A saving clause in a statute is an exception of a special thlng out of the general things mentioned in the stat-ute; it is ordlnarily a restriction in a repeal-lng act, which is lntended to save rlghts, pendlng proceedings, penalties, etc., from the annlhllation whlch would result from an unrestricted repeal. State v. St. Louls, 174 Mo. 125, 73 S. W. 623, 61 L. R. A. 593; Clark Thread Co. v. Kearney Tp., 55 N. J. Law, 50, 25 Atl. 327
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
