The Consolidated Laws of Gibraltar

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Stevens and Sons, 1890 - Law - 788 pages
 

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Page 45 - ... death had not ensued) have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof, then and in every such case the person who would have been liable if death had not ensued shall be liable to an action for damages, notwithstanding the death of the person injured, and although the death shall have been caused under such circumstances as amount in law to felony.
Page 480 - Any male person who, in public or private, commits, or is a party to the commission of, or procures or attempts to procure the commission by any male person of, any act of gross indecency with another male person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and being convicted thereof shall be liable at the discretion of the court to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour.
Page 406 - ... shall become nonsuit or discontinue any such action or prosecution after issue joined, or if, upon demurrer or otherwise, judgment shall be given against the plaintiff, the defendant shall recover his full costs as between attorney and client, and have the like remedy for the same as any defendant hath by law in other cases...
Page 602 - ... remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture, or punishment as aforesaid ; and any such investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy may be instituted, continued, or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture, or punishment may be imposed, as if the repealing Act had not been passed.
Page 637 - ... any statement, shall state to him, and give him clearly to understand, that he has nothing to hope from any promise of favour, and nothing to fear from any threat, which may have been...
Page 12 - And each of the parties shall say to the other, " I call upon these persons here present to witness, That I, AB, do take thee, CD, to be my lawful wedded wife [or husband].
Page 313 - Every person who shall use any threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour with intent to provoke a breach of the peace, or whereby a breach of the peace may be occasioned : 14.
Page 322 - Goods ; and any Person, to whom any Property shall be offered to be sold, pawned, or delivered, if he shall have reasonable Cause to suspect that any such Offence has been committed on or with respect to such Property, is hereby...
Page 629 - ... shall consider the whole matter and determine the same, and shall convict or make an order upon the defendant, or dismiss the information or complaint, as the case may be...
Page 448 - Pounds, or the same may lawfully be paid to Two Trustees, to be nominated by the Parties entitled to the Rents or Profits of the Lands in respect whereof the same shall be payable, such Nomination to be signified by Writing under the Hands of the Party so entitled...

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