Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-02-25

An act iO define the offence OF iihol
and anlS the punishment therefor
un lt enacted hy the legislative assem-.
hy OF the territory of View Moxieu.
section I. Thnt any person who.
with intent 90 iniufe. makes. writes.
prints publishes. SELLS ur calculates
Rny malicious Abatement Affecting the
reputation 90 another In respect 90
any maitcr or thing pointed out IN
this act shall be- deemed guilty Of
libel
Sec. 9. n any person be- ruiity of
lihol he snail be- punished by nno not
lcaa than 500 nor more than $4,000,
or hy imprisonment in me territorial
nonltontlay not more than two years,
ZOE by both such fine and lmpf' sonfarnt
In the discretion of The court trying
the case.
See g VI ans pei SON Nth intent 90
Inmre the reputation uf another shall
without lawful authority make. pub.
fsh or circulate u wriilnE purplrtlng
lo Boz the act OF sOme other person.
and which GENES within the dennltlOn
of libel as given Ia this act, ne shall
De- punished ln the same manner az ~
the act nurporiod 10 be- his oWn, and
DE rulos with respect to hhci Apply
also To the makiHE and circulation ~
such false writing
Sec. 4. Tie ~ the maker ~ libel who
lrlmnally contrivcd aud either exc.
rutod II himself by writing. printing,
engraving. painted or dictated or
caused or procured @ 10 boz done hy
others.
Soc &. Tie ~ the publisher OF libel
who. either by his own VIII or by the
persuasion or dictation OF AZ the 40
ichation or employment Of hire 81 an.
other, execp.ea the same IN any ~
the modes pointed out as constituting
"a libel hut n any one BY force or
threats Is compelled 90 execute ouch
libel be Is guilty Of NO ononse.
Sec. g. ZEE o. euilty of circulating a
libel who. knowing So contents either
sells. distributes or gives. or VINO With
malicious design reads or exhibits u 20
others.
Sec. 7. The written printed or pub.
llehed statement 10 come within the
definition OF libel must convey the
idea. either.
I That the person 20 whom u refers
has been guilty Of some penal odensc.
or
2. That ne has been guilty OF some
act or omission whicn. though not a
penal onenss. Is disgracoful 20 him M
o member at society and the natural
consequence OF which o. 90 bring him
into contempt among honorable per.
sons, or
g. That he has .ome moral vice OF
physical defect or disease which rem.
ders him UNIT for intercourse with re-
spocinble society. and AZ such snoull
cause him 10 be- Eenertlly avoided' OF
.. That any person In Office or a
candidate therefor Is dishonest and
therefore unworthy OF such Office. OF
that while In office he has hoen ggilty
Of some mnltcaHRncc rendering him
unworthy 81 The place
Soc. 3. A libel may be either writ.
ten. printed. engraved, etched OF
painted but no defamation comes
within the meaning OF painting en-
craving or caricature unless it must
clearly appear thorefrom that the por
son said 20 bo DETAINED was ln fact
Intended 90 be- represented hy such
pdntlng. engraving OF caricaturo.
Sec. 9. IN order 10 render any man
nscrlpi a libel II must be circulated %
posted up Ia some public place; pro
vlded. that typowriiten matter snail be
considered manuscript within ms
meaning Of this act.
Sec. 10. n the libel be IN printed
form and issues or is sold Ia any OF
Zee or shop where a public newspaper
Is conducted, or where b5oas or Othei
1rlutcd works are sold or printed, th'
editor. publisher and proprietor VI
such newspaper. or any one OF them
or the owner OF such shop, Is 10 b
deemed guilty Of making or cireulat
Ing such libel until the contrary u
made on the trial 10 appear.
Sec A. No person shall be con
vicied Of libel merely on evidence tina
he has made manuscript COPY OF {
libel or haa performed ihe manua, In
Dor Of printing Il. unless q be- show
that such person was aciuaied hy (
malicious design against the perH0l
DETAINED Hri the person for Wanai
account ur by whose order Il wa
printed OF copied shall be- presumed
Ia have known the intent Of The PUBL