3064

COUNTY LOCAL LASS

filed, the county shall review the report, and if in
its judgment the amount of damages stated is unfair,
it shall award such amount as it may deem fair, which
award shall be paid cut of the general fund; provided,
however, that the sworn report of the appraisers shall
be deemed prima facie evidence of the fairness of the
award of damages in each instance; provided further,
that the county shall not change such an award unless
it shall receive competent testimony to the effect
that the award is in excess of a fair commercial
valuation of the sheep, poultry or livestock injured
or destroyed by dogs.

SECTION 3. Severability.

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

SECTION 4. Effective date.

This Act shall take effect on the 76th day
following the date on which it becomes law.

Approved: November 17,1971