 | United States. President (1849-1850 : Taylor) - 1850 - 1016 pages
...compensation. SEC. 9. 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 to... | |
 | California. Constitutional Convention, John Ross Browne - 1850 - 528 pages
...compensation. Sec. 9. 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 on indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to... | |
 | California. Constitutional Convention, John Ross Browne - 1850 - 538 pages
...benefitted. 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...speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may lie given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear... | |
 | John Frost - 1850 - 558 pages
...compensation. SEC. 9. 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 on indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear... | |
 | California. Constitutional Convention, John Ross Browne - 1850 - 540 pages
...restrain or abridge the liberty of speech, or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to...appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous :- true, and was published with good motives, and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted... | |
 | Michigan. Constitutional Convention - 1850 - 990 pages
...right; and no laws shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. 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 libellous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable... | |
 | Michigan - 1850 - 40 pages
...his suit, either in his own proper person, or by an attorney or agent of his choice. ยง 25. 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 libellous, is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable... | |
 | John Ross Browne - 1850 - 534 pages
...restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the pre?s. In all criminal prosecutions on indictments far 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 for justifiable... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson Farnham - 1851 - 658 pages
...compensation. SEC. 9. 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 on indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear... | |
 | Jacob D. Wheeler - 1851 - 704 pages
...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 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. 
