The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-04-29
REPEAL PROVISIONS
Added 10 the Revised Statutes of Montana

fPersons having copies Of the Revised Statutes OF
Montana, known as the "Comey Codidcation," will
complete The same BY placing this in the book after
sertion 1883 of the Fifth Diyision.I
SECTION A. The foregoing five divisions,
to-wit First Division, entitled "Code OF
Civil Procedure" Second Division, entitled
"Probate Practice Act )" Third Division, en-
titled &" Criminal Practice Act" Fourth Di-
vision, entitled " Criminal Laws" and Fifth
Division, entitled " General Laws" embrace
the Statutes of Montana, general and per-
manent in their nature, in force on the 2lst
day of February, A. ID. 1879, as codified and
arranged pursuant to act OF the Legislative
Assembly, and the same shall be designated
and cited as "the Revised Statutes OF Mon
tana."
SEC. b. All acts of the Legislative Assem-
bly, passed prior to said 2lst day of Fehru-
airy, 1879, or on said day, any portion OF
which is embraced In any section OF said
codification, are hereby repealed, and the
section applicable thereto shall be in force
In lieu thereof, all parts of such acts not con-
tanned in such codification, having been re-
pealed or superseded by subsequent acts, or
lot being general or permanent In their ma
ture; Pr0oided, That the incorporation into
said codification of any general aud perma-
nent provision taken from an act making ap-
preparations, or from an act containing other
provisions of q private, local or temporary
character, shall not repeal or in any way af-
feet any appropriation, or any provision of a
private, local or temporary character, con-
tanned in any of said acts, but the same shall
remain in force !; and all acts of the Legisla-
tive Assembly passed prior to, or on, said
last named day, no part of which are en-
braced in said codific1tion, shall not be eff
fected or changed by It's enactment.
SEC. c. The repeal of the several acts
embraced in said codiiication shall not affect
any act done, or any right accruing or &C
crued, or any suit or proceeding had or COM
rnenced in any civil cause before the said re-
peal but all rights and liabilities under said
act shall continue and may be enforced in
the same manner as if said repeal had
not been made. Nor shall said repeal in any
manner affect the right to any office, or change
the term or tenure thereof.
SEC. ID. ALI ofIenses committed. and all
penalties or forfetures incurred, under any
statute embraced in said codifcation prior to
said repeal, may be prosecuted and punished
III the same manner, and with the same eff
feet, as if said repeal had not been made.
SEC. Z. All acts of limitation. whether
applicable to civil causes and proceedings, or
to the prosecution of ofienses, or for the re-
covery of penalties or ~forfeitures, embraced
in said codifcation and covered by said re-
peal, shall not be effected thereby; but all
suits, proceedings, or prosecutions, whether
civil or criminal, for causes arising, or acts
done or committed prior to said repeal, may
be commenced and prosecuted within the
same time as if said repeal had not been
made.
SEC. F. The arrangement and classified
ton of the several sections Of the codifica-
ton have been. made for the purpose of a
more convenient and orderly arrangements of
same, land therefore no inference or presump-
ton of a Legislative construction Is to be
drawn by reason of the title, title of :he
chapter, or title Of the article, under which
any particular section is placed. 49, L.
i" SEC. G. The enactment of the said codifi-
ton is not to affect or repeal any act of the
Legislative Assembly passed since the 21st
day of February, A. ID. 1879, and all acts
passed since that date are to have full effect
as II passed after the enactment of this
codihcation; and so far as such act vary from
or conflict with any provision contained In
said revision, they are to have effect as sub
sequent statutes, and as repeating any por-
ton iof the codifcation inconsistent there
with.
January %, 1881.