Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-25
LAW BOOKS.
STATUTES OF INDIANA.
GAVIN 81 HORD'S REVISION.

The second volume Of Messrs Gavin Hords compila-
tion of Indiana Statutes has just appeared This volume
completes their work Its mechanical execution
credtable and the Skill learning and labor which the
editors have bestowed IT, merit the highe praise
None learned dgent lawyers could have produced
such a work
The second volume embraces all the public Of
Indiana force upon the subjects which it relates
and the first all excepting the acts Of the last regular and
extra sessions of the Legislature Il is great excel
lence 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 1882, organizing Courts of Common
PIeasthe editors publish the act at large and they also
print in the form Of the pages containing
this statute, all the amendatory ii which have
been passed up this time And they have done Of
all the other contained in the revision of 1852
The editors have added much the value of these vol
umes-especially the las-by the copious and learned
with which the volumes abound. These ind
cate much labor and legal They furnish us in
concise and FORM with all the
Supreme Court on these statutes. These adjudca-
tons being very numerous, the references them
in the volumes under consideration will be of great
to the lawyer and indeed all persons concerned in the
administration of justice The editors have also REFERRED
their notes, 70 numerous decisions in other Statss
made on statutes similar TO ours.
An excellence of these volumes not be overlooked
Is the full and index appended each In Ind
ana, there has been good index any volumes
published by authority. This provoking defect
has been completely remeded 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 enterprize has
tempt. I do doubt. will be successful and will
duly reward the learned editors and enterprizng psbsh-
Every lawyer will Of course purchase these Volumes
and every clerk sheriff. and justice Of the peace Of the
State, will find it to bis advantage to own them.
DAVID MDoNALD.
Indianapolis, June 5, 1854
The foregoing notice by Judge McDosALp, of GAVIN
noHDs Compilation Of the of Indiana de-
signed pur of the work. an unsolicited COM
mendaon of the ability, accuracy, and completeness
with which these volumes have been prepared.
The second volume, which has just been issued from
the press being delivered to subscribers rapidly
possible This edition Of the statutes will be found ne
ses,iy every lawyer justices OF the peace and county
officers in the State. The publication of the work
private enterpze the publishers only hope for re-
muneraion in its sale TO those for whose convenience
twas prepared. The volumes contain about 1900
pages Of matter nearly double the quantity embraced
the revision Of lS59.
The price of the work ~ per volume 80 for
the volumes Orders addressed 10 the subscriber vii
receive prompt attention. J. J. BINGHAM,
Jun. Tth, lss7- indianapolis, Ind