History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 247; G.L. 1909, ch. 283, § 27; G.L. 1923, ch. 333, § 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 523, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 9-8-1; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 18; Repealed by P.L. 1979, ch. 373, § 2. For related provision on dismissal for lack of prosecution, see § 9-8-3.