| United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - Law - 1857 - 788 pages
...to every person who undertakes to examine the proceedings of the Legislature, or any branch of the Government, and no law shall ever be made to restrain the right thereof; that the free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the most invaluable rights of man; and... | |
| William Blackstone, George Sharswood - Law - 1860 - 874 pages
...as an instance: — "The printing-presses shall be free to every person, who undertakes to examine the proceedings of the legislature, or any branch...is one of the invaluable rights of man ; and every citizen may freely speak, write, and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that... | |
| Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1900 - 716 pages
...shall be free to every person who undertakes to examine the proceedings of the General Assembly, or of any branch of Government ; and no law shall ever be made to restrain the right thereof; that the free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable rights of man, and every... | |
| Pennsylvania. General Assembly - Parliamentary practice - 1863 - 84 pages
...inviolate. SECT. VII. That the printing presses shall be free to every person who undertakes to examine the proceedings of the Legislature, or any branch...is one of the invaluable rights of man ; and every citizen may freely speak, write and print on any subject ; being responsible for the abuse of that... | |
| Ezra Champion Seaman - Constitutional history - 1863 - 312 pages
...account of his religion. 7. That printing presses shall be free to every person who undertakes to examine the proceedings of the legislature, or any branch...government ; and no law shall ever be made to restrain theright thereof. The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable rights of... | |
| Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1864 - 694 pages
...sixteenth section, article thirteenth, of the Constitution of Missouri, reads as follows : " ' That the free communication of thoughts ' and opinions is one of the invaluable rights ' of man, and that every person may freely 'speak, write, and print ON ANY SUBJECT, 1 being responsible for the abuse... | |
| HORACE GREELEY - 1865 - 670 pages
...sixteenth section, article thirteenth, of the Constitution of Missouri, reads as follows : "• ' That the free communication of thoughts ' and opinions is one of the invaluable rights ' of man, and that every person may freely 'speak, write, and print ON ANY SUBJECT, ' being responsible for the abuse... | |
| New York (State) - Constitution - 1867 - 254 pages
...shall be free to every person who undertakes to examine the proceedings of the General Assembly, or of any branch of government ; and no law shall ever be...right thereof. The free communication of thoughts and 1 • §9. The assent of two-thirds of the members elected to each branch of the 2 Legislature, shall... | |
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