 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.  Elements of Civil Government - Page 170by William Carey Jones, California. State Board of Education - 1891 - 255 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Michigan. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional amendments - 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... | |
 | John Ross Browne - California - 1850 - 534 pages
...benefltted. VIII. Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiment«, on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right, and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of ipeevh or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels,... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson Farnham - California - 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... | |
 | James Kent - Law - 1851 - 706 pages
...latitudinary in its indulgence as some of them. It declares, that " 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... | |
 | California. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1851 - 672 pages
...citizen may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, Matter of Impeachment. 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.' This clause follows almost precisely in language... | |
 | Jacob D. Wheeler - Criminal law - 1851 - 704 pages
...on one who "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 the press. In all prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth... | |
 | John M. Letts - History - 1852 - 320 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... | |
 | A. S. Barnes - Constitutional history - 1852 - 676 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...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 the... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Jesse B. Hart - Civil procedure - 1853 - 334 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... | |
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