Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-28
BINGHAM d DOUGHTY,
INDIAS APoILs.
Judge David Mcdonald, one Of the mo

eminent lawyers the State, volunteered the foowin
recommendation Of the work:
STATUES INDIANA GAVIN HoED.-Some months
ago the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
hng in volumes octave of some 500 pages each, al
the of the State passed since ISL 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 manner Of publishing statutes under
State authority, has always been Of great ncon
venence to the Indiana Lawyer The revision of 1852
well the passed since that year. might almost
aSwell have been published without any index. Up
thsme the LAWYER has constantly been under the neces
siiy of turning over, leaf by leaf. the volumes
Ia find 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 things the future. The volume
hessrs. Gavin horiS work contains an excellent and
copouS index which to every practcing lawyer in the
is itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
Aits pages supplied with valuable marginal induces
othat glance at the margin j. sufficient appriSe the
eadcr 81 the contents If the page.
Another matter Of great importance 10 the lawyer in
this volume good collection Of the subjects Of all leg
islaon ISL. Heretofore. the lawyer in
our legislation any given subject had first to lind what
relevant 10 in the Revision Of 1852, and then TO turn
the pages If the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
see how far recent legislation may have repealed md
fed the provisions contained in that Revision. and
then he would often feel doubt whether be had found all
the legislation the subject Of his inquiry Me>srs Ca
win and Ilord have relieved If oil this trouble and
They have collected together consecutive pages
all the statutes made since ISL. the subject.
Thus pages 53 20 sT Of their first volume they have
collected all legislation. in force. the subject
husband and Wife including the act Of lS52 and three
of 1857. And they have followed the mode CO.
ocaon IN appropriate consecutive pages in regard 10 all
other topics 81 legislation
still more valuable feature the copous and accu-
rate contained in the volume question. This vol.
ume includes the Constitution Of the United States N.
Constitution of Indiana, aud several important Viz
GINA and statutes Of Congress, ard large portion our
own statutes force. The decisions the
Courts the various provisions containcn these Consists
tutous and found at the bottom Of the appro
pirate pages the form ~ neat brief and
and reference Mcssr~. Gavin ord have per
formed this part II their work exceedingly we'll IL
have cost them much and labor. rs II they have
greatly leened the labor u the practising lawyer. AMI
have well mrrItcd his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review ishighy red
it, editors. well the mechanical skill and
Of it, publishers. a y raise the just expectation
the profession % tia value II the second volume. which
understand will be forthcoming In few months. and
which viii contain the code ~ pleading aud practice
iS52. With Subsequent amendments and other
without with the editors publishers the
volume in question the writer Il this article has been
tuced compose and publish this little review 81 the book
solely h. believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high commentator Tor their performance. He
therefore deems but just O. them without being >oic-
tied BY any publish this notice - the boo
over his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis November l. 1850
The first volume j. ready and being delivered 10
uh>cribers
PRICE 50 80.
Iii. orssle by BINGHAM & DOUGHTY.
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