Should any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this Chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, be for any reason adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not effect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this Chapter or the application of such clause, sentence, paragraph or part to other persons or circumstances, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph or part thereof and to the persons or circumstances directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.