Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-07
LAW BOOKS.
NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
and oil Connected ,rif the .udcia Administration OF
the Government
II III nc SIT n n, ~ II, nc
OF the state of udiana,
CtONTAINING THE REVISED ,rATUTES OF 1852
I with the amendments thereto md the subsequen
legislation with and references judicial decisions.
EDITED ny
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR ORD.
Volume ! Published by
BINGHAM a DOUGHTY,
IsDIASAFoIIs.
<a<<S a L. IL =


recommendation Of the work:
srArrrEs or IspIAxa ny GAVIN & HoRD--sorne months
ago. the abaye named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
hng in volumes Of some 500 pages each al
the of the State passed since 1851 with annoa
the manner Of s execution, both mechanically and edto-
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect manner Of publishing statutes under
State authority has always been source of great inco
yenence 10 the Indiana Lawyer The revision Of lS52
well the passed since that year. might almost
asweIl published without any index. Up &c
thstme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sty Of turning over. leaf by leaf the volumes our
find any particular enactment And every
knows annoying and provoking this is especially
the hurry Of business IN Courts. Happily for the
profession the publication under consideration promises
better Of things in the future. The first volume
hessrs. Gavin Hori's work contains excellent and
eOpous index which TO every practcing lawyer in tn
Is itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review another excellence
iits pages supplied with valuable marginal ndice
ohat glance the margin sufficient apprise the
eader of the contents Of the page
Another matter Of great Importance to the lawyer in
this volume is good collection Of the subjects of all leg
slaon since 1851 Heretofore, the lawyer in examining
legislation any given subject had first find What
relevant TO in the Revision Of 1852 and then
the pages Of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far recent legislation may have repealed mod
fed the provisions contained in that Revision. and
then he would often feel doubt whether he had found all
the legislation the subject of his inquiry MeSSrs Ca
win aud IIord have relieved Of all this trouble aud
doubt They have collected together consecutive pages
all the statutes made since 1851. the subject.
Thus pages ST Of their first volume they
collected all legislation, In force, the subject
husband and wife, including the of ls52 and three
of 1851. And they have followed the same mode
ocaon appropriate consecutive pages regard TO all
other topics Of legislation.
still valuable feature the copous and accu-
contained in the volume in question. This vol
includes the Constitution Of the United States the
Constitution Of Indiana and several important vr
gnia and statutes Of Congress and large portion
in force. The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions contanedn these Conss
and found the bottom of the appro
pirate pages in the form Of neat brief and
formed this part of their work exceedingly we'll IL
have them mich and labor. BY il they have
greatly lcsscned the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well mcrited his grateful approval.
In the volume under review iSighy red
liable To the diligence accuracy, talents and the
lis editors well the mechanical skill and neatnes
of its publishers, and il raise the just expectation
the profession the value Of the second volume which
understand will be forthcoming In few months and
which will contain the code Of pleading and practice
lS52 with Subsequent amendments and other
Without any with the editors publishers the
volume IN question: the writer of this article has been
duced and publish this little Of tho book
solely he believes the editors and publishers
serve high eommendaon for their performance. lie,
therefore deems il but just them. without being oc-
by any one, publish this notice or the boo
over his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
Indianapolis. November I. 1850.
The first volume is ready and being delivered to
ub>crihers-
PRICE 81 80.
II lis for sale BY BINGHAM 4 DOUGHTY.
Indianapolis.