15-1694. Excision of unconstitutional and
ineffective parts of article
It is hereby declared that the sections, clauses, sentences and parts of this
article are severable, are not matters of mutual essential inducement and any of them may
be excised by any court of competent jurisdiction if this article would otherwise be
unconstitutional or ineffective. It is the intention of this article to confer upon the
board the whole or any part of the powers in this article provided for, and if any one or
more sections, clauses, sentences or parts of this article shall for any reason be
questioned in any court of competent jurisdiction and shall be adjudged unconstitutional
or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions
thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the specific provision or provisions so
held unconstitutional or invalid, and the inapplicability or invalidity of any section,
clause, sentence or part of this article in any one or more instances shall not be taken
to affect or prejudice its applicability or validity in any other instance.
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