Sections 39-6-19 and 39-6-20 shall not be held to invalidate or affect in any way any contract made prior to February 21, 1893, of the kind referred to in § 39-6-19, and any contract theretofore made may, upon compliance with the provisions of § 39-6-19 and § 39-6-20, be recorded as provided in § 39-6-20.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 187, § 59; G.L. 1909, ch. 215, § 65; G.L. 1923, ch. 251, § 56; G.L. 1938, ch. 124, § 56; G.L. 1956, § 39-6-21; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 109.