| Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1873 - 788 pages
...Constitution : "Every person may freely write, speak and publish his opinion upon all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right, and no law shall be passed to abridge the liberty of speech, or the liberty of the press, and in all prosecutions for libels the... | |
| Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1873 - 850 pages
...Constitution : -Every person may freely write or speak and publish his opinions upon all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right, and no law shall be passed to abridge the liberty of speech or the liberty of the press; and in all prosecutions for libels the truth... | |
| Michigan - Law - 1874 - 136 pages
...belief. SEC. 4. Every person may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law...abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all prosecutions for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it shall appear to the... | |
| Michigan. Legislature. Senate - Michigan - 1874 - 284 pages
...belief. SEC. 4. Every person may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law...abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all prosecutions for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it shall appear to the... | |
| Law - 1907 - 560 pages
...offence. Sec. 22. Every person may freely speak, write, or publish his sentiments on all subjects, being- responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law...speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions for libel, the truth of the matter alleged to be libelous may be given in evidence to the jury, and... | |
| Law - 1907 - 564 pages
...offence. Sec. 22. Every person may freely speak, write, or publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law...speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions for libel, the truth of the mactei alleged to be libelous may be given in evidence to the jury, and... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1919 - 1826 pages
...provision that "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." It was said: "While the right to publish is thus... | |
| New York State Bar Association - Bar associations - 1902 - 584 pages
...section 8): " Every citizen may freely speak, write or 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." That the abuse of the right is punishable is a necessary... | |
| United States - Constitutions - 1969 - 348 pages
...Press SEC. 9. Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law...speech or of the press. 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... | |
| David J. Bodenhamer, James W. Ely (Jr.) - Law - 1993 - 262 pages
...provides that "[e]very 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 that liberty of speech or of the press."28 The New York Court of Appeals has construed these... | |
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