§ 32. 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. (Added 1963, No. 119, § 2, eff. May 28, 1963.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology
Chapter 2 - Interstate Library Compact
§ 21. Policy and purpose—Article I
§ 23. Interstate library districts—Article III
§ 24. Interstate library districts; governing board—Article IV
§ 25. State library agency cooperation—Article V
§ 26. Library agreements—Article VI
§ 27. Approval of library agreements—Article VII
§ 28. Other laws applicable—Article VIII
§ 29. Appropriation and aid—Article IX
§ 30. Compact administrator—Article X
§ 31. Entry into force and withdrawal—Article XI
§ 32. Construction and severability—Article XII
§ 41. Town participation restricted
§ 42. State library agency defined