 | John Bigelow - Constitutions - 1848 - 538 pages
...citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law shall be passed to...abridge the liberty of speech, or of the press. In all prosecutions, or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it... | |
 | Wisconsin. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1848 - 698 pages
...being responsible for the abuse of that right, and no laws shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libel, the truth may be given in evidence, and if it shall appear to the jury that the mat-- ter charged... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Hall - Real property - 1849 - 482 pages
...Everycitizcn may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on afl subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law shall be passed to...liberty of speech, or of the press. In all criminal pro*ecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it... | |
 | William Johnson, New York (State). Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1849 - 866 pages
...laws shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press- In all prosecution! or indictments for libels, the truth may be given...evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear to the jury, that the mailer charged as libellous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable... | |
 | Harmon Kingsbury - Freedom of religion - 1849 - 244 pages
...citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech, or of the press.' The constitution explains what it means by the... | |
 | California. Constitutional Convention, John Ross Browne - California - 1850 - 540 pages
...citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments, on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right, and no law shall be passed to...evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libellious is true, and was published with good motives, and for justifiable... | |
 | John Ross Browne - Constitutional conventions - 1850 - 538 pages
...citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments, on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right, and no law shall be passed to...prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may lie given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libellious... | |
 | California. Constitutional Convention, John Ross Browne - California - 1850 - 528 pages
...citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law shall be passed to...speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions on indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to... | |
 | John Frost - California - 1850 - 558 pages
...citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law shall be passed to...speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions on indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear... | |
 | California. Constitutional Convention, John Ross Browne - California - 1850 - 534 pages
...citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiment«, on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right, and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of ipeevh or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels,... | |
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Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. 
