History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 940; G.L. 1909, ch. 316, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 367, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 567, § 8; Repealed by P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 21, effective July 5, 1995.