R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-7-21 — Severability

The powers granted and the duties imposed by chapters 7 — 9 of this title and their
applicability to any persons, tax districts, or circumstances shall be construed to
be independent and severable, and if any one or more sections, clauses, sentences,
or parts of these chapters, or their applicability to any persons, tax districts,
or circumstances shall be adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, the judgment shall
not affect, impair, or invalidate the remaining provisions of these chapters, or their
applicability to other persons, tax districts, or circumstances, but shall be confined
in its operation to the specific provisions held unconstitutional and invalid and
to the persons, tax districts, and circumstances affected by that invalidity.