Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-28
LAW BOOKS.
STATUTES OF INDIANA.
GAVIN a. HOkD'S REVISION.

The second volume Of MeSsrs. Gavin Hord's compia-
ton of Indiana Statutes has just appeared This volume
completes their ERIK. Its mechanical execution is yer
eredtable and the ekill learning, and labor which the
editors have bestowed it, merit the high praise
None hut learned diIgen lawyers could have produced
such work
The second volume embraces all the public
Indiana in force upon the subjects which relates
AID the first all excepting the Of the regular and
sessions Of the Legislature 1t is great excel
lencc Of the compilation that all existing statutes on each
subject are collected together in the same place these
volumes; that q reader glance all the
legislation In force any given subject Take for
ample. the act OF 1852, organizing Courts Of Common
Fcasthe editors publish the act large and they also
print in the form Of notes the pages containing
this statute, ali the amendatory it which have
been passed up this time And they have done Of
all the other acts contained in the revision Of 1852
Tic editors have added much the value of these vol
umes-especialy the LASTLY the copious and learned
with which the volumes abound These notes indi-
much labor and legal They furnish Us,
concise and FORM with all the ad Indications Of
Supreme Court these statutes. These a,udica-
tons being very numerous, he references to them
"a the volumes under consideration will be OF great value
the lawyer and indeed 90 all persons concerned in the
administration OF justice The editors have also referred
in their notes, decisions in other States
made on statutes similar to ours.
An excellence Of these Volumes not 10 be overlooked
Is the fun and index appended each. In Indi
ana. there has been good index any volumes
statutes published by authority. This provoking defect
has bcsn.ccmpleely remedied in the volumes under
view; ard these indexes will greatly tighten the labor
all who have occasion 20 look into statutes.
This is the first time that private enterpnze has
tempted the publication Of Indiana statutes The
tempt. do not doubt. will be successful, and will
duly reward the learned editors and enterzing publish.
es Ever, lawyer WILL course purchase Volumes
and every clerk sheriff. and justice Of the peace Of the
state will find d, TO his advantage to own them,
DAVID M'DONALD.
Indianapolis June S, 1862
The 'oregolng notice by Judge MoDoSArp. u GAVIN 4
ncHp's Compilation q the Statutes Of Indiana not de-
,igned a. pun Of the work. bat Is an unsolicited com
incubation OF the ability. accuracy, aud completeness
with which these volumes have been prepared.
Tie second volume which has Just been issued from
the press beng delivered subscribers rapidly
possible This edition Of the Statutes will be found ne
ce.y TO every lawyer iu.ccs Of the peace and county
private enterprise ard The publishers only hope for re-
muueraton is In IT, sale 20 those for whose convenience
Il wa prepared The two volumes contain abou, 1900
pages Il matter. ucarl, double the quantity embraced
he revision n lsa1.
The price Of the work 81 50 per volume. or e. 90 Tor
the volumes orders addressed tie subscriber Nil
receive prompt attention. J. J. BINGHAM.
Jun, 7th. ise2. indianapolis. Ind