Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-14

Judge David NC DOnald, one Of the most
eminent lawyers of the State, volunteered the ollown
recommendation of the work:
STATUTES OF INDIANA, GAVIN HoRD.-Some months
ago. the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
Shng volumes octave OF some 500 pages EACH al
the of the State passed since 1851 with
tions The first volume Of the work published; and
the of its execution, both mechanically and eo
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession
The imperfect manner of publishing our statutes under
State authority has always been of great incon-
venence to the Indiana Lawyer. The revision of IS52
well the statutes passed since that year, might almost
a. well have been published without any index Up
the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity of turning leaf by leaf. the volumes
statutes find any particular enactment And every
knows how annoying and provoking this is especially in
the hurry of business as in our Courts Happily for the
profession publication under consideration promises
better of things in the future The first volume
Nessrs Gavin Hord's work contains excellent and
copos index which to every practicng lawyer in TIL
tate itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
tits pages supplied with valuable marginal indce>
that glance at the margin is sufficient 10 appre the
eader of the contents Of the page.
Another matter Of great importance TO the lawyer II,
This volume is good collection the subjects of ali leg
slaon 1851. Heretofore, the lawyer in examining
our legislation any given subject had first lind wha
in the Revision OF ls52 and then
the of the volumes of subsequent Statutes
see how recenlegislaton may have repealed mod
fed the provisions contained in that Revision. and
he would often feel doubt whether be had found all
the legislation the subject Of his inquiry Messrs
win and Hord have relieved OF all this trouble and
doubt They collected together consecutive pages
all the statutes made since 1851. the same subject
Thus 373 377 Of their first volume they
collected all legislation, in force the subject
husband and wife, including the act of S52 and three
of 1857. And they have followed the mode CO.
ocaon in appropriate consecutive pages, in regard 10 al
other topics OF legislation.
still valuable feature the copious and
rate notes contained IL the volume in question This VOL
ume includes the Constitution Of the United States IN.
Constitution Indiana and several important
gnia and statutes of Congress- and large portion oul
own statutes now in force The numerous decisions the
Courts ON the provisions contained these Consts
pirate pages the form Of neat brief and
and references MesSrs. Gavin Hord have per-
formed this part Of their work exceedingly we'll Ii
have cost them much and labor. By ii they have
greatly essened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval
the volume under review Is highly red
liable the diligence accuracy, talents and the
it, editors we'll to the mechanical skill and neatnes
of it's publishers a IL raise the just expectation
the profession value of the second volume which
understand will be forthcoming in few months, and
which will contain the code Of pleading and practice
1852, with subsequent amendments and other statutes.
Without with the editors publishers the
volume in question: the writer Of this article has been
duced compose and publish this little review Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high commentator for their performance. He
therefore, deems but just them without being soc
by any one, publish this notice of the boo
over his own proper name. DAVID McDONALD.
Indianapolis November !, 1850.
The first volume is ready and being delivered 10
ubscribers.
PRICE 81 30.
It's for sale by BINGHAM 4 DOUGHTY,
indianapolis.