Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-26
BINGHAM a. DOUGHTY,
porfa

Judge David Mcdonald, one of the most
eminent lawyers of the State, volunteered the foown
recommendation of the work:
STATUTES OF INDIANA BY GAVIN HoRp-Some months
the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
shing in volumes of pages each al
the of the State passed since 1851 with
tons The first volume of the work published and
the of its execution both mechanically and edito-
rally, deserves the thanks of the profession.
The imperfect of publishing under
authority has always been of great
venence the Indiana Lawyer The revision of 1852
well the passed since that year. might almost
sswell have been published without any index. Up &c
the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity turning over. leaf by leaf. the volumes our
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 state Of things IN the future The first volume
nesSrs. Gavin Hords work contains excellent and
copious index which every practcing lawyer the
tate is itself worth the money which the volume costs
The volume under review contains another excellence
its pages are supplied with valuable marginal ndiceS
that glance at the margin is sufficient to apprise the
eader Of the contents of the page.
Another matter Of great importance TO the lawyer in
this volume good collection of the subjects Of all leg
islaon ISL Heretofore. lawyer in examining
our legislation any given subject had first TO find what
relevant to in the Revision of 1852 and then
over the volumes Of subsequent
see how far may repealed or mod
fed the provisions contained in that Revision and even
then he would often feel doubt whether be had found all
the legislation the subject OF his inquiry Messrs Ga
doubt They have collected together in consecutive pages
all the statutes made 1851. the subject
Thus pages 1913 77 of their first volume they have
collected all legislation, in force, the subject
husband and WIFE including the Of ls52 and
of 1857. And they have followed the mode CO.
ocaon in appropriate consecutive pages regard all
other topics Of legislation.
still more valuable feature are the copous and accu-
contained in the volume in question. This VOL
ume includes the Constitution Of the United States tn.
Constitution of Indiana ana several important Y
gnia and of Congress- and large portion our
statutes in force. The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions contanedin these Conss
pirate pages in the form Of neat brief and
and references Messrs Gavin Hord seem have per-
formed this part Of their work exceedingly we'll
have cost them much and labor. BY IL they have
greatly leSsened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited MS grateful approval.
In respect the volume under review highly red
table the diligence accuracy talents and the taste
Of its publishers and the just expectation OF
the profession value Of the second volume hich
understand viii be forthcoming in few months and
which viii contain the code Of pleading and practice
ls52. with subsequent amendments and other
without any with the editors publishers the
volume question: the writer Of this article has been in
dnced 70 compose and publish little review Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers
serve high commentator for their performance. He
therefore but just them without being soljc-
tied II by any one. publish this notice Of the booi
his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis. November !, 1850.
The drst volume i ready and being delivered 10
ub>cribers.
PRICE 81 so.
nisforssleby BINGHAM a DOUGHTY.
Indianapolis