Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-14
LAW BOOKS.
STATUTES OF INDIANA.
GAVIN a HORD's REVISION.

The second volume Of Messrs. Gavin Hord's compila-
ton Of Indiana Statutes has just appeared This volume
completes their ~erk Its mechanical execution yer
creditabe; and the skiIl learning and labor which the
editors have BESTOWED IL, merit highest praise
None but learned digen lawyers could have produced
snch work.
The second volume embraces all the public statutes Of
Indiana in force upon the subjects which IL relates
and the first all excepting the Of the regular and
sessions Of the Legislature. 1t is great excel
lence Of the compilation that all existing statutes on each
subject collected together in the place
volumes: 80 that Il e reader glance ell the
Legislation 10 force any given subject. Take for
ample, the act Of ls52, organising Court, Of Common
Peas-the editors publish the large and they also
print in the form Of page. containing
this statute, ali the Amendatory 1t which hav.
been passed up this time And 80 they have done Of
all the other contained In the revision Of 1854
The editors have added much the value ~ these VOL
umes-espeoialy the LASTLY the copious and learned
notes with which the volumes abound These nii-
cate much labor an legal scum-n They furnish US 10
concise md accurate FORM with all the sdudeatons ~
Supreme CouT; these statutes. These saJudica-
tons being very numerous the references, 20 them
IN the volumes under consideration Willie ~ great value
TO the lawyer and indeed all persons concerned IN the
administration Of justice The editors have also referred
in their notes, 90 decisions in other States
made statutes similar 10 our>.
An excellence Of these volumes not 20 be overlooked
Is the full and index appended 70 zach In ind-
ana there never has been good index any volume.
statutes published by authority Tai, provoking defect
has been completely remeed IN the volumes under
view; and these indexes will greatly tighten IN. labor Of
ell who have occasion to look into our statutes
This is the first time that private enieryrz. has at
tempted the publication Of Indiana statutes. The at
tempt DO not doubt, will be successful and will
duly reward the learned editors and enerprzng pshsh-
Every lawyer WILL u coarre purchase these volumes,
and every clerk sheriff and justice of the peace Of the
State. will find it TO his advantage % own them.
DAVID M'D0NALD.
Indianapolis. June s, lss2
The foregoing notice by J1dg. NcDOsuD, Of GAvD
HoHDs Compilation q the Statute. Of Indiana not de-
signed put Of the work, but 10 an unsolicited
mendaion Of the ability accuracy and completeness
with which these volumes have been prepared.
The second volume which has Juss been Issued from
the press IL beng delivered 10 subscribers as rapidly
possible This edition Of til. viii be found
oe.sy TO even lawyer justices Of The peace and county
oeaoers IN The Tue publication Of the work sc
private enterprise and the publishers' ouiy hop. for re-.
nunsrsiion sale 10 those for whose convenience
Il va. prepared The two volumes contain ahou, 1900
pages Of matter. nearly double ne quantity embraced
ibe revision q 1854
price Of the per ~olurn. or @ 90 fog
the two volumes Orders addressed 20 the subscriber VI
receive prompt attention. IL BINGHAM.
June I'll. 1861 Indianapolis. Ind.