Mississippi Code Title 1. Laws and Statutes § 1-1-24

Nothing in Section 1-1-35 shall be construed to defeat or affect in any manner whatsoever the prosecution of any person, association, firm or corporation, for the violation of any law occurring prior to the first day of November, 1973 in any court of record, the trial therefor, or appeal therefrom, and nothing in Section 1-1-35 shall be construed to defeat or affect in any manner whatsoever any right of a civil cause of action in equity or law in any court of record, the trial thereof, or appeal therefrom occurring prior to the first day of November, 1973.