 | Andrew White Young - 1836 - 334 pages
...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...abridge the liberty of speech, or of the press. In all prosecutions or indictment for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury: and if it shall... | |
 | La Roy Sunderland - 1836 - 194 pages
...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...abridge the liberty of speech, or of the press. In all prosecutions, or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury: and if it... | |
 | La Roy Sunderland - 1837 - 160 pages
...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...abridge the liberty of speech, or of the press. In all prosecutions, or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury : and if it... | |
 | La Roy Sunderland - 1837 - 156 pages
...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...abridge the liberty of speech, or of the press. In all prosecutions, or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - 1837 - 812 pages
...Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his opinion on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right, and no law shall be passed...abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1838 - 354 pages
...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...abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it... | |
 | 1838 - 514 pages
...the constitution of New York, and precisely the same, in substance, in that of the other nine: — "And no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press." In these ten states, then, laws for punishing the abuse of the press do not restrain or abridge its liberty.... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - 1839 - 382 pages
...after the word "liberty," in the sixth line, and inserting in lieu thereof the following, viz : "In all prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth...be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall sippear to the jury that the matter charged as libellous is true, and was published with good motives... | |
 | Julius Rubens Ames - 1839 - 160 pages
...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 speech, or of the press. INDIANA. There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary... | |
 | New York (State). Secretary's Office - 1924 - 1170 pages
...citizen may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for tiie abuse of that right; and no law shall be passed to...evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged ш libelous 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. 
