§ 417. Separability clause. If any part or provision of this article
or the application thereof to any person or circumstance be adjudged
invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be
confined in its operation to the part, provision or application directly
involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been
rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of
this article or application thereof to other persons or circumstances
and the legislature hereby declares that it would have enacted this
article or the remainder thereof had the invalidity of such provision or
application thereof been apparent.