 | Connecticut - Law - 1835 - 646 pages
...prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence ; and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the facts, under the direction of the court. « 3 CR 326. Equality of rights. Source of po. litical power. Religious pi fession and worshipLimitation.... | |
 | United States - 1838 - 436 pages
...proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence, and, in all indictments for libels, the jury shall have a right to 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 - Missouri - 1837 - 398 pages
...for public information, the trutli thereof may always be given in evidence ; and in all indictments for libels, the jury shall have a right to determine...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,... | |
 | United States. Circuit Court (3rd Circuit), Henry Baldwin - Law reports, digests, etc - 1837 - 670 pages
...article of the bill of rights in the constitution of Pennsylvania declares, " that the people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers and possessions from unreasonable searches and seizures ; and that no warrant to search any place or to seize any person or things, shall issue without describing... | |
 | Caleb Atwater - Natural history - 1838 - 416 pages
...thereof may always be given in evidence; and in all indictments for libels, the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the facts, under the direction of the court, as in other cases. SEC. 7. That all courts shall be open; and every person, for an injury done him in his lands, goods,... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1839 - 382 pages
...proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence ; and, in all indictments for libels, the jury shall have a right to determine...under the direction of the court, as in other cases. A motion was made by Mr. DORAN, To amend the said section by striking therefrom all after the word... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1839 - 310 pages
...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...facts, under the direction of the court, as in other eases. SECT. VIII. That the people ehall be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and possessions,... | |
 | Philip Phillips - Law reports, digests, etc - 1840 - 412 pages
...is proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence; and in all indictments for libels, the jury shall have a right to determine...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,... | |
 | Presidents - 1841 - 460 pages
...for public information, the truth thereof may always be given in evidence ; and in all indictments for libels, the jury shall have a right to determine...under the direction of the court, as in other cases. 7. That all courts shall be open, and every person, for any injury done him in his lands, goods, person,... | |
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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... 
