Cap. 16 Art. 2117Prescriptions commenced before the 11th February, 1870.

(1) Prescriptions commenced before the 11th February, 1870 shall be governed by the law then in force.

(2) Nevertheless, prescriptions commenced before the aforesaid day, and for the completion of which, according to the law then in force, a period of time longer than that fixed by this Code had yet to run, shall be completed by the lapse of the period fixed by this Code to be reckoned from the said day.

(3) No period of time elapsed previously to the said day shall be computed for the prescription of things or actions which, according to the law then in force, were not subject to prescription, and which have become so subject in virtue of this Code.