§806-42 Second offense. In any indictment for any offense committed after a previous conviction or convictions for any felony or misdemeanor, it shall be sufficient after charging the subsequent offense to state that the offender was at a certain time and place, or at certain times and places, convicted of felony or misdemeanor, and to state the substance and effect only, omitting the formal part of the indictment and conviction for the previous offense, without otherwise describing the previous offense or offenses. [L 1876, c 40, §20; RL 1925, §4065; RL 1935, §5516; RL 1945, §10818; RL 1955, §258-28; HRS §711-42; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1]