§152. Construction and severability -- Article XII
This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state party thereto, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 27: LIBRARIES, HISTORY, CULTURE AND ART
Chapter 5: INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT
27 §141. Policy and purpose -- Article I
27 §142. Definitions -- Article II
27 §143. Interstate library districts -- Article III
27 §144. -- governing board -- Article IV
27 §145. State library agency cooperation -- Article V
27 §146. Library agreements -- Article VI
27 §147. Approval of library agreements -- Article VII
27 §148. Other laws applicable -- Article VIII
27 §149. Appropriations and aid -- Article IX
27 §150. Compact administrator -- Article X