The St. Mary banner., 1908-03-14
PROPOSED
Constitutional
AOlCOd|IIoIt}.
~.
To Be Submitted 10 Ihe
Electors AT The General
State Election April
DIST, 1908.
ACT No. 10
BY Mr.. Reiiey. senate i5li' ~ z.
JDINT RESOLUTION
ACT No 10

stjtu,ion of the State of Louisiana.
prohibiting the doing Of business III
this State by any foreign. federal o.
! nonresident corporation which MAJ!
sue the State Of Louisiana or any OF
its political subdivisions or pubic
officers, or anv citizen Of this state ~
The Federal Court. or which. when
sued, shall remove or petition Tor the
removal of cause into the Federal
Court.
Section /. Be it resolved by thr Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana.
two-thirds of all the members elected To-
each House concurring. That the follow
ing amendment to the constitution OF
the State Cf Louisiana he submitted T.
the electors Of the State at the next
general State election, to be held in
April. 1908. to-wit:
ANY foreign. federal or nonresident
corporation. operating, conducting OF
doing business in this state, which shall
institute any snit or action at law or IN
equity against the State of Louisiana.
or any of its political sub divisions. or
any Of its public officers. or against
any corporation or citizen of this State,
in any other court or courts than such
as NAV be created and organized under
the Constitution and laws Of this State,
or which when used by the state or
any Of its political subdivisions, or
any of its public officers, or any cor
pOratiOn or citizen of this State, shall
remove, or petition. or move to remove
said suit to any other court than a court
created and organized under the laws
Of this State, shall BY this fact alone be
debarred, prohibited and denied the
right to operate, conduct, or do any
Abusness within this State and there
tier any contract. or agreement, engage
kent or undertaking with, or by, oi to
Said corporation shall be utterly null
and void.
Any foreign, federal or non resident
corporations, or any person acting As
agent, servant or officer Of snch corpora
tiOn who shall make or attempt 10 make
any contract. agreement, undertaking Or
engagement for. with, by or in the name
Of, for the use aud benefit Of. snc': cor
poration, after the said corporation,
shall have violated any OF the provisions
of the foregoing paragraph. shall be
guilty Of a misdemeanor, and on con-
viction shall he fned' not less than One
Hundred Dollars. nor ulore4 than One
Thousand Dollars, and may also be i'm
prisoned with or without hard labor foi
not more than twelve mopihs. or both,
at the discretion Of the CONT: provided.
that it is not intended hereby to inttifrre
with or prohibit the transaction Of inter
state business authorized under the laws
and Constitution Of the United States.
Section 2. BE it further resolved. |
etc, That the foregoing amendmc I 10
the Constitutional the State Of Louisiana
be submitted to the electors of the state
at the general election to be helt: On
the 21st day Of April, 1903, and on the
official ballots to he used at such cleo
ton shall be placed the words 'ior the
joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana, prohibiting the do"g If bust
ness in this State by any foreign. federal
or nonresident corporation which shall
sue the State nf Louisiana Or any If its
political subdivisions or public officers,
or an, ciiiZ"n Of this Stet" IT, the
Federal Court. 81 which. whtE e~r.!.
shall remove or petition for the removal
of a cause into the Federal Court and
the words against The jatr' res .,:iltH
an amendment in The ntI-
s!itu,ion of the State of Louisiana, pro
hblting the doing oi hnsiness in ,hiS
State by any foreign. fe''-,al or non
resident corporatloD which shAl SUI IT."
S'atc of Louisiana ~ any az its political
or public officers. OF n!t,
citizen Of tins State in ihe Federal INIT.
or which. when sued shll! remove ~
petition for the removal of a cause INFO
lhe Federal Court and each elrrtor
shall indicate. as provided in the general
election laws OF hesitate. which OF The
for or against" he votes
fOr.
J. Y. SANDERS.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate
J. w. HYAMS,
speaker Of the House of Representa-
Approved November 25th. 1907.
NEWTON G. BLANrHARD.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
\ true cony: /
JOHN +. MICHEL.
secretary OF STATE.
ACT NO r. exs
By Mr.. Noesti". Stra'c Bin Ne 81
JOINT RESOLUTION Ia