Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-11
LAW BOOKS.
NEW AND VALUABLE WORK
FOR LAWYERS. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
and al Connected ,ch tie Judicia administration OF
the Government
II IN nc ~ n, "a n, ~ II, nc -
OF the state of indiana,
CtONTA1NING THE REVISED NTATUTES OF 1852
Y with the amendments thereto and the subsequen
legislation, with notes and references judicial decisions
EDITED BY
JAMES GAVIN AND OSCAR ORD.
Volume l, Published by
BINGHAM n DOUGHTY,
INDIANAPOLIS.
Judge David Mcdonald, one of the most
eminent lawyers of the State volunteered the following


eminent lawyers of the State volunteered the following
recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES on INDIANA, BY GAVIN HoRD.-Some months
ago. the above named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
lishing volumes of 500 pages each
the Of the State passed since ls5l with
tons The first volume of the work published and
the of Its execution both mechanically and edito-
rally deserves the thanks of the profession.
The imperfect manner Of publishing statutes under
State authority has always been Of great ncOn-
venience the Indiana Lawyer. The revision Of 1852
well the passed since that year, might almost
well have been published without any index. Up to
thtme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sy Of turning over, leaf by leaf the volumes our
statutes TO 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 Of things in the future The first volume
hessrs. Gavin Hord's work contains excellent and
copous index, which every practicng lawyer in the
itself worth the money which the volume costs
The volume under review contains another excellence
Anits pages supplied with valuable marginal induces
that glance az the margin is sufficient apprse the
eader Of the contents Of the page.
Another matter of great importance 70 the lawyer in
this volume good collection Of the subjects of all
islation ISL Heretofore. the lawyer in examining
legislation any given subject had first find what
relevant TO IL in the Revision Of lS52 and then
the OF the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far recenlegsation may have repealed or mod
fed the provisions contained in that Revision even
would often feel doubt whether be had
the legislation the subject Of his inquiry MeSsrs Ga
win and Houi have relieved Of all this trouble and
doubt They have collected together pages
all the statutes made since 1851. the subject
Thus pages 333 To 81 of their first volume they have
collected all our legislation, in force the subject
and Wife including the Of 1852 three act
Of 1857. And they have followed the mode co.
ccaton in appropriate consecutive pages in regard all
other topics Of Legislation.
still more valuable feature the copious and accu-
rate notes contained IN the volume in question This vol
ume includes the Constitution Of the United States the
II Indiana, and several important Nr-
guia and statutes of Congress and large portion our
In force. The numerous decisions the
Courts on the various provisions conainedn these Consts
and found the bottom ot the appro-
pirate pages the form Il neat brief and
and references Aessrs Gavin Hord IN have per-
have them much and labor. BY il they have
greatly lesened the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited bis grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review highly red
table TO the diligence accuracy talents and The taste
it, editors well mechanical skill neafness
Of it, publisher and u raise the Just expectation OF
the profession thc value Of the second volume, which
understand viii be forthcoming in few mouths, and
which viii contain the code Of pleading and practice
lisa with subsequent amendments and other statutes
without any concert with the editors publishers the
volume question. the writer u this article has been in
duced 10 compose and publish this little review Of the book
solely because be believes the edsors and publishers de-
serve high commentator for their performance. he.
therefore, deems but just TO them without being sole
tied il by any 10 publish this notice Of the book,
over his own proper name. DAVID AcDONALD.
Indianapolis. November l. 1850
me first volume Is ready and being delivered to
uhscrihers.
PRICE 81 30.
Its forsaIe by BINGHAM DOUGHTY,
Indianapolis.