This chapter shall not apply to any person, firm, corporation or income, as to whom, or as to which it is beyond the power of Council to impose the tax provided for in this chapter. If any sentence, clause, section or part of this chapter, or any tax against any individual or any of the several groups specified herein, is found to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such unconstitutionality, illegality or invalidity shall affect only such clause, sentence, section or part of this chapter and shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, sentences, clauses, sections or other parts of this chapter. It is hereby declared to be the intention of Council that this chapter would have been adopted had such unconstitutional, illegal or invalid sentence, clause, section or part thereof not been included herein.
(Ord. 674. Passed 10-13-70; Ord. 10-15. Passed 12-14-10; Ord. 15-17. Passed 11-10-15.)