§ 1-8. Effect of repeal of ordinances.  


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  • (a)

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

    (b)

    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nor any suit, prosecution or proceeding pending at the time of the repeal, for an offense committed under the ordinance repealed.

    (Code 1972, § 1-4)

    State Constitution reference— No bills of attainder, ex post facto law or any law impairing the obligations of contracts shall ever be passed, Declaration of Rights, State Constitution, Art. I, § 10.