Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-01
BINGHAM 4 DOUGHTY,


Judge David VIC DOnaid, one Of the most
lawyers Of the State, volunteered the ollowin
recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES or INDIANA BY GAVIN 4 HoRD-Some months
ago the gentlemen issued proposals for pub
fishing, in two volumes octave of some 500 pages EACH al
the Of the State passed since ISL with
tiOns The first volume of the work published; and
the Of its execution, both mechanically edto
rally deserves the thanks of the profession.
The imperfect Of publishing statutes under
State authority has always been of great ncon
venience to the Indiana Lawyer The revision of 1851
well the statutes passed since that year, might almost
aswell have been published without any index Up
the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity Of turning over leaf by leaf. the volumes our
find any particular 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 first volume
nesSrS Gavin K Honls work contains excellent and
copious index, which to every practcng lawyer in the
tate is itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
hlts pages supplied with valuable marginal indceS
,othat glance at the margin Is sufficient apprse the
eader Of the contents Of the page.
Another matter Of great Importance to the lawyer in
this volume Is good collection o; the subjects Of all leg
slaiion 1851 Heretofore the lawyer in examining
legislation given subject had hrst To ind what
relevant in the Revision of 1884, and then turn
the pages of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far recent legislation may have repealed mud
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 MeSss. Ca
win and HOrd have relieved Of all this trouble AMI
doubt They have collected together I'm consecutive pages
all the statutes made since ISL. the subject.
Thus. pages 3T3 37 Of their first volume they
collected all legislation, in force the subject
husband and Wife including the act fs52 and three
Of 1851 And they have followed the same mode
ocatan appropriate pages regard 10 all
other topics Of legislation.
StiI valuable feature the copious and accu-
rate notes contained IN the volume in question This vol
ume includes Constitution Of the United States IN.
Constitution Of Indiana and several important Viz
GINA and statutes Of Congress, and large portion our
saftlf
Courts the various provisions eontanedn these C5nst
and found the bottom % the sppro
pirate pages. the form u nea brief and
and references Mc>sTS Gavin HoTd To have per
formed this Il their work exceedingly we'll II
have cost them much and labor. By II they have
greatly lcened the labor II the practising lawyer and
have well meTited his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review shighly red
liable the diligence accuracy talents and the
IL editors. Wei the mechanical skill and
Of publishers, aid u the just expectation
the profession 20 tc value ~ the second volume which
We understand viii be forthcoming in few months and
which vii the code Of pleading and practice
lS5a with subsequent amendments and other statutes
without any concert with the editors or publishers Of the
volume in question the II this
duced compose and publish this little review Il the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
serve hsh commentator for their performance. He,
therefore deems IL but just them. without being sole
tied by any one, 10 publish this notice Of the book
ever his own proper name DAVID MCDONALD
Indianapolis November !, 1850.
The first volume j. now ready and being delivered to
ubscrihers
PRICE 81 80.
Its forsaIe by BINGHAM a DOUGHTY.
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