Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-02-18
LET THE LIAR REAP
THE WHIRL WIND OF
HIS OWN SEDITION
Libel Law of New Mexico is That of
Texas and It's Spirit Prevails in
All States of the Union---IgnordnCe
Alone It's Adverse CritiC-Let the
Runner Read.

posted up in some public place; pro
l vided, that type written matter shal
be considered manuscript within thu
meaning OF this act.
Sec 10. If the libel be in printed
} form and issues or is sold in any OF
, flee or shop where public newspaper
Is conducted, Or where books or Other
printed works are sold or printed, the
editor, publisher and proprietor OF
such newspaper or any one of them
or the owner of such shop, is to be
deemed guilty OF making Or circulating
such libel until the contrary is made
on the trial to appear.
Sec. IL. No person shall be con
victed of libel merely on evidence that
he has made manuscript copy of a
libel, or has performed the manual la
Dor of printing it, unless it be shown
that such person was actuated by a
malicious design against the person
defamed. But the person for whose
account or by whose order it was print
ed or copied shall be presumed to
have known the intent of the publica-
ton and shall be liable for the Of
fence
! Sec. H. It shall be sufficient to
constitute the offence of libel if the
natural consequences of the publica-
ton of the same is to injure the per-
son DETAINED, although no actual in
jury to his reputation has been sus-
tanned.
| Sec. 49, The intent to injure is to
be presumed if such would be the nat
ural consequence of the libel, though
no actual proof be made that the de-
fendant had such design; and in all
trials of libel the court shall be the
Judge from the facts proven relative
to the malicious design of the defend
ant as to what penalty ought to be i'm.
posed under the restrictions herein
prescribed.
Sec. IA. 1t is no offence to make
true statements of fact, or express
opinions as to the qualifications of
candidate for any Office or public
place or appointment
Sec. Is. 1t is no offence to publish
true statements of fact as to the quail
fications of any person for any occu-
patton, profession or trade.
Sec 16. 1t is no offence to publish
any criticisms or examinations of any
work of literature, science or art, or
any opinion as to the qualifications or
merits of the author of such works.
Sec. II. To constitute libel there
must be some injury intended to the
regulations of persons living or dead,
and no publication as to the govern
ment or any Of the branches thereof,
as such is an offence under the name
of seditious writing or any other name.
Sec. 18. 1t is no libel to make publ
cation respecting the merits or doc
trines of any particular religion, sys-
tenn of morals or politics, or of any
particular form of government.
Sec. 10. 1t is no libel to publish any
statement respecting any Legislative or
judicial proceeding, whether the state
ment be in fact true or not, unless
In such statement charge of corrup-
ton is made against some person act
ing in legislative or judicial capacity.
Sec. 20. The word malicious is used
to signify an act done with evil or mis-
chievous design and 1t is not necessary
to prove any special facts showing i'll
feeling on the part of the person who
is concerned in making, printing, pub.
fishing or circulating libelous state
ment against the person injured there |
by.
Sec. 21. No statement made in the |
course of Legislative or judicial pro-
ceeding, whether true or false, al
though made with intent to injure and
for malicious purposes, comes within
the definition of libel.
Sec. %. In the following cases, the
truth of any statement charged as H.
bel may be shown In justification of
the defendant:
/. Where the publication purports
to be an investigation of the official
conduct of officers or men in q public |
capacity.
2. Where it is stated In the libel
that person has been guilty OF some
penal offence, and the time, place and
nature Of the offence is specified In |
the publication.
3. Where 1t is stated In the libel
that person is Of notoriously bad
or infamous character.
4. Where the publication charges
any person In ofiice or q candidate
therefor, with want Of honesty or
having been guilty Of some malfeas- |
ance IN once. rendering him unworthy |
of the place. In other cases the |
truth q the facts stated In the libel