Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-08
LAW BOOKS.
STATUTES OF INDIANA.
GAVIN * HORD'S REVISION.

The second volume of Nessrs. Gavin Hord's eompiia-
tion Of Indiana Statutes has just appeared This volume
completes their w.-k Its mechanical execution Is yer
credsble; and the SKILL, learning and labor which the
editors have BESTOWED IT, merit the highest praise
None but learned dgent lawyers could have produced
such a work.
The volume embraces al. the public statutes Of
Indiana now in force upon the subjects which IL relates
and the FIRST all excepting the regular and
sessions Of the Legislature II is great excel
lence Of the compilation that existing statutes on each
subject collected together place
volumes 40 that e reader can zee al glance all the
legislation in force any given subject Take
ample the act Of 1852, organizing Courts Of Common
Peas-the editors publish the act AZ large and they also
print, in the form OF pages containing
this statute all the acts amepdatory 90 which have
been passed to this time And they have done Of
all the other contained revision OF 1854
The editors have added much 20 the vane u these VOL
umes-especiaiiy the LASTLY the eoTious learned
notes with which the volumes abound These notes ind-
cate much labor legal aeumen. They furnish ~ in
concise and accurate form. with ali the %
our Supreme Court these siatuies. These aajudca-
tons being very numerous the references 10 them
In the volumes under consideration WILDE great value
10 the lawyer and indeed persons concerned in the
administration o; justice The editors have also REFERRED
IN their notes. 20 decisions in other States
made on statutes similar ours
An excellence Of these volumes, to be overlooked
Is the full and accurate index appended Indi-
ana, there never has been good index TO any volumes
statutes published by authority This provoking defect
has been completely renedied volumes under re-
view; and these indexes will greatly tighten the labor OF
all who have occasion 10 look into our statutes
This IL the first time that private enterprze has At
tempted the publication Of Indiana statutes The at
tempt, do not doubt, will be successful. and will
duly reward the learned editors eterprrnr pxbIish
Every lawyer will COURSE purchase these volumes,
and every clerk sheriff. and justice q the peace Of the
State, will find it 20 his advantage own them.
DAVID N'DOsALD
indianapolis, June S, Iss2
The foregoing notice by Judge NcDoxsID, Of GAvp
iIoKDs Compilation Of the Statutes Of Indiana Is not de-
signed as puff Of the work i. an unsolicited
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 subscribers rapidly -
possible. This edition Of the
sessy to every lawyer justices Of The peace and county
officers in the State The publication Of the work 10
private enterrire the publishers only hope for
nuneraon j. in its those whose convenience
IL va. prepared. The two volumes contain about 1900
pages Of natter nearly double the quantity embraced
The revision Of is52
The price Of the work 81 per volume or % 90 foe
volumes Orders addressed the subscriber "a
receive prompt attention. J. J. BINGHAM,
June eth. Iss2 Indiana polls. Ind.