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e e e . " . e being the intent of the Grantor in adopting this ordinance that no portion hereof or provision or regulation contained herein shall become inoperative or fail by reason of any unconstitutionality or invalidity of any other portion, provision or regulation, and to this end, all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 16. Grantor may, at any time, declare a con- ditional forfeiture of this grant for a continuing violation by the Grantee of any of the substantial terms hereof. In such event,' the Grantor shall give written notice, specifying all grounds on which forfeiture is claimed, by registered mail, addressed and aelivered to the Grantee, to the attention of its President, in Houston, Texas. The Grantee shall have sixty days after receipt of such notice within which'to discontinue said alleged violation, or to' file suit in a court of competent jurisdiction for an adjudication or declaration of the rights of the parties with respect to forfeiture of the franchise. No forfeiture shall become effective until and unless (1) the Grantee shall have continued such violation or violations for more than sixty days after receipt of such written notice from the Grantor without filing such a suit; or (2) the Grantee shall have continued such violation or violations for more than sixty days (or such longer period as the Court in its discretion shall allow) after the entry or affirmance in a court of last resort of a final judgment finding and establishing the existence of such violation or violations, and that such ,violations are sufficiently substantial to warrant forfeiture and decreeing forfeiture as a consequence thereof. The Grantee shall not in any event be deemed to be in default of performance of ,any provisions of this grant, nor shall any