§ 1-4. Effect of repeal of ordinances.  


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  • The repeal of an ordinance shall not revive any ordinances in force before or at the time the ordinance repealed took effect.

    The repeal of an ordinance shall not affect any punishment or penalty incurred before the repeal took effect, nor any suit, prosecution or proceeding pending at the time of the repeal, for an offense committed under the ordinance repealed.

State law reference

No bill of attainder, ex post facto law or law impairing the obligation of contract, shall ever be passed, State Constitution, Declaration of Rights, § 10.