§ 75-o. Severability. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph, section or part of this article shall be adjudged by any
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not
affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be
confined in its operation to the word, phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy
in which judgment shall have been rendered.