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Section 43-3-23. – Effect of repeal on criminal prosecutions.

§ 43-3-23. Effect of repeal on criminal prosecutions. No suit, prosecution, or indictment pending at the time of the repeal of any statute for any offense committed or for the recovery of any fine, forfeiture, or penalty incurred under the statute so repealed shall in any case be affected by the repeal, but the suit, […]

Section 43-4-9. – Effect of repeal on pending proceedings.

§ 43-4-9. Effect of repeal on pending proceedings. No suit or prosecution pending at the time of the repeal, for any offense committed or for the recovery of any penalty or forfeiture incurred, under any of the acts repealed by this chapter, shall be affected by the repeal, except that the proceedings in the suit […]

Section 43-3-24. – Repeal not reviving.

§ 43-3-24. Repeal not reviving. The repeal of any statute shall not be construed to revive any other statute which has been repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 26, § 18; G.L. 1909, ch. 32, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 32, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 309, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 43-3-24.

Section 43-4-10. – Terms of office continued.

§ 43-4-10. Terms of office continued. All persons who, at the time when the repeal shall take effect, shall hold any office under the acts repealed by this chapter shall continue to hold the office under the tenure of the office, except those offices which are abolished and those as to which a different provision […]

Section 43-3-25. – Effective date of statutes.

§ 43-3-25. Effective date of statutes. (a) Every statute enacted on or prior to July 1 in a calendar year, which does not expressly prescribe the time it shall go into operation, shall take effect on the first day of July of the calendar year of its enactment into law by the general assembly. Any […]

Section 43-4-11. – Previously repealed acts not revived.

§ 43-4-11. Previously repealed acts not revived. No act, which has been previously repealed, shall be revived by the repeal contained in this chapter of any of the acts repealed by this chapter. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 298, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 367, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 420, § 7; G.L. 1938, […]

Section 43-3-13. – Computation of time.

§ 43-3-13. Computation of time. Whenever time is to be reckoned from any day, date, or act done, or the time of any act done, the day, date, or the day when the act is done shall not be included in the computation. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 26, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 32, […]

Section 43-3-14. – “Warden” and “warden’s court” included.

§ 43-3-14. “Warden” and “warden’s court” included. The words “justice of the peace” include warden of the peace and the words “district court” include warden’s court. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 26, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 32, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 32, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 309, § 13; G.L. 1956, § […]

Section 43-3-15. – “Seal” defined.

§ 43-3-15. “Seal” defined. Whenever a seal is required to be affixed to any paper, the word “seal” shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 26, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 32, § 14; […]

Section 43-3-16. – General definitions — Statutory references.

§ 43-3-16. General definitions — Statutory references. (a) The word “magistrate” may be construed to mean a justice, or a clerk acting as a justice, of a district court. (b) The words “written” and “in writing” include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. (c) […]