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CRIME pected of having committed a felony. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit as used herein shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.

§ 6. Upon the passage and approval by the Governor of this act it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to certify a copy of this act to the executive department of each of the States of the United States.

§ 7. If any part of this act is for any reason declared void, it is declared to be the intent of this act that such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this act.

§ 8. This act may be cited as the Uniform Act on Fresh Pursuit.

Approved March 13, 1939.

An act amending Section 7316 of the Compiled Laws of 1913, relating to the enforcement of penalty, forfeiture and punishment of violators of a statute that has been repealed: and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota:

§ 1. .] Section 7316 of the Compiled Laws of 1913 is hereby amended and re-enacted to read as follows:

The repeal of any statute by the Legislative Assembly or by the people by an initiated law, shall not have the effect to release or extinguish any penalty, fine, liability, or forfeiture incurred under such statute, but as to cases tried before, or subsequent to the repeal of such statute, it shall have the effect of extinguishing any jail or prison sentence, that may be, or has been, imposed by reason of said law, unless the repealing act shall expressly provide that the penalties of imprisonment shall remain in force as to crimes committed in violation of such law prior to its repeal. In other respects, such act shall remain in force only for the purpose of the enforcement of such fine, penalty, or forfeiture.

§ 2. .) This act is hereby declared an emergency