 | Tennessee. Constitutional Convention - 1834 - 430 pages
...the publication of papers investigating the official conduct of officers or men in public capacity, the truth thereof may be given in evidence; and in...facts, under the direction of the Court, as in other criminal cases. SEC. 20. That no retrospective law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts, shall... | |
 | Kentucky, Charles Slaughter Morehead, Mason Brown - 1834 - 810 pages
...the Togive truth official conduct of officers, or men in a public capacity, or where fa CTidencethe matter published is proper for public information,...given in evidence: and in all indictments for libels, . Jary to "* the jury shall have a right to Determine the law and the facts, dufact umbels! under the... | |
 | Maine. Legislature - 1840 - 1264 pages
...public capacity, or the qualifications of those who are candidates for the suffrages of the people, or where the matter published is proper for public...evidence, and in all indictments for libels the jury, after haying1 received the direction of the court, shall have a right to determine, at their discretion,... | |
 | Maine. Legislature - 1850 - 1204 pages
...public capacity, or the qualifications of those who are candidates for the suffrages of the people, or where the matter published is proper for public...the truth thereof may be given in evidence, and in aJJ indictments for libels, the jury, after having received the direction of the court, shall have... | |
 | 1838 - 436 pages
...may freely speak, write and print on any subject- being responsible foi the abuse of that liberty. In prosecutions for the publication of papers, investigating...determine the law and the facts under the direction of the courts as in other cases. Sec. VIII. That the people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers... | |
 | Israel Daniel Rupp - 1837 - 398 pages
...capacity, or where the matter published is proper for public information, the trutli thereof may always be given in evidence ; and in all indictments for...the law and the facts, under the direction of the courts, as in other cases." The person of a debtor, where there is not strong presumption of fraud,... | |
 | Joel Barlow Sutherland - 1838 - 456 pages
...may freely speak, write and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty. In prosecutions for the publication of papers investigating...libels, the jury shall have a right to determine the law an(^ the facts, under the direction of the <jQiirt ** *n other cases. [See 3 Yeates, 520.] Sec. VIII.... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - 1839 - 310 pages
...citizen may freely speak, write and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse ofthat liberty. In prosecutions for the publication of papers, investigating...is proper for public information, the truth thereof imy be given in evidence ; and in all indictments for libels, the jury shall have a right to determine... | |
 | Philip Phillips - 1840 - 412 pages
...publishing of papers investigating the official conduct of officers or men in public capacity, or when the matter published is proper for public information,...the law and the facts, under the direction of the courts. SEC. 15. Returns of all elections for officers who are to be commissioned by the governor,... | |
 | 1841 - 460 pages
...may freely speak, write and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty. In prosecutions for the publication of papers, investigating...under the direction of the court, as in other cases. 8. That the people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers and possessions, from unreasonable... | |
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In prosecutions for the publication of papers, investigating the official conduct of officers, or men in a public capacity, or where the matter published is proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence; and, in all indictments... 
