 ... 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 if it. shall appear to the jury, that the matter charged...  Laws of the State of New York - Page xby New York (State) - 1823Full view - About this book
 | John Bigelow - Constitutions - 1848 - 538 pages
...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 prosecutions, or...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... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - Constitutional law - 1848 - 1004 pages
...responsible for the abuse of that liberty. " No law shall ever be passed to curtail or restrain the liberty of speech, or of the press. " In all prosecutions or indictments for libel, the truth may be given in evidence; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged... | |
 | William Euen - Education - 1848 - 164 pages
...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 the jury ; and if it shall appear to the jury that the... | |
 | Andrew White Young - Constitutional history - 1839 - 384 pages
...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 if it shah1 appear to the jury, that the matter charged as libellous is true, and... | |
 | Wisconsin. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1848 - 698 pages
...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 prosecutions or indictments for libel the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear to the jury that the... | |
 | Harmon Kingsbury - Freedom of religion - 1849 - 244 pages
...speaking, 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 ends. It is, therefore, evident that a citizen of New York is responsible... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Hall - Real property - 1849 - 482 pages
...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 the jury, and if it appear to the jury that the matter... | |
 | William Johnson, New York (State). Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1849 - 866 pages
...responsible for the abuse of that right. No law shall be passed In 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 the jury ; and if it shall appear to the jury that the... | |
 | Judges - 1849 - 214 pages
...become, and are likely long to remain, the undisputed test of the law of libel, in this state. " If the matter charged as libellous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party is to be acquitted, and the jury has the right to determine... | |
 | Daniel Dewey Barnard - 1849 - 112 pages
...become, and are likely long to remain, the undisputed test of the law of libel, in this state. " If the matter charged as libellous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party is to be acquitted, and the jury has the right to determine... | |
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