Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-18

STATUTES OF INDIANA.
GAVIN a HoRDx urvrxIOH.

The second volume % Ns.--. o.vaa q Hs-<'s eempas-
ton Of Indiana Statutes has ius appeared. nis volume
completes their york. It's mechanical srsoutior /, yer
ereditAAle' and the skill- learning. and labor -AseA the
editors have bestowed on u, merit the hishsst praise.
None bat learned. daigsnt lawyers eoula az. u,.ayr-s
snch . work.
The second volume embraces all The pahlse ...,u,,. a
hdiAns new In force upon the subjects - whIcA A r.a..-.
and the trsi all excepting the sets q the last regular ard
extra sessions q the Legislature. II IL = gess excel
Ience Of the compilation that all existing statute. on e.cA
subject are collected together IN the sane place IN these
volumes: 20 that tie reader ean see Al a glsnce ali The
legislation in force en- any given subject. Take, Ter en-
ample. the act Of lisa, organizing Courts q Common
Fiess-she editors publish the act Al i.rge. and they also
print, In The form Of notes on the SAME pages containing
this statute. all the aets amendAtory 70 "a which have
been passed up TO this time. And 80 they have done Of
all the other acts contained In the revision of l&7
The editors have added much 20 the vsiue Of these vol
unexpectedly the lastly the oopisus and learned
notes with which the volumes abound. These notes indi-
cate much lsoorAn legal aeumen. They furnish rs, IN
concise and accurate form, with ell the sdludicsnons %
our supreme Court on these statutes. These asBudsca-
tons being nov very numerous, the references 10 them
ia the volumes under consideration. WILDE Of great value
TO the lawyer. aud indeed 10 all persons concerned in the
administration OF justice. The editors have also referred,
ih their notes. 10 numerous decisions IN other Statess
made on statutes similar to ours.
An excellence Of these volumes, not to be Overlooked
is the fnIl add accurate index appended 10 each. In lndi-
ana. there never has been a good index to any volumes. o
statutes published by authority. This provoking defect
has been completely renaedied in the volumes under re-
yie~; aud these indexes viii greatly tighten the labor Of
all who have occasion 10 look into our statutes.
THIS i the first tine that private enterprIe has at
tempted the publication Of Indiana statutes. The at
tempt. I do not doubt, will be successful. and will
duly reward the learned editors and cntespriIing pxhlssh-
ers. Every lawyer will. % course, purchase these volumes;
and every clerk, sheriff. and justice Of the peace Of the
State, will find it to his advantage To own them.
DAVID N'DoNALD.
indianapolis, June S, lss2
The foregoing notice by Judge NcDos.ID. Of GAVE
HONS Compilation Of the Statutes Of Indiana. is not de-
signed a. a paa of the work, bu, Is an unsolicited CON-
mendatiOn OF the ability. accuracy, and completeness
with which these volumes have been prepared.
The second volume. which has just been issued from
the press, is being delivered to subscribers as rapidly a.
possible. This edition Of the statutes will be found q rs-
cessity 10 every lawyer, justices Of the peace, and county
officers In the State. The publication ~ the work
private enterprize, and the pubHshers' only hope
Enumeration il In it, sale to those for whose convenience
II was prepared. The two volumes contain about 1900
pages Of matter, nearly double the quantity embraced
the revision Of 1852.
The price Of the work is 81 so per volume. or - 90 for
the two volumes. Orders addressed TO the subscriber vii
receive prompt attention. J. BINGHAM.
June It'll. lse2. Indianapolis, Ind.