 That if any person shall be prosecuted under this act, for the writing or publishing any libel aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the defendant, upon the trial of the cause, to give in evidence in his defence, the truth of the matter contained in the publication...  The Life and Speeches of Henry Clay - Сторінка 181автори: Henry Clay - 1843Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
 | 1803 - 438 стор.
...not. Do you expect to find it in that part which gives any person prosecuted under the act a right " to give in evidence in his defence, the TRUTH OF THE...MATTER contained in the publication charged as a libel •" Certainly not. Then, indeed, you must search in vain for it. Leaving the further discussion of... | |
 | Samuel Chase - 1805 - 88 стор.
...two years :" and " that if any perfon fhall be profecutcd under this act, it fhall be lawful for him to give in evidence in his defence, the truth of the...the publication charged as a libel ; and the jury fliall have a right to determine the law and the fact, under the direction of the court, as in other... | |
 | Samuel Chase, Charles Evans - 1805 - 396 стор.
...two years : and « that if any person shall be prosecuted under this act, it shall be lawful for him to give in evidence in his defence, the truth of the matter contained in the publication charged asa libel ; and the jury shall have a ri:''.it to determine the law and the fact, uir! er the direction... | |
 | Artemas Ward - 1814 - 68 стор.
...preceding section, " And be it enacted and declared, that it shall be lawful for the defendant, on trial, to give in evidence, in his defence, the truth of the matter charged as a libel." No, sir — The idea of punishing truth, when published against the officers of... | |
 | Mathew Carey - 1817 - 476 стор.
...CCj" it ihaJU be lawful for the defendant, upon the trial of the cause, to give in evi<k}icetinlua defence, the truth of the matter contained in the...under the direction of the court, as in other cases. " Sec. 4. Jinn" be if further enacted', Thatthis act shall continue and be in force until the third... | |
 | Illinois - 1818 - 32 стор.
...in evidence. And in all indictments fot libels, the jurv shall h:ive the right of determining both the law and the fact, under the direction of the court, as in other cases. 19 SCHEDULE. Sect. 1. That no inconveniences may arise from the change of a territorial to a permanent... | |
 | Rhode Island - 1822 - 592 стор.
...defamatory libel or libellous matter ; it shall be lawful for the defendant, upon the trial of the cause, to give in evidence in his defence, the truth of the matter contained in the writing or publication determine charged as a libel; and the jury who shall try the cause iawe™an*... | |
 | Humphrey Marshall - 1824 - 540 стор.
...not exceeding two years. "The person prosecuted, having always, the right, tipon trial of the cause, to give in evidence, in his defence, the. truth of...matter contained in the publication charged as a libel — while the jury who shall try the cause shall have a right to "determine the law and the fact, under... | |
 | Humphrey Marshall - 1824 - 542 стор.
...prosecuted, having always, the right, upon trial of the cause, to give in evidence, in his defence, thf. truth of the matter contained in the publication charged as a libel — while the jury who shall try the cause shall have a right to determine the law and the fact, under... | |
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