Section 3973. Separability; construction


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  • If  any  clause,  sentence,
      paragraph, section, or part of this title 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 clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or  part  thereof
      directly  involved  in the controversy in which such judgment shall have
      been rendered. The provisions of this title shall be liberally construed
      to assist the effectuation of the public purposes furthered hereby.