In the event of any attack upon the validity of this chapter or any
section or portion of a section in which the chapter in whole or part
shall be claimed to be void, unconstitutional, unreasonable or discriminatory,
and the court before whom such proceeding shall be brought shall,
either permanently or during the pendency of the proceeding, restrain
the enforcement of this chapter as to any article or section or part
thereof, all articles, sections or parts of sections not under attack
or not claimed to be void shall remain in force and shall be enforced,
except such as shall be under attack and which the court shall specifically
designate in an order enjoining or restraining enforcement.
Shall, upon any attack made upon this chapter, the claim be asserted
that the amount of any annual license fee is excessive and shall the
court before whom the proceeding be brought restrain, either permanently
or temporarily, the enforcement for the reason of the claim that an
excessive fee is charged herein, the provisions hereof requiring the
obtaining of a license, the requirements for the issuing of a license
and the regulatory provisions hereof shall remain effective, and a
license shall be granted to any class of dealer in secondhand articles
under the provisions and upon the payment of the annual fee set forth
in § 280-5A, Article II, of this chapter, provided that
the application shall meet all other requirements, the enforcement
of which was not enjoined or restrained.
This chapter may be amended in the same manner and form as provided
in the Municipal Home Rule Law for local laws.