The provisions of this article are severable, and if any provision, sentence, clause, section or part thereof is held invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, sentences, clauses, sections or parts of this article or their application to other persons or circumstances. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that this article would have been adopted if such invalid or unconstitutional provision, sentence, clause, section or part had not been included therein.