Another Of great importance to the lawyer in
this volume good collection of the subjects OF all leg
slaton since ls5 Heretofore the lawyer in examining
our legislation any given subject had first find wha
wa relevant to il in of ls52 and turn
over the pages of the volumes Of subsequent Staute
how Tar recent legislation may have repealed Md
fed the provisions contained i'm that Revision aud
then he would often feel doubt whether he had found all
the legislation the subject Of his inquiry Messr Ga
win and IIord relieved Of all this ami
doubt They have collected together consecutive pages
all the statutes made since ISL. the same subject
Thus pages 1913 to 3I of their r>t volume they have
collected all our legislation, in force the subject
husband and wife, including the act Of S52 and three
Of 1857. And they have followed the same mode CO.
ocaou in appropriate consecutive pages in regard all
other topics Of legislation.
still more valuable feature the copious accu-
contained the volume in question This VOL
includes the Constitution Of the United States, tht
Constitution of Indiana and several important vir-
snia and statutes Of Consrez and large portion ouI
and found the bottom OF the appro-
pirate pages in the form Of neat brief and
and references MesSr> Gavin Hord To have per-
formed this part of their work exceedingly we'll Il must
snss & ss% Seh s LABOR Of I the 81 i ,hy
have well merited bis grateful approval.
In every respect the volume review shighly red
liable he diiigenoe accuracy talents and the taste
its editors well TO the mechanical skill and
OF is publishers All must raise the just expectation
TO
understand will be forthcoming in few months. anC
which will contain the code Of pleading aud practice
ls2 with subsequent amendments and other statutes
without any with the eitor publishers tbs
volume question: the writer OF this article has been in
duoed compose and publish this little review Of the book
solely because be believes the editors and publishers de
high coulnendation for their performance he
therefore deems but just them without being soc
tied 20 by any publish this notice Of the boo
over his proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis. November !, 1869
The nrst volume Is ready and being delivered L
ubScribers
PRICE - so.
Its for sale BY BINGHAM DOUGHTY,
indianapolis.