(a) A provision of these Codified Ordinances which is re-enacted or amended is intended to be a continuation of the prior provision of these Codified Ordinances and not a new enactment, so far as it is the same as the prior provision.
(ORC 1.54)
(b) The repeal of a repealing provision of these Codified Ordinances does not revive the provision originally repealed nor impair the effect of any saving clause therein.
(ORC 1.57)
(c) The re-enactment, amendment, or repeal of a provision of the Codified Ordinances does not, except as provided in subsection (d) hereof:
(1) Affect the prior operation of the provision or any prior action taken thereunder;
(2) Affect any validation, cure, right, privilege, obligation, or liability previously acquired, accrued, accorded, or incurred thereunder;
(3) Affect any violation thereof or penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred with respect thereto, prior to the amendment or repeal;
(4) Affect any investigation, proceeding, or remedy with respect to any such privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture, or punishment; and the investigation, proceeding, or remedy may be instituted, continued, or enforced, and the penalty, forfeiture, or punishment imposed, as if the provision had not been repealed or amended.
(d) If the penalty, forfeiture, or punishment for any offense is reduced by a re-enactment or amendment of a provision of the Codified Ordinances, the penalty, forfeiture, or punishment, if not already imposed, shall be imposed according to the provision as amended.
(ORC 1.58)