Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-17

eminent lawyers of the State volunteered the foowin
: eSpmmendation of IN %orl~-
STATUTES OF INDIANA, BY GAVIN HoKD.-Sone months
ago. the above named gentlemen issued proposals pub
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 manner of publishing statutes under
Estate authority has always been of great incon
vehence the Indiana Lawyer The revision Of 1851
well as the statutes passed since that year. might almost
aswell have been published without any index. Up
thise the lawyer has constantly been under the neces
sity Of turning over, leaf by leaf the volumes our
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 first volume
essrs. Gavin Hord's work contains excellent and
copous index which 10 every praccing lawyer in the
il itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
its pages 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 since ISL Heretofore, the lawyer in examining
eur legislation any given subject had first find what
relevant tot in the Revision Of 1884, and then
pages of the volumes of subsequent Statutes
how far recent legislation have repealed mud
ned the provisions contained in that Revision. and
would often feel doubt whether he had found all
legislation the subject of his inquiry
vim and Hord have relieved of all this trouble and
doubt They have collected together in consecutive pages
Thus pages ST3 to 81 Of their first volume they have
collected all legislation, in force the subject
husband and wife, including the of 1852 and three
of 1851. And they have followed the mode
ocaon in appropriate consecutive pages in regard to all
other topics Of legislation
still valuable feature the copous ard
contained in the volume IN question. This vol
ume includes the Constitution Of the United States the
Constitution Of Indiana and several important Viz
own statutes force. The decisions the
Courts on the various provisions conianedn these Consists
buttons and statutes are found the appro-
pirate pages in the form Of neat brief and
and references MessrS Gavin HOrd 10 have per-
formed this part Of their work exceedingly we'll
have them much and labor. By il they have
greatly leSsened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well nlerited his grateful approval.
In respect the volume underreview Shighly red
table 10 the diligence accuracy talents and the taste
is editors, well 10 the mechanical skill and
Of its publishers and II must raise the just expectation
the profession the value Of the second volume which
We understand will De forthcoming in few months and
which viii contain the code Of pleading and practice
lSS2. with Subsequent; amendments and other
Without concert with the editors publishers OF the
0olume question, the writer Of this article has been
duced compose and publish thsltte Of the book
solely because be believes the editors and publishers
serve high commentator for their performance He,
therefore deems but just them without being scic
tied II by any one publish this notice Of TIE boos
over his own proper name DAVID MCDONALD
indianapolis, November ], 1850.
Tie first volume ready and being delivered TO
ubScribers
PRICE 81 so.
tits forsaleby BINGHAM 4 DOUGHTY,
Indianapolis.