History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 192, § 9; C.P.A. 1905, § 1220; G.L. 1909, ch. 244, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 288, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 420, §§ 9, 11; P.L. 1955, ch. 3483, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1961, ch. 73, § 14; P.L. 1970, ch. 132, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 62, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 278, § 1, effective August 6, 1996; P.L. 1996, ch. 305, § 1, effective August 7, 1996.