History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 295, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 364, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 417, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 633, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 9-29-2; Repealed by P.L. 1982, ch. 260, § 1.