Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-12
LAW BOOKS.
STATUTES OF INDIANA.
GAVIN & HORD'S REVISION.

The second volume of Messrs Gavin Hord's compila-
ton of Indiana Statutes has just appeared This volume
completes their work It's mechanical execution is
ereditahe; and the sk learning and labor which the
editors have bestowed it, merit the highest praise
None but learned dgent lawyers could have produced
such work.
The second volume embraces all the public statutes of
Indiana in force upon the subjects which it relates
and the first all excepting the Of the last regular and
extra Of the legislature II is great excel
ence the compilation that all existing statutes each
subject are collected together in the place in these
volumes: that ii reader glance all the
legislation in force any given subject Take, for
ample, the act Of 1882, organizing Courts Of Common
Peasthe editors publish the act at large and they also
print form of the pages containing
this statute all the acts amendatory TO it which have
passed up this time. And they have done of
all the other acts contained in the revision Of 1852
The editors have added much the value of these vol
umes--especiay the LASTLY the copious and learned
notes with which the volumes abound These ndi
cate much labor and legal They furnish us
concise ana accurate for with all the sdudieatios Of
our Supreme Court these statutes. These adudica-
being very numerous, the references TO them
IN volumes under consideration, will be of great value
to the lawyer and indeed all persons concerned in the
administration Of justice The editors have also referred.
notes, numerous decisions in other States,
made ON statutes similar to ours.
An excellence Of these volumes, TO be overlooked
Is the full and index appended to each In ndi
ana there never has been good index any volumes
statutes published by authority. This provoking defect
has been completely remeded in the volumes under
view; these indexes will greatly tighten the labor of
sI who have occasion to look into our statutes.
This is the first time that private enterprize has
tempted the publication Of Indiana The
tempt. do not doubt, will be successful and will
duly the learned editors aud enerprizng pHblsh
eIs Every lawyer WILL Of course purchase these volumes;
and every clerk sheriff. and justice Of the peace of the
State, VIII find it to his advantage to own them.
DAVID MDoNALD.
indianapolis June 5, Is62
The foregoing notice by Judge MCDONALD, of GAVIN &
HoRps Compilation Of the Statutes Indiana not
signed as pu Of the work. but is an unsolicited COM
mendation the ability, accuracy, and completeness
with which these volumes have been prepared.
The second volume, which has just been issued from
the press, being delivered subscribers rapidly
possible This edition Of the statutes will be found ne
cesy every lawyer justices Of the peace county
officers in the State The publication Of the work is
prsale enterprise and the publishers only hope for
muneraou is in its sale those for whose convenience
it vas prepared. The two volumes contain about 1900
pages # natter nearly double the quantity embraced
The revision Of lS52.
The price Of the work ~ 80 per volume. 80 90
the Orders addressed the subscriber vii
receive prompt attention. J. J. BINGHAM.
June Tth, 1ss2 Indianapolis Ind