Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-28
LAW BOOKS.
STATUTES OF INDIANA.
GAVIN a HOHDS REyISsON.

The second volume Of Messrs. Gavin Hord's compile
ton Of Indiana Statutes has Just appeared This volume
completes their work Its mechanical execution IL yer
credable; and the skill learning, and labor which the
editors have bestowed Il. the highest praise
None but learned digent lawyers could have produced
such work.
The second volume embraces all the public of
Indiana In force upon the subjects which Il relates
and the rsi all excepting the Of the last regular
sessions Of the Legislature. n l. great excel
lence Of the compilation that all existing each
subject collected together in the place in these
volumes; that reader AZ glance all the
Legislation in force any given subject Take, for ex-
ample, the Of ls52. organizing courts Of Common
Pleas-the editors publish the act at large and they also
print. in the form Of the pages containing
this statute, all the amendatory which have
been passed up this time And they have done 81
all the other contained in the revision Of 1854
The editors have added much TO the value Of these vol
umes-espeoiay the LASTLY the copious and learned
with which the volumes abound These notes nd-
cate much labor legal acumen They furnish rs, in
concise and form, with all the adudicafions Of
Supreme Court on these statutes These adudica-
tons being very numerous the references TO them
in the volumes under consideration Of great value
to the lawyer and indeed 20 all persons the
administration of justice The editors have also referred
in their notes, 10 decisions States
made statutes similar to ours.
An excellence Of these volumes nst 70 be overlooked
is the full and accurate index appended each Ind
ana there never has been good index any volumes
published by authority This provoking defect
has been completely remeded IN the volumes under
view; and these indexes will greatly tighten the labor Of
all who have occasion 10 look into statutes
This is the first time that private enterpze has at
tempted the publication Of Indiana statutes. The
tempt. 10 doubt, will be successful. and will
duly reward the learned editors and enerprzng psbsh-
Every lawyer will Of 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 M'DoSALD.
Indianapolis, June 5, Iss2
The foregoing notice by Judge McDosALD. Of GAVIN b
oHDs Compilation Of the Statutes Of Indiana is no,
signed puff Of the work. but Is an unsolicited
mendAton Of the ability accuracy, and eompletsness
with which these volumes have been prepared.
The second volume. which mas Just been issued from
the press is being delivered subscribers rapidly
possible. This Of the viii be found
sessiiy to even lawyer justices Of the peace and county
private enerprze and the publishers only hope for re-
ANNEXATION & in its sale 70 those for whose eonveuenos
Il was prepared. The volumes contain about 1900
pages Of natter nearly double the quantity embraced
the revision q lisa
The price OF the work a. 80 per volume or % % Cor
the volumes Orders addressed to the Subscriber VII
receive Promp; attention. J. J. BINGHAM,
June Tth, lse2. Indianapolis. Ind