Sec. 9. PARTIAL INVALIDITY;  REPEAL OF CONFLICTING LAWS.  In case any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this Act shall be held unconstitutional or void, then, and in that event, it shall not affect any other clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this Act.  All laws, or parts of laws, both general and special, in conflict with this Act, are hereby repealed.