Should any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of
this chapter be declared unconstitutional or invalid by a court of
competent jurisdiction, it is expressly provided that any and all
remaining portions of this chapter shall remain in full force and
effect. The City of Collinsville hereby declares that it would have
passed this chapter, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause
or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional
or invalid.
All provisions of City of Collinsville Ordinance No. 362, adopted
July 10, 2000, and any ordinance in conflict with this chapter are
hereby repealed to the extent they are in conflict; but such repeal
shall not abate any pending prosecution for violation of the repealed
ordinance, nor shall the repeal prevent a prosecution from being commenced
for any violation if occurring prior to the repeal of the ordinance.
Any remaining portions of said ordinances shall remain in full force
and effect.
This chapter shall become effective from and after its adoption
and publication as required by law.