 ... no law shall be passed to restrain, or 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 shall appear to the jury, that the matter charged as...  Manual of Parliamentary Practice - Page 561826 - 211 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1856 - 180 pages
...npenk, write and publish hie sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of the right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In s11 criminal prosecutions or indictments for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to tho jurv,... | |
 | William H. R. Wood - Law - 1857 - 834 pages
...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. In all criminal prosecutions on indictments lor libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and... | |
 | Jonathan French - Newspapers - 1857 - 594 pages
...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. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and... | |
 | Iowa. Constitutional Convention - Constitituional law - 1857 - 596 pages
...it. ing responsible for the abuse of that right. No law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech, or of the press. In all prosecutions or indictments for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to thejury, and if it appear to the jury that the matter... | |
 | James Mursell Phillippo - Cuba - 1857 - 506 pages
...speaking, and writing, and publishing his sentiments, on any subject, provided the jury shall be satisfied that the matter charged as libellous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable conduct. And the Constitution of the other States is similar. This guarantee... | |
 | Maurice A. Richter - Municipal government - 1858 - 320 pages
...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. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and... | |
 | New York (State). Commissioners of the Code - Law - 1859 - 670 pages
...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. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and... | |
 | New York (State) - Law - 1859 - 1086 pages
...publish ITtiTe'preM. hi8 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. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and... | |
 | 1859 - 452 pages
...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. In all criminal prosecutions on indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and... | |
 | New York (State). Commissioners of the Code - Law - 1859 - 670 pages
...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. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and... | |
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