Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-16
LAW BOOKS.

Judge David Mcdonald, one of the most
eminent lawyers of the State, volunteered the following
recommendation Of the work:
STATUTES on INDIANA, ny GAVIN HoRD.-Some months
ago. the named gentlemen issued proposals for pub
lshng volumes octave of some 500 pages EACH al
the statutes the passed since ISL with
tons The first volume of the work published and
the manner of its execution both mechanically and edto
rally, deserves the thanks of the profession.
The imperfect manner Of publishing statutes under
State authority, has always been source Of great ncon
venence the Indiana Lawyer. The revision of 1852,
well the passed since that year, might almost
aswell have been published without any index. Up tc
thstme the lawyer has constantly been under the
sty Of turning over. leaf by leaf the volumes our
lind any particular enactment And every
knows how annoying aud provoking this is especially in
the hurry of business in Courts. Happily for
profession the publication under consideration promises
better state of things in the future The first volume
Messrs. Hord's work contains excellent and
copous index which TO every practcing lawyer in the
state itself worth the money which the volume
The volume under review contains another excellence
Alits supplied with valuable marginal ndice
40 that glance the margin is sufficient apprise 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
our legislation any given subject had first to find wha
relevant it in the Revision Of 1882 and then
the pages of the volumes Of subsequent Statutes
see recentlegislaon may have repealed
fed the provisions contained in that Revision. and
then he would often feel doubt whether he had found all
the legislation the subject of his inquiry Messrs
doubt They have collected together in consecutive
all the statutes made since 1851. the same subject
Thus pages 1873 377 of their first volume they have
collected all legislation, in force the subject
husband wife including the Of 1852 and
of 1851 And they have followed the same mode o CO.
ocaon in appropriate consecutive pages in regard all
other topics OF legislation
still more valuable feature the copous and accu-
rate notes contained in the volume In question This VOL
includes the Constitution of the United States
Constitution of Indiana and several important Vr-
gna and statutes Of Congress- and large portion our
statutes in force. The numerous decisions the
various provisions contained in
pirate pages in the form Of neat brief and
and references Messrs. Gavin Hord have per-
formed this part of their work exceedingly we'll
have cost them much care and labor. By they have
greatly lessened the labor of the practising lawyer
have well merited his grateful approval.
every respect the volume under review shghy red
liable the diligence accuracy, talents and the taste
its editors well the mechanical skill and
its publishers ard IL 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 any with the editors publishers OF the
volume question: the writer of this article has been in
duced compose and publish this little review of the book
solely he believes the editors and publishers de-
high commentator for their performance. He,
therefore, deems but just hem without being soc
tied by any one, publish this notice of the boo
over his own proper name. DAVID MCDONALD.
Indianapolis November /, 1850
The first volume is ready and being delivered to
ubscrbers.
PRICE 81 so.
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