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the repeal, for any offense committed or for the recovery of any penalty or forfeiture incurred, under any of the acts repealed by this chapter, shall be affected by the repeal, except that the proceedings in the suit or prosecution shall be conformed whenever necessary to the provisions of the general laws. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 298, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 367, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 420, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 658, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 43-4-9.
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