No suit or prosecution pending at the time of the repeal by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939 of any general law, public law, or amendment thereto, for any offense committed or for the recovery of any penalty or forfeiture incurred, under any law thereby repealed, shall be affected by the repeal, except that the proceedings in the suit or prosecution shall be made to conform whenever necessary to the provisions of chapter 660. History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 252; G.L. 1956, § 42-21-11.
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