 | New York (State) - Law - 1863 - 1036 pages
...right ; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech, or of the pi-ess. In all criminal prosecutions , or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence i to the jury ; and if it shall appear to the jury, that the matter charged as libellous is true, and... | |
 | California, Theodore Henry Hittell - Law - 1865 - 662 pages
...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...indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it ihall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was... | |
 | Nevada. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1866 - 972 pages
...restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or' of the press. In all criminal prosecutions and civil actions 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 libclous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable... | |
 | Nevada - Law - 1866 - 340 pages
...restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions, and civil actions 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... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1897 - 1212 pages
...other hand, the section of the declaration of rights (Const. art. 1, { 7) which declares that "in all prosecutions or indictments for libels the truth may be given in evidence, and the Jury shall have the right to determine the law and the facts, under the direction of the court."... | |
 | New York (State) - Law - 1916 - 680 pages
...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...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... | |
 | California. Legislature. Senate - 1874 - 1206 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... | |
 | California. Legislature. Senate - 1891 - 1018 pages
...criminal libel, after conviction thereof by a jury, as hereinafter provided. In all criminal prosecutions 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... | |
 | California. District Courts of Appeal - Law reports, digests, etc - 1909 - 908 pages
...be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In nil criminal prosecutions 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... | |
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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... 
