Section 127. Construction

a. This article shall be liberally construed to
  effectuate the purposes thereof and to apportion and district this state
  in compliance with the requirements of law.
    b. It is intended that this article and the districts described herein
  completely encompass all the area within the state. It is also  intended
  that such districts apportioned on the basis of two thousand population,
  contain  all  the inhabitants in this state. It is further intended that
  the apportionment and districting provided for in this article result in
  the creation of districts which are substantially equal  in  population.
  It  is  also  intended  that  no  district shall include any of the area
  included within the description of any other district.
    c. The apportionment of assembly districts and senate districts  shall
  be  deemed  to  be  separate  from  each  other.  The  invalidity of the
  districts contained in one title hereof shall not affect or require  the
  redistricting  provided  by  the  other  title  of this article when the
  provisions of such other title have been found to be valid by a court of
  competent jurisdiction.