Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-14
STATUTES OF INDIANA.
GAVIN a. HORD'S REVISION.

The second volume of Messrs Gavin Hord's compa-
ton of Indiana Statutes has just appeared. This volume
completes their work. Its mechanical execution YER
creditabe; and the SKILL learning and labor which the
editors have bestowed it, merit the high 81 praise
None but learned digen lawyers could have produced
such work.
The second volume embraces all the public of
Indiana in force upon the subjects 20 which it relates
and the first all excepting the of the last regular and
sessions of the Legislature. 1t is great excel
ence of the compilation that all existing statutes each
subject collected together in the place in these
volumes; that tie reader glance all the
legislation in force any given subject Take, for
ample, the of 1852, organizing Courts of Common
Peathe editors publish the act at large and they also
print in the form of the page containing
this statute, all the acts amendaOry it which have
been passed up to this time And so they have done Of
all the other acts contained in the revision of ls52
The editors have added much the value of these vol
umes-especiay the last-by the copious and learned
with which the volumes abound These ndi-
cate much labor and legal scumen They furnish u.s. in
concise and FORM with all the adudications of
Supreme Court these statutes. These adudica-
tons being very numerous, The references TO them
in the volumes under consideration will Of great value
the lawyer and indeed 10 all persons concerned in the
administration Of justice. The editors have also referred
in their notes. decisions in other States,
made statutes similar
An excellence of these volumes, not TO be overlooked
is the full and index appended each In ndi
ana there has been good index any volumes Of
published by authority This provoking defect
has been completely remedied in the volumes under
view; aud these indexes will greatly tighten the labor of
all who have occasion to look into statutes.
This is the first time that private enterpuze has at
tempted the publication of Indiana statutes The
tempt, do doubt, will be successful, and will
duly the learned editors and enterpTzing publish
ers Every lawyer WILL course purchase these Volumes
and every clerk sheriff. and justice of the peace Of the
State. will find it to his advantage TO own them.
DAVID M'DONALD.
Indianapolis June 5, 1862
The foregoing notice by Judge McDoSALD, Of GAVIN
HoRDs Compilation of the Statutes of Indiana, de-
signed as puff of the work. but is an unsolicited COM
mendation OF the ability, accuracy, and completeness
with which these volumes have been prepared.
The second volume, which has just been issued from
the press is being delivered subscribers rapidly
possible This edition of the statutes will be found
cessy every lawyer justices Of the peace and county
officers in the State The publication Of the work is
private enerprze and the publishers only hope for
its those for whose convenience
II was prepared The two volumes contain about 1900
pages Of matter nearly double the Quantity embraced
the revision Of 1852.
The price of the work ~ per volume or 80 90 for
the volumes Orders addressed the subscriber vii
receive prompt attention. J. j. BINGHAM,
Jun. 9TH, ls62. indianapolis, Ind.