 | William Winterbotham - 1795 - 514 halaman
...public capacity, or where the matter publifiied is proper for public information, fh? truth thereof may be given in evidence. And, in all indictments for libels, the jury fliall have a right to determine the law and the fafts, under the direction of the court, as in other... | |
 | Kentucky - 1799 - 606 halaman
...public capacity, or where the? matter publimed is proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence. And in all indictments for libels, the jury fhall have a right to determine the law and the facis under the direction of the court, as in other... | |
 | 1800 - 306 halaman
...papers inveftigating the official conduft of officers or men in public capacity, the truth thereof may be given in evidence; and in all indictments for libels, the jury (hall have a right to determine the law and the tafts, under the direction of the court, as in other... | |
 | James Wilson, Bird Wilson - 1804 - 456 halaman
...footing, consonant, or nearly consonant in my opinion, to the true principles of the common law : " in all indictments for libels, the jury shall have...facts, under the direction of the court, as in other cases." a The punishment of a libel is a fine, or a fifte and corporal punishment. r p Vol. 2. p. 336.... | |
 | 1804 - 372 halaman
...papers investigating the official conduct of ofacers or men in public capactty, the truth thereof may be given in evidence ; and in all indictments for...a right to determine the law and the facts, under tlie direction of tire court as in other cases. XX. That no retrospective law, or law impairing the... | |
 | Edward Shippen, William Hamilton - 1805 - 590 halaman
...information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence : And, in all indiflments for libels, the jury fliall have a right to determine the law and the facts, under the direction of the Court, aa in other cafes." SEcT. 8. " That the people fha'lbs fecure in their per fons,ho-ifes,papers & poflefiion5,from... | |
 | 1805 - 596 halaman
...given in evidence i And, in all indictments for libels, the jury (hall have a right to determine '.he law and the facts, under the direction of the Court, as in other cafes." SECT. 8. "That the people (hall be feeure in their perfons.hoiu fes, papers & poffeffions,from... | |
 | Charles Britten Johnson - 1819 - 190 halaman
...public capacity, or where the matter published is proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence: And, in all indictments for...determine the law and the facts, under the direction of tne court, as in other cases. SECT. VIII. That the people shall be secure in their persons, houses,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1820 - 490 halaman
...That, in all prosecutions for libels, the truth thereof may be given in evidence, and the jury may determine the law and the facts, under the direction of the court. 17. That no ex-post facto law, nor law impairing the obligation of contracts, or retrospective in its... | |
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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... 
