 | Kentucky, Charles Slaughter Morehead, Mason Brown - Law - 1834 - 810 pages
...that liberty. SECTION 8. In prosecutions for the publication of papers investigating the Togive truth official conduct of officers, or men in a public capacity, or where fa CTidencethe matter published is proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Maine. Legislature - 1847 - 892 pages
...candidates for the suffrages of the people, or where the matter published is proper for public mformation, the truth thereof may be given in evidence, and in all indictments for libels, the jury, after having received the direction of the court, shall have a right to determine, at their discretion,... | |
 | United States - 1838 - 436 pages
...speak, write and print on any subject- being responsible foi the abuse of that liberty. In prosecutions for the publication of papers, investigating the official...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... | |
 | Israel Daniel Rupp - Missouri - 1837 - 398 pages
...press, and concludes thus : " In prosecutions for any publication respecting the official conduct of men in a public 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 libels, the jury shall... | |
 | Esek Cowen, New York (State). Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1837 - 826 pages
...that cause, were put at rest by the act of April 6th, 1805, (sess. 28, ch, 90,) which declared that the jury shall have a right to determine the law and the fact, under tht direction of the court; and that it shall be lawful to give ALBANY, the truth in evidence, provided... | |
 | Joel Barlow Sutherland - Parliamentary practice - 1838 - 456 pages
...speak, write and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty. In prosecutions for the publication of papers investigating the official...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.... | |
 | Caleb Atwater - Natural history - 1838 - 416 pages
...for the abuse of that liberty. In prosecution for any publication respecting the official conduct of men in a public capacity, or where the matter published...proper for public information, the truth thereof may always be given in evidence; and in all indictments for libels, the jury shall have the right to determine... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1839 - 382 pages
...write, and print, on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty. In prosecutions for the publication of papers, investigating the official...jury shall have a right to determine the law and the facts, under the direction of the court, as in other cases. A motion was made by Mr. DORAN, To amend... | |
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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... 
