Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-28
LAW BOOKS.

Judge David Mcdonald, one of the most
eminent lawyers Of the State volunteered the foIown-
recommendation of the work:
STATUTES ISpIANA, GAVIN HoHD.-Some months
ago. the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
shng volumes octave of some 500 pages each al
the statutes of passed lS5 with
tons The first volume of the work now published and
the of It's execution, both mechanically and edito
rally. deserves the thanks of the profession.
The imperfect of publishing our statutes under
State authority has always been Of great ncon
venience the Indiana Lawyer The revision of 1882
well a. the statutes passed since that year. might almost
aswell have been published without any index Up &c
thisme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity of turning over. by leaf. our
tO lind any particular enactment. And every
knows how annoying and provoking this is especially In
the hurry business Courts. Happily the
profession publication under consideration prom
better state of things in the future. The first volume
Messrs. Gavin 4 HordS work contains excellen and
copious index which to every practicng lawyer the
state Is itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
Aits pages supplied with valuable marginal indiceS
that glance at the margin is sufficient TO apprse the
eader OF the contents Of the page.
Another matter of great Importance TO the lawyer in
this volume is good collection of the subjects of all leg
sla-on 1851 Heretofore the lawyer in examining
legislation any given subject bal first TO find what
relevant to in the Revision OF 49, and then 10 turn
over the pages the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
see recent legislation may have repealed
eed the r~ovsons contained in that Revision and even
them ia often feel doubt whether he had found all
the leg the subject of his inquiry. MesSrs
and lord have relieved US Of all this trouble AMI
all the statutes made since ISL on the subject
Thus pages 373 10 37 Of their first volume they have
collected all legislation in force the subject
husband and wife, including the act oflS2 and three acts
OF lS57 And they have followed the mode CO.
ocatiOn appropriate consecutive pages regard
other topics of legislation.
still valuable feature the copious and
contained in the volume In question This
ume includes the Constitution of the United States the
Constitution Of Indiana important acts o vr-
enia and of Congress, and large portion
statutes now IN force The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions these COnsts
and found the bottom Of the appro-
pirate pages in the form of neat, brief and
and references Messrs Gavin llord 10 have per-
formed this part their work exceedingly well.
have cost them much and labor BY II they have
greatly csSened the labor Of the practising LAWYER and
have well meritcd his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review shghly red
liable the diligence accuracy, talents end the
IT. editors well 20 the mechanical skill aud neatness
OF puhiSherS aud raise the just expectation
the profession the value Of the second volume which
understand will be forthcoming in n MONTHS and
which will contain the code Of pleading and practice
lS52, with subsequent amendments aud other statutes.
without any eoucer with the editors publishers o the
volume n question: the writer Of this article has been In.
duced % compose and publish thiste review Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de
serve hgh eomneudaiion Tor their performance. He
therefore deems but them. without being soic-
~ any enc. publish this Of the boo
over his ovn proper nime. DAVID MCDONALD.
lnd.anapolis November l. 1880.
The first volume ready and being delivered q
uhscrbVr
PRICE 81 so.
Iii.for sale BY BINGHAM a DOUGHTY.
indianapolis.