Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-06

LAW BOOKS.
NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS, JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
And al Connected ,cs the judicial Administration Of
the Government
TuH nc SIT N ,EU IT Hc -
OF the state of udiana,
C,oNTAINING TIE REVISED ,TATUTEs OF Is52
u with the amendments thereto .lDd the subseQuen
legislation with and references judicial decisions.
EDITED By
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR ORD.
Volume l. Published by
BINGHAM N DOUGHTY,
IsDLsSAPoLIs.
Judge David VIC Donald, one Of the most
eminent lawyers Of the State, volunteered the oIlown
recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES on INDIANA, BY GAVIN HoRD.-some months
ago. named gentlemen issued proposals pub
fishing volumes octave of some 500 pages each al
the statutes of the State passed since 1851 with annota
tons The first volume OF the work IS now published and
the of its execution both mechanically and eto
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect manner Of publishing statutes under
State authority has always been Of great ncon-
the Indiana Lawyer The revision Of ls52
well statutes passed mat might almost
sswe have been published without any index. Up &c
thtime the lawyer has constantly been under the
sy Of turning over, leaf by leaf. the volumes
statutes IN find particular Enactment And every
knows how annoying and provoking this L. especially in
the hurry Of business in Courts Happily for thu
profession publication under consideration promises
better state Of things in the future The frat volume
Messrs. Gavin Hord's work contains excellent and
copous index, which to every practicing lawyer in th,
Is itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
iits supplied with valuable marginal indiceS,
that glance at the margin is sufficient apprise the
eaGer of the contents Of the page.
Another matter Of great Importance TO the lawyer in
this volume is good collection Of the subjects Of all leg
islson since ISL Heretofore the lawyer In examining
our legislation given subject had find
relevant 20 IL IN the Revision Of 1852 and then turn
over the pages the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how recent legislation have repealed mod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 Of all this trouble ant
doubt They have collected together consecutive pa9es
Al the statutes made since ISL on the same subject
collected all legislation, in force, the subject
husband and wife, including the Of 1852 and three
of 1857. And they have followed the mode
ocaon in appropriate consecutive pages in regard all
other topics OF legislation.
still more valuable feature the copous and accu-
contained In the volume in question. This VOL
ume includes the Constitution Of the United States tn.
Constitution Of Indiana and several important yr
gnis and statutes Of Congress, and large portion
statutes force. The decisions o the
Courts the various provisions contanedn these Consists
trtions and statutes found al the bottom Of the appro
pirate pages, in the form II brief and
and references Messrs Gavin Hord To have per
formed this part Of their work exceedingly well II
have cost them much care and labor. BY 1t they have
greatly lessened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well nierited his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review highly red
liable to the diligence accuracy talents and the taste
editors well the mechanical skill and
Of its publishers, and IL must raise the just expectation
the prOfesc 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 and other statutes
Without with the editors publishers OF the
volume On 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 communication for their performance. He,
therefore deems but just them without being soc-
tied il by any one, publish this notice OF the boo
over his own proper name DAVID MCDONALD
indianapolis. November l. 1850
The first volume is resdy and being delivered TO
UbScrherS
PRICE 81 90.
IL for sale by BINGHAM 4 DOUGHTY.
indianapolis.