No suit or prosecution, pending on January 1, 1956, for an offense committed, or for the recovery of a penalty or forfeiture incurred, shall be affected by the repeal, but the proceedings may be conformed to the provisions of this code as far as applicable.
Code 1858, § 46; Shan., § 59a4; Code 1932, § 9; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-209.