 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1856 - 180 pages
...no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In s11 criminal prosecutions or indictments for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to tho jurv, and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was... | |
 | Iowa, Iowa. Constitutional Convention - Constitituional law - 1857 - 656 pages
...Freedom of Speech. "Every person may speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right. No law shall...indictments for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it appears to the jury that the matter charged as libellous was true, and was published... | |
 | William H. R. Wood - Law - 1857 - 834 pages
...five thousand dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year. In all prosecutions for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged1 as libelous is true, and was published with good motives, and for justifiable... | |
 | Iowa. Constitutional Convention - Constitituional law - 1857 - 596 pages
...principles. We find here, "Every person may speak, write, and publish his sentiments on every subject, being responsible for the abuse of that right. No law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. Oh, say they, if a negro comes in here, he may be... | |
 | James S. Ritchie - Superior, Lake - 1858 - 360 pages
...laws shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libel, the truth may be given in evidence; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libellous be true, and was published... | |
 | New York (State) - Law - 1859 - 1086 pages
...abuse of that of thepreu right ; and no law shall be passed, to restrain or abridge the liberty Mour ' of speech or of the press. In all prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence, to the jury ; and if it shall appear to the jury, that... | |
 | Idaho - Law - 1864 - 734 pages
...thousand dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six mouths. In all 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 libelous is true, and was published with good motive and for justifiable... | |
 | Idaho (Ter.) - Law - 1864 - 762 pages
...thousand dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six mouths. In all 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 libelous is true, and was published with good motive and for justifiable... | |
 | New York (State) - Criminal law - 1865 - 652 pages
...making it is shown. ay g 312. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments be given In •" ' evidence. 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 libelous is true and was published with good motives and for justifiable... | |
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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 matter charged as libelous is... 
