Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-21
Judge David McDonaId, one Of the mo.

Judge David Mcdonald, of the most
lawyers of the State volunteered the following.
recommendation of the work.
STATUTES or INDIANA BY GAVIN & HoRD.-Some months
the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
lshing in volumes octave Of some 500 pages each
the Of the State passed since 1851 with
ons. The first volume of the work now published and
the of its execution both mechanically and eo-
rally. deserves the thanks of the profession
The imperfect of publishing under
State authority has always been Of incon
venience to the Indiana Lawyer The revision of 1852
well the passed since that year. might almost
aswell have been published without any index Up
thistime the lawyer has constantly been under the
sity Of turning over, leaf by leaf the volumes our
find any particular 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 Of things in the future The first volume
neSsrs. GAVIN A Hords work contains an excellent and
copious index, which to every praccng lawyer the
tate is itself worth the money which the volume costs
The volume undef review contains another excellence
AitS pages supplied with valuable marginal ndce>
that glance at the margin is sufficient apprse the
eader Of the contents Of the page.
Another of great importance 20 the lawyer
this volume is good collection Of the subjects of all leg
SlatOn since ls5l. Heretofore, the lawyer IN examining
legislation any given subject had first find what
reev in the Revision of 1852 and then turn
the pages Of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes to
how far recentegslation may have repealed mod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 on the subject Of his inquiry. MeSsS Ga
and Hord have relieved of all this trouble and
doubt They have collected together in consecutive pages
all the statutes made since ISL. on the same subject
Thus pages 1913 10 77 Of their first volume they have
collected all legislation in force the subject
husband and wife, including the of S52 and three
OF ISL And they have followed the mode CO..
ocston in appropriate consecutive pages regard all
other topics OF legislation.
still valuable feature the eopiOus and accu-
contained the volume in question. This
includes the Constitution OF the United StateS
gnia and statutes Of Congress- and large portion our
in force. The numerous decisions the
the various provisions contained in these Consts
tuons and statutes found al the bottom Of the
pirate pages in the form u neat brief and
and references. Messrs Gavin Hord have per-
formed this part Of their work exceedingly well. II
have them much and labor. BY it they have
greatly esened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited his grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review shighly red
liable the dill gence, accuracy, talents and the taste
it, editors, well the mechanical skin and neatness
q its publisher and must raise the just expectation OF
the profession, the value of the second volume which
understand will be forthcoming few months, and
which viii contain the code Of pleading and practice
lisa with subsequent amendments and other statutes.
Without with the editors publishers the
volume question. the Of this article has been
daced compose and publish this little q the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
high COMMUNICATION for their performance He,
therefore deems IL but just 20 them. without being Sole
tied 10 by any one 10 publish this notice OF the BOOK
over his own proper name DAVID MCDONALD
indianapolis. November !, 1850.
The frsi volume is now ready and being delivered TO
ub>cneers-
PRICE 81 30.
It's for sale by BINGHAM 4 DOUGHTY,
indianapolis.