§ 714. Separability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of
this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances,
shall, for any reason, be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the
remainder of this article, and the application thereof to other person
or circumstances, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause,
sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the
controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered and to the
person or circumstances involved. It is hereby declared to be the
legislative intent that this article would have been adopted had such
invalid provisions not been included.