| New York (State) - Law - 1829 - 826 pages
...be passed, to restrain, or abridge the liberty011 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 the matter charged as libellous, is true, and was published with good motives, and... | |
| New York (State) - 1830 - 424 pages
...SEC. VIII. Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments, on 'all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right-; and no law...abridge the liberty 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... | |
| New York (State) - 1831 - 392 pages
...shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty 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 the matter charged as libellous is true, aJid was published with good motives, and... | |
| Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...compensation. 8. Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments, on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law...abridge, the liberty 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... | |
| James Stuart - United States - 1833 - 516 pages
...Massachusetts : — " Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law...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... | |
| Andrew White Young - Civics - 1835 - 316 pages
...compensation. SEC. 8. Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments, oft all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law...abridge the liberty of speech, or of the press. In all prosecutions, or indictment for libels, the'truth may be given in evidence to the jury : and if it... | |
| Andrew White Young - Political Science - 1836 - 334 pages
...compensation. SEC. 8. Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments, on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law...abridge the liberty of speech, or of the press. In all prosecutions or indictment for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury: and if it shall... | |
| La Roy Sunderland - Antislavery movements - 1836 - 194 pages
...[Connecticut.] Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law...abridge the liberty 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... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - Constitutions - 1836 - 146 pages
...shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty 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 the matter charged as libellous is true, and was published with good motives, and... | |
| Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1837 - 812 pages
...Constitution : " Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his opinion on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right, and no law...abridge the liberty 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... | |
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