Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-17

BINGHAM d DOUGHTY,
IspnsAroIAs-
Judge David VIC Donald, one of the most
eminent lawyers the state volunteered the foowin-
recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES or INDIANA by GAVIN q HoRD-Some months
the above named gentlemen issued proposalso for pub
lishng volumes of SEQ pages EACH al
the statutes Of the State passed since lS5l with anua-
tons The first volume Of the work published; and
the manner OF It's execution both mechanically and edo-
rally, deserves the thanks Of the profession.
The imperfect Of publishing statutes under
State authority has always been of great incon-
venicnce the Indiana Lawyer The revision Of 1s52
well as the statutes passed that year might almost
aswe have been published without any index. Up &C
thtime the lawyer has constantly been under the
sy Of turning over, leaf by leaf. the volumes our
statutes 20 find any particular enactment And every
knowsh how annoying and provoking this IS especially in
profession the publication under consideration promises
better state Of things in the future. The first volume
nessrs. Gavin Hori's work contains excellent and
cOpouS index, which TO every praccing lawyer in the
tate Is itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
inits pages supplied with valuable marginal ndces
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 good collection Of the subjects Of all leg
islaon since 1851. Heretofore, the lawyer in examining
legislation any given subject had first 20 find wha
was relevant il I'm The Revision ls2 and then TO turn
over the pages Of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
how far recenlegislaOn may have repealed mod
fed the provisions contained in that Revision and
the legislation the subject Of his inquiry Messrs.
win and Hord have relieved Of all this trouble AMI
doubt They have collected together in consecutive
all the statutes made since 1851. the subject.
Thus pages 373 to 7 Of their first volume they have
collected all legislation, in force, the subject
husband and wife, including the act OF lo5z and three act
Of 1857. And they have followed the mode
ocaton appropriate consecutive pages in regard to all
other topics Of legislation.
still more valuable feature the copious and
contained in the volume in question. This VOL
ume includes the Constitution Of the United States III.
Constitution Of Indiana and several important yir
gnia and Of Congress, and large portion
In force. The numerous decisions the
Courts the various provisions contained in these CDnStiS
tutions and found the bottom of the appro
pirate pages in the form ~ brief and accurate
and references Mcssrs Gavin IIord have per-
have them much and labor. By il they have
greatly leSseued the labor Of the practising lawyer and
have well merited hs grateful approval.
In every respect the volume under review Shghly red
liable 20 the diligence accuracy talents and the taste
editors. well 10 the mechanical skill and neatness
Of its publishers and Il the Just expectation
the profession the value Of the second volume which
understand will be forthcoming in few months, and
which will contain the code Of pleading and practice
ls53. with subsequent amendments and other statutes.
without with the editors publishers the
volume in question: the writer of this article has been in
duced compose and publish this little review Of the book
solely because he believes the editors and publishers de-
serve high commentator for their performance He,
therefore deems IL but just them without being oli
tied 70 IL by any publish this notice Of the hoO
over his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
Indianapolis. November /, 1890
The first volume j. now ready and being delivered to
ub>cTihcrs
PRICE ST 80.
II is for sale by BINGHAM & DOUGHTY.
Indianapolis