Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-06
LAW BOOKS.
STATUTES OF INDIAN A.
GAVIN a. HORD'S REVISION.

The second volume of Messrs Gavin Hord's compa-
tion of Indiana Statutes has just appeared This volume
completes their work. Its mechansal execution is YER
creditable the skill learning, and labor which the
editors have bestowed it, merit the hghe st praise
None hut learned dgent lawyers could have produced
such work.
The second volume embraces ali the public statutes Of
ana in force upon the subjects which relates
and the first all excepting the of the last regular and
sessions of the Legislature 1t is great excel
lence Of the compilation that all existing each
subject collected together in the place in these
volumes; 80 that reader can see at glance all the
legislation in force any given subject. Take for
ample the of 1852, organizing Courts of Common
PleaS-he editors publish the large and they also
print in the form of the pages containing
this statute all the acts amendatory to il which have
been passed up this time. And they have
all the other contained in the revision of 1852
The editors have added much the value of these VOL
umes-especally the LASTLY the copiOuS and learned
with which tie volumes abound These notes indi
cate much labor and legal They furnish US, in
concise form, with all the adudicatons Of
Supreme Court these statutes. These aljudca
tons being very numerous, the references them
in the volumes under consideration, WILDE Of great value
The lawyer aud indeed all persons concerned in the
justice The editors also referred
III theW notes, 10 numerous decisions IN otnet ctate
made similar to
An excellence OF these volumes, be overlooked
is the full and index appended each In lnd-
ana there never has been good index any volumes
published by authority. This provoking defect
has been completely remedied in the volumes under
and these indexes will greatly tighten the labor of
sll who have occasion to look into statutes.
This is the first time that private enterprize has
tempted the publication of Indiana statutes. The at
tempt. do doubt, will be successful and will
duly seward the learned editors and enterprzng publish
ers Every lawyer will Of course purchase these Volumes
every clerk sheriff and justice the peace the
State. will find it TO his advantage them.
DAVID WDONALD.
indianapolis, June ;. 1862
The foregoing notice by Judge NcDoSALp, Of GAVIN &
oRD's Compilation of the Statutes of Indiana not de-
signed as pun Of the work. but is an unsolicited
mendation the ability, accuracy, and completeness
with which these volumes have been prepared.
The second volume, which has just beer issued from
possible This edition Of The will be found
cessy every lawyer Justices of the peace, ard county
officers in the State The publication Of the work is
prvale enteTprire ard the publishers only hope
nuneraon Is in its sale those for whose convenience
il was prepared The .olumes contain about 1900
pages Of natter nearly double The quantity embraced
The revision of ls52.
The price Of the 81 so per volume 80 90 for
the two volume Orders addressed tie subscriber vii
receive prompt attention. J. J. BINGHAM,
Jun. 7th ls62. indianapolis, Ind.