History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 88, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 104, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 116, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 654, § 15; impl. am. P.L. 1949, ch. 2166, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-17-8; P.L. 1976, ch. 103, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 7, and by P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 7, effective July 1, 2010.