Such repeal shall not affect any appointment, regulation, instrument, fund,
act, matter, or thing lawfully made, done, executed, or in existence under the
authority of the said Acts or any or either of them; nor prevent prosecution
or punishment for any offence committed or act done in violation of the
provisions of the said Acts or any or either of them; or interfere with the
recovery of any penalty or of any forfeiture incurred under the said Acts or
any or either of them; or with the enforcement, vindication, or recovery, of
any estate, right, title, trust, covenant, contract, or interest preserved,
acquired, accruing, existing or entered into under the provisions of the said
Acts or any or either of them; nor shall such repeal affect or in any way
interfere with any act or thing, prosecution or punishment, enforcement,
vindication, or recovery saved or protection given by the said repealed Acts;
and all applications, actions, suits, proceedings, instruments, registrations,
and other acts, matters, and things made, commenced, pending, signed, entered,
or done under the said repealed Acts or any or either of them before the
passing of this Act, may be proceeded with, prosecuted, completed, and acted
on in the same manner and shall be as valid and effectual as if this Act had
not been passed.