The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-03-21
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments
tn Re Submitted to the Electors at the
General State Election on April
2lSt, 1908.
ACT NO. 10.

doing of business in tnlS State "! "h' "
aion federal or nonresident corporation
which shall sue the State of Louisiana OF
onv NJ its political subdivisions or pubic
officers. or any citizen of this state ID 'he
Federal Court, or which. when sued' shan
remove or petition for the remo'at OF
cause into the Federal Court.
Section l. Be 1t resolved by the Genefai
Assembly of the State ofLoulslana' t"o''hii"'
~ all the members elected to each House CON
curing That the following amendment 10 'ne
constitution of the State of Louisiana De SUD-
mitted to the electors OF the State at the next
.-..,ouo, ctota election. to be held In April
1908. to wit:
ANY foreign. federal or nonresident cor
noration. GENERATING. conducting or dong ous'
moss in this State, which shall institute any
suit or action at law or in equity against tne
State of Louisiana, or any OF It's pohtlc"i SUI
divisions or any of its public officers or against
any CORPORATION or citizen OF this state III any
otber court or courts than such as may DC
created and organized under the Constitution
and laws Of this State or which when sued oy
the State or any of its political Suool'lsons' VI
any of its pubIic officers. or any corporation Ut
| o;t;7an of this State shall remove, or petitlon
or move to remove said suit to any other court
than a court created and organized under inc
laws of this State. shall by this fact alone DC
debarred. prohibited and denied the rlgn. I"
onerate. conduct. or do any business "l'nAli
,his State and thereafter any contract. OF
agreement. engagement or undertaking "lth'
~ hr or to said corporation shall be utterly
null and void.
ANY foreign. federal or nonresident cor
, noration or any person acting as agent, SER
want or officer of such corporation VINO 'l'A
make or attempt to make any contract agree
ment undertaking or engagement lot WILL
J. nv or in the name of, for the use ana Deneh'
~ snch corporation. after the said corporatlon
q sball have violated any Of the provisions OF the
toreoong paragraph. shall be guilty OF mis-
y demeanor, a nd on conviction shall be hneo MOI
j less than One Hundred Dollars, nor more 'hal
One Thousand Dollars. and may also De lmprls
. ,rad with or without hard labor for not more
> than twelve months, or both. at the discretion
ot the court: provided. that it Is not INTENDED
hereby to interfere with or promolt inc 'raiiS
Z action OF interstate business authorized uhue
the laws and Constitution ofthe United Sta'es
Section 2. Be it further resolved etc
n That the foregoing amendment to the Cons'
l. tption of the State of Louisiana be snpmtte
~ tn the electors of the State at the genera
Is election to be held on the 2fst day OF Apff
,oos and on the official ballots to be USED
Ii such election shall be placed the words IL
je the Joint resolution proposing an amenomef
~ to the Constitution Of the State OF Louisiah'
~ prohibiting the doing Of business IN tnls Sta'
re nv any foreign federal or NONRESIDENT %
~, poration which shall sue the State OF houis
III ana or anv of its political subdivisions or pu
or lie officers, or any citizen OF this state Id II
Federal Court. or which, when sued' snail
~ move or petition for the removal OF o eau
ne into the Federal Court" and the wor
against the Joint resolution proposing
y amendment to the Constitution OF the state
st Louisiana, prohibiting the doing OF business
IN this State by any foreign. federal or noh're
V0 dent CORPORATION which shall sue the state
,r- Louisiana or any of it's political subdivisions
nrhlic officers. or any citizen of this state
"o the Federal Court. or which when sued sn
be remove or petition for the removal OF eau
e into the Federal Court" and each elector 81
VI Indicate as provided in the general electl
w ,ows ~ the State, which of the provisio
&C "for" or against" he votes for.
Ill J.W. HY ANS,
re. Speaker OF the House of Representatl'
J.Y. SANDERS.
ye Lieut.. Governor and President OF the Sena
al Approved November 25th. 1907.
NEWTON G. BLANCHARD.
DC Governor Of the State of louisa
ldU A true copy:
~, JOHN T. MICHEL.
III Secretary of State.
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