Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-07
LAW BOOKS.
STATUTES OF INDIA Ma.
GAVIN a suOnD's REVISION.

The second volume OF Messrs, Gavin A Herds eompa,
ton ~ Indiana statutes has us appeared THIS volume
sompetes their work IT. mechanical execution IL yeT
ereditabei and the skill learning, and labor which the
editors have bestowed II, merit tho highest praise.
None hul learned, dIgenl lawyers could have produced
such a work,
The second volume embraces all the public statutes Of
Indiana In force upon the subjects to which IL relates,
aud the all excepting the acts Of the regular and
sessions Of the Legislature. II Is great excel
ence Of the compilation that all existing statutes each
subject collected together IA the place In these
volumes; that 80 reader glance all the
legislation In force any given subject. Take, for
ample, the Of 1884, organizing Courts of Common
Pea-he editors publish the at large, and they also
print. In the form of the pages containing
this statute, all the amendatory It which have
been passed up to this time And so they have done Of
all the other contained in the revision OF 1852.
The editors have added much the value Of these vol
umes-especally the last-by the copous and learned
with which the volumes abound These indi-
cate much labor and legal acumen They furnish us, in
concise and FORM with all the adudcatons of
Supreme Court these statutes These sdiudica-
tons being very numerous, the references 10 them
In the volumes under consideration will be of great value
the lawyer ard indeed all persons concerned in the
administration Of Justice The editors have also referred,
made on statutes similar TO
excellence Of these Volumes TO be overlooked
Is the full and index appended TO each In ndi
ana there has been good index TO 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
ell who have occasion TO look into statutes.
This is the first time that private enterprize has
tempted the publication of Indiana statutes. The
tempt. do doubt, will be successful and win
duly reward the learned editors and enerprizng psblsh
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'DONALD.
Indianapolis, June 5, 1862
The ioreg going notice by Judge McDos.LD, Of GAVIN 4
noKDs Compilation Of the Statutes of Indiana is de-
signed puff Of tho work, but is unsolicited
mendatiOn OF the ability, accuracy, and completeness
with which these volumes have been prepared.
The second volume which has just been issued from
possible. This edition OF the statutes will be found
oessty every lawyer Justices Of the peace and county
officers in the State. The publication Of the work is
prviae enterprise and the publishers only hope for re-
muneraion in is sale to those for whose convenience
II was prepared The two volumes contain about 1000
pages Of natter nearly double the quantity embraced
the revision of ls52.
The price Of The work a. 50 per volume 80 90 for
the two volumes Orders addressed the subscriber vii
receive prompt attention J. J. BINGHAM.
June Tth, Iss2. indianapolis, Ind