If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this chapter
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 and apply in its operation only to the clause, sentence,
paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in
which such judgment shall have been rendered.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon its filing with the
Secretary of State.