Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-24
LAW BOOKS.
STATUTES OF INDIANA.
GAVIN a. HOHD'S REVISION.

The second volume of Messrs. Gavin Hord's compila-
tion Of Indiana Statutes has just appeared This volume
completes their work Its mechanical execution yer
credable; and the skil learning, and labor which the
editors have bestowed IT, merit the highest praise
None but learned, digen; lawyers could produced
such work.
The second volume all the public statutes OF
Indiana in force upon the subjects which IL relates
and the first all excepting the Of the regular
extra sessions Of the Legislature. II Is great excel
lence Of the compilation that all existing statutes on each
subject collected together the same place in these
volumes; 30 that reader glance all the
legislation in force any given subject Take for
ample, the act of 1852. organizing Courts Of Common
peasthe editors publish the large and they also
print in the form of the pages containing
this statute, all the anendaory 70 which have
been passed up TO this time And they have done Of
all the other contained the revision Of 1854
The editors have added much the value these VOL
umes-especially the LASTLY the copious and learned
notes with which the abound These notes in1i-
cate much labor legal acumen. They Hrnish Vs. IN
concise and accurate form, with all the sdudcatons Of
our Supreme Court these statutes. These aajudca-
tons being now very numerous the references 10 them
in the volumes under Consideration WILDE Of great value
to the lawyer, and indeed persons concerned in the
administration OF justice The editors have also referrei
in their notes. to numerous decisions other States
made on statutes similar IL ours.
An excellence Of these volumes not To be overlooked
Is the fun and accurate index appended nd
ana, there never has been good index any volumes
statutes published by authority Ths provoking defect
has been completely in the volumes under re-
view; aud these indexes will greatly tighten the labor Of
all who have occasion 10 look into our stsfutes
This is the first private ente-pTize has at
tempted the publication Of Indiana statutes. The at
tempt, l do doubt. will be successful and win
Gully reward the learned editors and enierprzng psbh
Every lawyer will course purchase these volumes;
and every CLERK, sheriff justice peace Of the
State, will lind It 10 his advantage 10 own them.
DAVID MDOSALD.
indianapolis, June 5, 1864
The foregoing notice by Judge MCDONALD, Of GAVE q
Compilation Of the Statutes Indiana not de-
signed puff Of the work. but unsolicited CON-
with which these volumes have been prepared.
The second volume which has Just been issued from
the press being delivered subscribers rapidly
possible This edition Of the found ne
:essy every lawyer justices Of the peace and county
officers in the STATE The publication Of the work l.
private entspze pubIishers only hope for re-
Enumeration is in sale 10 those for whose convenience
II was prepared The volumes contain about 1890
pages Of matter, nearly double the quantity embraced
The revision q 1s52
The proe Of the work Is ~ so per volume or % 90 for
the volumes Orders addressed 10 the sub.crber VII
receive prompt attention J. J. BINGHAM.
jane Tth, lss2 Indianapolis. Ind.