 | Jacob D. Wheeler - Criminal law - 1851 - 704 pages
...law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or 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... | |
 | John M. Letts - History - 1852 - 320 pages
...process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation. SEC. 9. Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish...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 for... | |
 | A. S. Barnes - Constitutional history - 1852 - 674 pages
...freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of the right ; and no law shall be passed to restrain or...speech, or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it shall appear to the jury, that... | |
 | Ohio - Law - 1852 - 362 pages
...the freedom lish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the th e press. abuse of the right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge...liberty of speech, or of the press. In all criminal of ^ b ^ s prosecutions for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it shall... | |
 | Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - Law reports, digests, etc - 1918 - 854 pages
...to return a verdict of guilty." The Constitution (section 18, art. 2) provides: "In all 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... | |
 | John M. Letts - California - 1853 - 438 pages
...process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation. SEC. 9. Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish...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 for... | |
 | Jesse B. Hart - Civil procedure - 1853 - 334 pages
...process of law ; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation. SEC. 9. Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish...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... | |
 | Jesse B. Hart - Civil procedure - 1853 - 334 pages
...process of law ; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation. SEC. 9. Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish...that right ; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the.press. In all criminal prosecutions on indictments for libels,... | |
 | John Frederick Archbold - Criminal law - 1853 - 1006 pages
...freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuso ofthat right; and 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... | |
 | Jonathan French - 1854 - 534 pages
...benefltted. 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...speech, or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear... | |
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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 ends, the party... 
