 | John Frederick Archbold - 1853 - 1006 sider
...subjects, being responsible for the abuse ofthat right. No law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all prosecutions...indictments for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it appear to the jury that the matter charged aa libellous was true, and was published... | |
 | Nathan Howe Parker - 1855 - 282 sider
...subjects, 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. In all prosecutions or indictments for libel, the truth may b® given in evidence to the jury, and if it appear to the jury that the matter charged as libellous... | |
 | State Historical Society of Wisconsin - 1928 - 1000 sider
...the abuse of that right; and no laws shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or the press. In all 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 libelous be true and was published with... | |
 | 1855 - 576 sider
...subjects, 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. In all prosecutions or indictments for libel, (he truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee to Investigate the Troubles in Kansas - 1856 - 1346 sider
...no law 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...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... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1856 - 176 sider
...no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all crnninal prosecutions or indictments for libel, the truth may...evidence to the jury, and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libeloue is true, and was published with good motives, and for justifiable... | |
 | Jonathan French - 1857 - 594 sider
...subjects, 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. In all prosecutions...as libellous is true, and was published with good motives, and for justillable ends, the party shall be acquitted ; and the juiy shall have the right... | |
 | William H. R. Wood - 1857 - 834 sider
...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 - 1857 - 596 sider
...CONSTITUTION. sponsible for the abuse of that right. No lair shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all prosecutions, or indictments for libel, the truth ma; be given in evidence to the jury, and if it appear to the jury that the matter charged as libalous... | |
 | California - 1863 - 908 sider
...or of the press. la all criminal prosecutions on indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the...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... | |
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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... 
