...communications. Under Constitution 1890, § 13. providing that in prosecutions for libel, the jury may determine the law and the facts under the direction of the court, it is proper for the court to instruct that all the law to be considered by the jury in reaching a...

...matter published is PROPER for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence: and all INDICTMENTS for libels the jury shall have a right...law and the facts, under the direction of the court. That provision, which left the common law of seditious libel intact, was written by James Wilson, next...

...for public informa''in. the truth thereof may be given in evidence; and all INDICTMENTS for •'Ms the jury shall have a right to determine the law and the facts, under :\# direction of the court. That provision, which left the common law of seditious libel Intact, was...

...information the truth thereof may be given in evidence. And in all indictment for libels, the jury shall have right to determine the law and the facts, under the direction of the court, as in other cases. Sec. 16. No subsidy, charge, impost, or duties ought to be established, fixed, laid or levied,...

...ofofficers, or men in public capacity, or when the matter published is proper for public information, the truth thereof may 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....

...libelous or not. Our constitution provides: "In all Indictments for libel, the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the facts under the direction of the court, as in other cases." See Bill of Rights, Const. art. 1, Í 8. And article 74S of the Penal Code of 1805 is to the...

...investigating the proceedings of officers, or where the matter published is proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence: And in all indictments for libels, the jury may determine the facts and the law. It was moved by Mr. Johns, seconded by Mr. Bassett, To add to...

...men in public capacity, the truth thereof may be given in evidence; and in all indictments for libel, the jury shall have a right to determine the law and...direction of the court, as in other criminal cases. This section guarantees the right of every person to examine the proceedings of the legislature and...

...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. This section is taken verbatim from Article First, §7, of the 1818 Constitution, which in turn was...

...held sacred; and in all prosecutions for libel the truth may be given in evidence, and the jury shall determine the law and the facts under the direction of the court; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with...