Notwithstanding any other evidence of intent, it is hereby declared to be the controlling intent of the governing body of the city that if any provisions of this code of ordinances, or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances, shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this code, title or chapter or its applications to other persons and circumstances, but shall be confined in its operation to the provisions of the particular title, chapter, section or division thereof; or the application thereof to the persons and circumstances directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
(Prior Code, § 17-2-1)