Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-18

Judge David VIC Donald, one of the most
eminent lawyers of the State, volunteered the foown-
recommendation of the work:
STATUES OF INDIANA BY GAVIN HoRD.-Some months
the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
fishing volumes of some 500 pages each al
the statutes Of the State passed since lS5 with ann0ta-
tons The first volume Of the work published and
the Of it, execution both mechanically and edito
rally, deserves the thanks of the profession.
The imperfect manner Of publishing statutes under
State authority, has always been Of great ncon-
veneuce the Indiana Lawyer The revision of s52,
well the statutes passed since that year, might almost
aswell have been published without any index. Up tc
the lawyer has constantly been under the
sty 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 state Of things in the future The first volume
heSsrs. Gavin iord's work contains excellent and
copous index. which every practicing lawyer
itself worth the money which the volume costs
Tie volume under review contains another excellence
Aits pages supplied with valuable marginal indices
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
islaton since ISL Heretofore, the lawyer examining
our legislation any given subject had first to find wha,
in the Revision of lS2 and then
pages of the volumes of subsequent Statutes
how far recent legislation may have repealed md
fed the provisions contained that Revision and even
then would often feel doub; whether he had
legislation subject OF his inquiry NeSsrs
win and Hord have relieved US Of all this trouble AMI
doubt. collected together consecutive
all made since 1851. the subject.
Thus pages 373 TO 81 Of their FIRST volume they have
collected all legislation. in force on the subject
husband and wife, including The OF lS52 three
OF ls57. And they have followed the mode CO.
ocation, in appropriate consecutive pages regard all
other topics Of legislation
A still more valuable feature coDioGs
rate notes contained TIE volume in question This vol
ume includes the Constitution Of the United States The
ginia Of Congress- and large portion
statutes IN force The numerous decisions the
Courts the provisions contained these ConSs
and found the bottom Of the apPrO
pirate pages in the form Of neat brief and
and references Messr>. Gavin Hord have per
formed this part Of their exceedingly well Il
have them much and labor. BY il they have
greatly lesened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval.
every respect the volume under review ishighy red
liable the diligence accuracy talents and the taste
IL editors. well the mcdaniel skill and
Of il publishers, ALL " raise the expectation
the profession the value Of the second volume, which
understand will BE forthcoming in few months, and
which viii contain the code Of pleading and practice
ls52 with subsequent amendments aud other
Without any with the editors publishers the
volume question: the writer 81 this article has been in
duced to compose and publish this little of the hook
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high commentator for their performance. He,
therefore deems but Just 70 them, without being soic
tied by any one. publish this notice 81 the bool
his proper name DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis. November l, 1850
The first volume j. ready and being delivered to
ub~cribers
PRICE 81 so.
nisforsAle BY BINGHAM DOUGHTY,
Indianapolis.