This charter may be amended, and a new charter may be framed
and adopted, in any manner provided now or hereafter by the constitution
and general laws of the state.
(a)
If a
court of competent jurisdiction holds any section or part of this
charter invalid, such holding shall not affect the remainder of this
charter nor the context in which such section or part so held invalid
may appear, except to the extent that an entire section or part may
be inseparably connected in meaning and effect with that section or
part.
(b)
If a
court of competent jurisdiction holds a part of this charter invalid,
or if a change in the state constitution or law renders a part of
this charter invalid or inapplicable, the council by ordinance may
take such appropriate action as will enable the city government to
function properly.
This charter shall be deemed a public act and shall have the
force and effect of a general law. It may be read in evidence without
pleading or proof, and judicial notice shall be taken thereof in all
courts and places without further proof.
