Except as otherwise expressly provided, all powers and authorities conferred by any provision of this code shall be cumulative and additional or, and not in derogation of, any powers and authorities otherwise existing. Notwithstanding any other evidence of intent, it is hereby declared to be the controlling intent of the Board of Trustees that, if any provision of this code or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances, shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgement shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this code, or its application to other persons and circumstances, but such judgement shall be confined in its operation to the provisions of the particular chapter, section, subsection or provision involved, or the application thereof to the persons and circumstances directly involved in the controversy in which such judgement is rendered.
(1992 Code, § 5-1-11) (Ord. 31, § 1-11, passed 10-1-1975)