Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-27
INDIANAPOLIS.


Judge David Mcdonald, one of the most
eminent lawyers of the State, volunteered the foowin
recommendation of the work:
STATUTES or INDIANA ny GAVIN HoRp-Some months
ago the above named gentlemen issued proposals pub
fishing in volumes of some 500 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 of great incon
the Indiana Lawyer The revision Of 1882
well as the statutes passed since that year might almost
aSwell have been published without any index. Up &c
thistme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity Of turning over, leaf by leaf. the volumes
statutes 20 find any particular enactment. And every
knows how annoying and provoking this is. especially
The hurry of business in Courts. Happily the
profession the publication under consideration promises
better state of things in the future. The first volume
hessrS. Gavin Hords work contains excellent and
copous index, which to every praccing lawyer in the
is itself worth the money which the volume costs.
The volume under review contains another excellence
AS pages supplied with valuable marginal induces
that glance at the margin sufficient to apprise the
eader OF the contents Of the page
Another matter Of great importance 10 the lawyerin
this volume IS good collection of the subjects Of all leg
our legislation any given subject had first find what
relevant toit in the Revision of l52, and then
the pages of the volumes If 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how far recent legislation may have repealed mod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 Ga
win and Hord have relieved Of all this trouble ami
doubt They have collected together in consecutive pages
all the statutes made since ISL. the subject
Thus. S73 10 81 Of their first volume they
collected all legislation, in force, the subject
husband and WIFE including The act Of 1852 and three act
Of 1851 And they have followed the same mode o CO.
ocaton in appropriate consecutive pages regard all
other topics of legislation.
A still valuable feature the accu-
rate the volume question. This VOL
ume includes the Constitution Of the United States IN,
81 Indiana and several important
GINA and statutes of Congress, and large portion
statutes in force. The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions contained in these Cons
and found the bottom the appro
pirate pages the form II neat, brief note
an references NeSsrs. GAVIN Hord seem have per
formed this Of ther work exceedingly well.
have them much and labor. BY il they have
greatly eSSened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well mertel his grateful approval.
II ever respect the volume under review Shigbly red
liable the d gence, accuracy, talents and the
is editors a. well a. 70 the mechanical skill and neatpes
publisher ard the Jus: expectation
the profession. value Of the second volume which
We understand Will be forthcoming in few months and
which vii contain the code Of pleading and practice
lS52 with subsequent amendments aud other
without any with the editors publishers oil the
volume In question the writer Of this article has been in.
dueed compose and publish this little Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high commentator for their performance. he,
therefore deems but Just them. without being sole
tied by any publish this notice Of The boos
his own proper name DAVID MCDONALD.
indianapolis November l. 1860.
Tue hrsi volume ready and being delivered to
uhscribers
PRICE 81 80.
Its forsAle by BINGHAM DOUGHTY,
Indianapolis