Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-24
Judge David Mcdonald, one Of the


eminent lawyers of the State, volunteered the foowin
recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES OF INDIANA, GAVIN HosD.-some months
ago. the above named gentlemen issued proposals pub
shing in two volumes octave Of some 800 pages each al
the Of the State passed since 1851 with
tons The first volume Of the work published and
the OF its execution both mechanically and edto
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect of publishing under
State authority has always been source Of great neon
venience the Indiana Lawyer. The revision of 1852,
we'll the statutes passed since that year. might almost
aswell have been published without any index Up
the lawyer has constantly been under the
sify Of turning Over leaf by leaf. the volumes
statutes TO 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
Hessrs. Gavin Hords work contains excellent and
copous index, which every practicing lawyer thu
tate is itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
iitS pages supplied with valuable marginal in.ice,
sothat glance at the margin is sufficient 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
islaon since ISL Heretofore the LAWYER in examining
legislation any given subject had first to find what
relevant to IL in the Revision Of 1882 and then
the pages If the volumes of subsequent Statutes
how far recent legislation may have repealed mod
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. Messrs
win and Hord have relieved Us of all this trouble AMI
doubt They have collected together in consecutive pages
all the statutes made since 1851. the subject
Thus pages 373 81 of their first volume they have
collected all our legislation force the subject
husband and wife including the act Of 1852 and three
Of 1857 And they have followed the same mode CO.
ocaon appropriate consecutive pages regard all
other topics az legislation.
still more valuable feature the copiouS and
contained Ia the volume in question This vol
includes the Constitution Of the United States, tn,
Constitution of Indiana and several important Viz
gnia and statutes Of Congress- and large portion our
in force. The decisions the
Courts the various provisions contained these Consists
and found the bottom of the appro-
pirate pages in the form IL neat brief and
aud references. Me>Srs Gavin Hord have per-
have cost them much and labor BY it they have
greatly leened the labor Of the practising lawyer
have well meritcd his grateful approval
In respect the volume under review iShghly red
liable the diligence accuracy, talents and the
it. editors, well the mechanical skill and
Of it, publishers and must raise the just expectation
the profession the value II the second volume which
understand will be forthcoming in few months and
which will contain the code Of pleading and practice
lS52 with subsequent amendments and other statutes
without any with the editors publishers
volume 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-
high commendation for their performance. Ne,
therefore deems but just them without being Solc-
tied to by any publish this notice Of the boo
over his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
Indianapolis, November l. 1850.
The first volume il ready and being delivered to
uh>cribers
PRICE 81 30.
II l.. for sale by BINGHAM DOUGHTY.
indianapolis.