 | New York (State). Constitutional Convention, Nathaniel Hazeltine Carter, William Leete Stone - 1821 - 722 sidor
...to restrain, or abridge, the liberty of speech, or of the press. In all prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence, to...as libellous, is true, and was published with good motives, and for justifiable cuds, the party shall be acquitted ; and the jury shall have the right... | |
 | New York (State) - 1823 - 516 sidor
...to restrain, or abridge the liberly of speech, or of the press. In all prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence, to...shall be acquitted ; and the jury shall have the right t» determine the law and the fact. SEC. IX. The assent of two thirds of the members elected to each... | |
 | 1826 - 228 sidor
...passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech, or of the press. In all prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to...be acquitted ; and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the fact. SEC. 9. The assent of two-thirds of the members elected to each branch... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature - 1887 - 102 sidor
...the jury, that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives, and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted; and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the fact. SEC. 9. The assent of two-thirds of the members elected to each branch... | |
 | Francis Smith Eastman - 1828 - 320 sidor
...passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech, or of the press. In all prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to...be acquitted ; and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the fact. SEC. ix. The assent of two-thirds of the members elected to each branch... | |
 | Montgomery Robert Bartlett - 1828 - 426 sidor
...indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall :ippear to the jury, that the matter charged as libellous, is...be acquitted, and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the fact. Twa thirds of the Legislature, necessa ry to the passage of certain... | |
 | 1834 - 518 sidor
...prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence; and if it shall appear to the jury, that the matter charged as libellous is...be acquitted, and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the facts.' 240 Short Reviewt. [Jan. The venerable and fundamental doctrine of... | |
 | New York (State) - 1829 - 826 sidor
.... r , . i •<- • j 11 ii proceedingi. given in evidence to the jury ; and 11 it shall appear to the jury that. the matter charged as libellous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party is to be acquitted ; and the jury have the right to determine... | |
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In all criminal 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 ends, the... 
