| History, Modern - 1849 - 626 pages
...state. , Sec. 5. Every person may speak, write, and publish his sentiments, on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law shall be passed to abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. Sec. 6. The people shall be secure in their persons,... | |
| California. Constitutional Convention, John Ross Browne - California - 1850 - 540 pages
...withdrew the same. The question was then taken on the following section, and it was adopted, viz : 8. Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish...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... | |
| California. Constitutional Convention, John Ross Browne - Constitutional conventions - 1850 - 538 pages
...withdrew the same. The question was then taken on the following section, and it was adopted, viz : 8. Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish...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... | |
| United States. President (1849-1850 : Taylor) - California - 1850 - 1016 pages
...compensation. 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 or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1850 - 1028 pages
...compensation. 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 or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to... | |
| California. Constitutional Convention, John Ross Browne - California - 1850 - 528 pages
...compensation. 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 on indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to... | |
| John Frost - California - 1850 - 558 pages
...compensation. 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 on indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear... | |
| John Ross Browne - California - 1850 - 534 pages
...benefltted. VIII. Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiment«, on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right, and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of ipeevh or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels,... | |
| Thomas Jefferson Farnham - California - 1851 - 658 pages
...compensation. 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 on indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear... | |
| California. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1851 - 672 pages
...citizen may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, Matter of Impeachment. 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.' This clause follows almost precisely in language... | |
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