 | William H. R. Wood - Law - 1857 - 834 pages
...restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions on indictments lor libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear to tho jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable... | |
 | New York (State). Secretary's Office - New York (State) - 1858 - 574 pages
...restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions or iudictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to...as libellous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted ; and the jury shall have the right... | |
 | Maurice A. Richter - United States - 1858 - 318 pages
...speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the...as libellous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted, and the jury shall have the right to... | |
 | New York (State) - Law - 1859 - 1086 pages
...right; and no law can be passed to restrain or abridge tike liberty 1>S8-1 of speech or of the press.9 g 21. In all prosecutions or indictments for libels,...evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear to. the iibHi";£ro. jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives... | |
 | New York (State). Commissioners of the Code - Law - 1859 - 670 pages
...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...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... | |
 | New York (State). Commissioners of the Code - Law - 1859 - 670 pages
...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...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 justifiaSECTION'... | |
 | Almanacs, American - 1859 - 448 pages
...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 if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable... | |
 | 1859 - 452 pages
...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 if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable... | |
 | David Price Belknap - Forms (Law) - 1860 - 778 pages
...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...as libellous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted; and the jury shall have the right to... | |
 | New York (State). Commissioners of the Code - Law - 1860 - 668 pages
...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...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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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. In all criminal prosecutions... 
