The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02
SANDERS At HELM.

SANDERS AT HELM.
Issues Proclamation Declaring For
Additional Reforms.
Lieutenant Governor J. Y. San
ders, who is now the acting Chief
Executive of Louisiana, assumed
the reins of government on last
Wednesday, and his first act was
to issue a proclamation calling for
legislation on important matters,
such as regulation of railroads
and public service corporations
doing business in the State of
Louisiana, to be acted upon at the
approaching special session of the
Legislature.
We presume that the bitterest
enemy of Mr.. Sanders will, after
reading the proclamation, do him
the justice to disbelieve the can't
ing and hypocritical statements
made by his opponents, that he is
q corporation lawyer. The fol-
10 owing is the proclamation, which
we consider an able and timely
document:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Whereas, His Excellency, Newton
Grain Blanchard, Governor of the
State Of Louisiana. did on the 18th
day Of October, A. d. 1907. issue his
proclamation converting the General
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana in
extraordinary session at the State
Capitol, in the City Of Baton Rouge
tor a period of thirty days, beginning
at Il o'clock noon, on Monday, the 18th
day of November. 1907, and ending on
Tuesday, the 10th day of December,
1907: and did designate as the objects
to be considered in said extraordinary
session certain measures in said
proclamation specifically enumerated:
and
Whereas, as his Excellency, the Gov
ernor, is now absent from the State Of
Louisiana and the powers and duties
Of Governor during his absence
devolve upon me under the Constitu-
ton of.the State; now
Therefore, |, Jared Y. Sanders,
Lieutenant Governor and Acting Gov
ernor of the State Of Louisiana, do
hereby, by virture Of the authority in
me, vested by the Constitution and
Laws Of the State Of Louisiana, issue
this, my proclamation. designating the
following as additional objects to be
considered in said extraordinary ses-
sion as follows, to-wit:
Flrst-COncerning the regulation
and control Of railroads, express, tele-
phone and telegraph companies, steam
boat, sleeping car and other public
service corporations with the view,
particularly that orders, DEGREES, rules
and regulations concerning same may
become effective, executory and opera
tive at once and to so remain until and
unless set aside by final judicial decree.
This to include, if necessary, the
of amendments to the Con-
stitution.
Second-To provide that any foreign
or federal corporation doing business
in the State of Louisiana which shall
institute any suit or any action at law
Or in equity against the State of Louis
lana, or any of its political SUBJ
divisions, Or against any citizen of
this State, in any other than court
organized and constituted under the
laws OF this State; or who being sued
by the State or by any of it's political
subdivisions, or by any citizen of this |
State, shall remove or petition to re-
move such suit into a Federal Court |
shall be debarred and prevented from
LONG or conducting any business in
his State, this to include, if necessary,
he proposing of amendments to the
In testimony whereof, | have here
INTO affixed my signature and caused
he great seal of the State of Louisiana
0 be affixed on this the thirtieth day
# October, A. D., 1907.
By the Lieutenant Governor and
Acting Governor,
(Signed) J. Y. SANDERS,
lSigned) JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
a true copy. JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.