§97-5. Presumption as to contract of service

Every contract of service between any employer and employee covered by this Article, written or implied, now in operation or made  or implied prior to July 1, 1929, shall, after that date, be presumed  to continue, subject to the provisions of this Article; and every such contract made subsequent to that date shall be presumed to have been made subject to the provisions of this Article.

(1929, c. 120, s. 6; 1973, c. 1291, s. 3.)