The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-02-29
ACT No. 10.
By Mr.. Kelley. Senate Bill No. s.
JOINT RESOLUTION
ACT No. 10.

JOINT RESOIUIlON
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of tie State of Louisiana, pro-
hibiting the doing of business in this
State by any foreign, Federal or non
resident corporation which shall sue
the State of Louisiana or any of its
political subdivisions or public Off
GERS, or any citizen of this State in
the Federal court, or which, when
sued, shall remove or petition for the
removal of q cause into the Federal
Court.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected to
each House concurring, That the fol-
lowing amendment to the constitution
of the State of Louisiana be submitted
to 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 or
doing business in this State, which shall
institute any suit or action at law or
in equity against the State of Louisiana,
or any of its political subdivisions, or
any of its public officers, or against any
corporation or citizen of this State, in
any other court or courts than such as
may 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 it's
public officers, or any corporation or
citizen of this State, shall remove, or
petition, or move to remove said suit
to any other court than court created
and organized under the laws of this
State, shall by this fact alone be de-
barred, prohibited and denied the right
to operate, conduct, or do any business
within this State and thereafter any
contract, or agreement, engagement or
undertaking with, or by, or to said cor
poration shall be utterly null and void.
Any foreign, federal or nonresident
corporation, or any person acting as
agent, servant or officer of such corpo-
ration who shall make or attempt to
make any contract. agreement, under
taking or engagement for, with, by or
in the name of, for the use and benefit
of, such corporation, after the said cor
poration shall have violated any of the
provisions of the foregoing paragraph,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and
on conviction shall be fined not less than
One Hundred Dollars. nor more than
One Thousand Dollars, and may also
be imprisoned with or without hard Ia
Dor for not more than twelve months, or
both, at the discretion of the court; pro-
vided, that it is not intended hereby to
with or prohibit the transac-
lion of Interstate business authorized
under the laws and Constitution of the
United States.
SEQ. 2. Be it further resolved. etc.,
That the foregoing amendment to the
of the State of Louisiana
be submitted to the electors of the State
It the general election to be held on
The 2lst day of April. 1908, and on the
official ballots to be used at such cleo
ion shall be placed the words. "for the
|oint resolution proposing IN amendment
10 the Contribution Of the State Of Lou
siana, prohibiting the doing of business
IN this State BY any foreign. federal or
nonresident corporation which shall sue
he State Of Louisiana or any of its
political subdivisions or public officers,
,r any citizen Of this State in tho Fed
'ral Court, or which. whom sued, shall
'smove or petition for the removal of
! cause into the Federal Court and
he words. against the joint resolution
an amendment to the Consti-
,ution Of the State of Louisiana, pro-
,ibiting the doing of business in this
State BY any foreign. federal or nom
esident corporation which shall sue tho
state Of Louisiana or any of its politi-
al subdivisions or public officers, or
my citizen of this State in the Federal
court. or which, when sued, shall remove
" RctitlOu Acl Tic ItuOval vi u CAUSE
INTO the Federal Court" and each cleo
or shall indicate, as provided in the
General election laws of the State, which
II the provisions, "for" or against"
10 votes for.
j. w. HYANS,
speaker Of the House of Representatives
]. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved November 25th, 1907.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
ACT No. IL.
BY Mr.. voegtle. Senate Bill No. 9.
JOINT RESOLUTION
an amendment to Articles 81 |
and go of Tho Constitution of tha State /