 In all criminal prosecutions 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 libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be...  Laws of the Territory of Idaho - Page 457by Idaho (Ter.) - 1864Full view - About this book
 | FRANKLIN B. HOUGII - 1867 - 604 pages
...all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of such right ; and in all civil or criminal actions for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it shall appear that the alleged libellous matter was published for justifiable ends, the accused party shall be acquitted.... | |
 | John H. Colby - Criminal law - 1868 - 480 pages
...or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it shall appear to the...charged as libelous is true, and was published with good Thomas c. Crosswell, 7 John., 264. See Starkie on Slander, and Holt on Libel. Wood's Inst.,. 431; Moore,... | |
 | New York (State). Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1868 - 1034 pages
...or of the press. In all criminal prosecution?, or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it shall appear to the...charged as libelous is true and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted ; and the jury shall have the right... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1868 - 1124 pages
...publish their sentiments on L. subjects, being responsible for the abuse of such right. In all criminal prosecutions for libel the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libellous is true, and was published with good motives arid for justifiable... | |
 | New York (State). Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1868 - 1132 pages
...law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. . In all criminal prosecutions for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear that the matter charged as libelous is true and was published with good motives and for justifiable... | |
 | New York (State). Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1868 - 1074 pages
...uu law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions for libel the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it shall appear that the matter charged as libelous is true and was published with good motives and for justifiable... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1868 - 286 pages
...restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or the press. In all criminal prosecutions and civil actions for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it shall appear that the matter charged as libellous is true, but was published for good motives, the party shall be... | |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Constitutional law - 1868 - 776 pages
...on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of such right; and in all civil or criminal actions for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it shall appear that the alleged libellous matter was published for justifiable ends, the accused party shall be acquitted.... | |
 | Florida - Session laws - 1868 - 272 pages
...restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or the press. In all criminal prosecutions and civil actions for libel the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it shall appear that the matter charged as libellous is true, but was published for good motives, the party shall be... | |
 | New York (State) - 1869 - 184 pages
...no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear that the matter charged as libellous is true and was published with good motives and for justifiable... | |
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