Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-02
LAW BOOKS.
STATUTES OF INDIANA.

The second volume Of Messrs. Gavin a Hord's compa-
ton of Indiana Statutes has just appeared This volume
completes their work It's mechanical execution Is YER
cretabe; and the skiI learning labor which the
editors have bestowed it, merit the highest praise
None but learned, digent lawyers could have produced
such work.
The second volume embraces all the public statutes Of
Indiana in force upon the subjects TO which it relates
and the first all excepting the acts Of the last regular and
extra sessions Of the Legislature. Il great excel
ence Of the compilation that all existing statutes on each
subject collected together in the place in these
volumes; that the reader glance all the
legislation in force on any given subject Take for ex-
ample, the act Of ls52, organizing Courts Of Common
Pea-he editors publish the at large and they also
print in the form Of the same pages containing
this statute, all the amendaory 10 IL which have
been passed up this time And so they have done Of
all the other contained in the revision Of IS52
The editors have added much the value Of these vol
umesespecially the LASTLY the copious and learned
with which the volumes abound These notes ind
cate much labor an legal acumen They furnish Us. in
concise and FORM with all the adIudioations Of
Supreme Court these statutes These adludics-
tons being very numerous the references TO them
in the volumes under consideration will great value
to the lawyer and indeed 10 all persons concerned in the
administration Of justice. The editors referred
in their notes, TO numerous decisions in other States
made Oh statutes similar 10 ours
An excellence Of these volumes to be overlooked
Is the full and accurate index appended each In ndi-
ana, there never has been good index any volumes
statutes published by authority. THE provoking defect
has been completely remedied IN the volumes under
view; and these indexes will greatly tighten the labor Of
al who have occasion 20 look into statutes.
This is the fir, tine that private enierpnze has al
tempted the publication Of Indiana The at
tempt do not doubt, will be successful, and viii
duly the learned editors and enterprzng psbsh
Every lawyer WILL Of cour-e purchase these volumes.
and every clerk sheriff and justice Of the peace Of the
State, will find it TO bis advantage to OWL them.
DAVID MDoyALD.
Indianapolis, June 5, lse2
The foregoing notice By Judge NoDOxALD. Of GAvs
HoHs Compilation Of the Statutes Of Indiana Is not de-
signed as pu Of the work. but Is an unsolicited con-
mendaion OF the ability ACCURACY, and completeness
with which these volumes have been prepared.
The second volume, which has just been issued from
the press is being delivered subscribers rapidly
possible This edition Of the viii be found
oessity 10 every lawyer justices Of the peace ard county
officers in the State. The publication Of ths work is
private enterprze aud publishers only hope for
pers,io Is in ts sale to those foF whose convenience
II MA. prepared The two volumes about 1900
pages Of matter nearly double the quantity embraced
The revision Of ls52.
he price Of the work a. 50 per volume or e. 90 for
The two volumes. Orders addressed the subscriber w
receive prompt attention. J. J. BINGHAM,
June 7th, ls62. Indianapolis. Ind.