Section 27 of act July 1, 1944, provided that: ''This Act (enacting this chapter) may be cited as the 'Contract Settlement Act of 1944'.''

Section 26 of act July 1, 1944, provided: ''If any provision of this Act (enacting this chapter), or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.''