Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-18
LAW BOOKS.

Judge David VIC Donald, one of the most
eminent lawyers of the State volunteered the follOwin
recommendation of the work:
STATUTES or INDIANA BY GAVIN Il HoRD.-Some months
ago. the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
lshng in two volumes octave of some 500 pages each al
the of the State since 1851 with
tons The first volume of the work published: and
the of its execution, both mechanically and edo
rally deserves the thanks of the profession
The imperfect of publishing under
State authority has always been source OF great nc0n
venience the Indiana Lawyer The revision of 1882
well the passed since that year, might almost
aswe have been published without any index. Up &c
thtme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sy of turning over, leaf by leaf the volumes ouI
statutes find any particular enactment. And every
knows how annoying and provoking this is especially in
the hurry of business in our Courts Happily for the
profession the publication under consideration promises
better state Of things the future The first volume
Nessrs Gavin Hord's work contains excelleni and
copous index, which TO every practcng lawyer i'm thu
tate itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
illits pages supplied with valuable marginal indce
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
islaton since ISL Heretofore, the lawyer i'm examining
our legislation Oh any given subject had first TO find whal
relevant il in the Revision of 1882 and then
pages of the volumes of subsequent Statutes
how far recenlegisation have repealed I'd
fed the provisions contained I'm that Revision and even
then he would often feel doubt whether he had found
the legislation on the subject of his inauiry Messrs
win and HOrd have relieved of all this trouble and
doubt They have collected together in consecutive page.
all the statutes made since 1851 the subject.
Thus pages 1913 81 of their first volume they have
collected all legislation in force the subject
husband and wife, including the act of 1852 and three
of 1857. And they have followed the mode Coz
ocaton in appropriate consecutive pages in regard TO al
other topics Of Legislation.
still more valuable feature the copious and accu-
contained in the volume in question This VOL
includes the Constitution Of the United States tn.
Constitution Of Indiana and several important Vir.
gna and statutes of Congress- and large portion
statutes in force The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions contained these Const
tutions found the bottom the appro
pirate pages the form Of neat brief and
formed this part of their work exceedingly well IL
have cost them much and labor BY IL they have
greatly essened the labor Of the practising lawyer
have well merited his grateful approval.
respect the volume under review hghly red
liable diligence, accuracy, talents and the
its editors we'll the mechanical skill and
Of its publishers ard raise the just expectation
the profession the value Of the second volume which
we understand will be forthcoming in few months, and
which will contain the code of pleading and practice
1852 with subsequent amendments and other
Without with the editors publishers the
volume in question. the writer Of this article has been
duced compose and publish this little review of the book
solely he believes the editors and publishers de
serve high commentator for their performance. He
therefore deems il but just them, without being solc
tied any one, publish this notice of the boo
over his own proper name. DAVID McDONALD.
indianapolis, November /, 1860.
The first volume is ready and being delivered o
ubscrbers.
PRICE 81 so.
It's for sale by BINGHAM & DOUGHTY,
indianapolis.