Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-05
LAW BOOKS.
STATUTES OF INDIANA.
GAVIN & sIOisD'S REVISION.

The second volume Of Messrs. Gavin Hords compila
ton Of Indiana statutes has Just appeared This volume
completes their work Its mechanical execution l. yer
credItabe; and the sk learning, and labor which the
editors have bestowed Il. the high st praise
None learned dnigcnt lawyers could have produced
such work.
The second volume embraces all the public statutes Of
Indiana In upon the subjects which II relates
and the all excepting the Of the last regular and
extra sessions Of the Legislature. II is great excel
ence the compilation that all existing statutes each
subject collected together IN the place In these
Volumes so that Il reader at glance all the
legislation In force any given subject Take, for ex-
ample, the act of 1882, organizing Courts Of Common
reashe editors publish the at large and they also
print In the form Of the page containing
this statute. all the acts amendatory II which have
been passed up this time And ther have done Of
all the other acts contained IN the revision Of 1852
The editors have added much 20 the value Of these vol
umes-especiaily the LASTLY the copious and learned
notes with which the volumes abound. These notes nd
cate much labor aud legal They furnish u, In
concise aud form, with all the adudicaions Of
our Supreme Court these statutes. These atjudca
tons being very numerous, the references TO them
n tho volumes under consideration. will be of great value
the lawyer and indeed so all persons concerned In the
administration OF justice. The editors have also referred.
made statutes similar 20 ours.
An excellence of these voluines not TO be overlooked
the full and accurate index appended each In Ind
ana there never has been good index any volumes of
statutes 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 10 lock into our statutes.
This is the first time that private enterprize has at
tempted the publication Of Indiana statutes. The at
tempt. do doubt, will be successful and will
duly reward the learned editors and enterprzng pabh
ers Every lawyer WILL Of 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 NDoNALD.
Indianapolis, June s. 1862
The foregoing notice by Judge MCDONALD, Of GAVIN
IoRDs Compilation of the Statutes of Indiana, is not de-
signed pur Of the work. but is unsolicited
mcndaton 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 subscribers rapidly
possible This edition Of the will be found
cesy every lawyer Justices of the peace. and county
officers in the state. The publication Of the work Is
private enterprise and the publishers only hope for
muneration its sale TO those for whose convenience
IL was prepared. The two volumes contain about 1000
pages Of natter nearly double the quantity embraced
the revision Of iS52.
The price OF the work "a so per volume. 80 90 for
the two Orders addressed 10 the subscriber vii
receive prompt attention. J. J. BINGHAM.
Jun. 7th, lS69. indianapolis Ind.