77-11-6. [Contracts previously filed; effect.]
All such partido or herding contracts which have heretofore been filed in accordance with the law covering the filing of chattel mortgages in force and effect at the time of such filing shall by such filing be considered as effective notice thereof to all persons, and such filing thereof shall have the full force and effect given to the recording of an instrument affecting real estate; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be considered to mean that the recording or filing of such contracts in any other manner required or permitted by law is to any extent ineffective.