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 | Almanacs, American - 1859 - 448 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 - 1860 - 668 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... | |
 | David Price Belknap - Forms (Law) - 1860 - 778 pages
...March, Oct. 1, 1WS6. 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... | |
 | David W. Mitchell - History - 1862 - 372 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. The... | |
 | California - Session laws - 1863 - 908 pages
...passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. la all criminal prosecutions on indictments for libels, the truth may be given in...charged as libellous is true, and was published with pood motives, and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted : ami die jury shall have the... | |
 | New York (State) - Law - 1863 - 1036 pages
...indictments for libels, the truth may l>e given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear libel»to the jury that the matter charged as libellous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party is to be acquitted ; arid the jury have the right to determine... | |
 | New York (State). Secretary's Office - New York (State) - 1864 - 574 pages
...Freedom o lish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the JJ^1' *^ 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... | |
 | California, Theodore Henry Hittell - Law - 1865 - 662 pages
...write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; ardian shall have been appointed by or for such minor, or the guardian of criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and... | |
 | Joshua Rhodes Balme - United States - 1866 - 314 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...indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury : and if it 41 shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libellous is true, and... | |
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