The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-21
ACT NO. 10.

BY Mr.. Kelley. Senate Ell Nc. 5.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana,
prohibiting the doing of business in
this State by my foreign, federal or
nonresident corporation which shall
sue the State of Louisiana or any of
its political subdivisions or public Of
ficers. or any citizen of this State in
the Federal Court. or which. when
sued, shall remove or petition for the
removal Of a cause into the Federal
Court.
Section I. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring, That
the following. amendment to the coz
stitution of the State of Louisiana be
submitted to the electors of the Stats
at the next genera 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 han 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
its public officers, or any corporation
or citizen Of this State, shall remove or
petition. or move to remove said suit
to any other court han a 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 n 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 cor
poration who shall make or attempt to
make any contract, agreement. nder-
taking or engagement for, with. by or
In the name of. for the use and benefit
of, such corporation, after the said
corporation shall AVE violated n Of
the provisions Of the foregoing para
graph, shall be guilty Of a 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
labor for not more h a twelve months
| or both, at the discretion Of the court;
provided, that it is not intended here
by to interfere with or prohibit the
transaction Of interstate business au-
thorized under the laws n Constitu-
ton Of the United States.
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, etc.
That the foregoing amendment to the
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana
be submitted to the electors of the
State at the general election to be held
on the 21st day Of April, 1908, and on
the official ballots to be used at such
election shall be placed the words "fOr
the joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana. prohibiting, the do
ing Of business in this State by any
foreign, federal or nonresident corpor-
alton which shall sue the State Of
Louisiana or any Of its political subdi-
visions or public officers, or any citi-
zen OF this State in the Federal Court.
or which, when sued. shall remove or
petition for the removal of a cause into
the Federal Court" and the words
against the joint resolution proposing
an amendment to the Constitution Of
the State of Louisiana, prohibiting the
doing of business in this State by any
foreign. federal or nonresident corpor-
alton which shall sue the State OF
Louisiana or any OF its political subdi-
visions or public officers. or any citi-
zen of this State in the Federal Court,
. or which. when sued, shall remove or
petition for the emova of a cause into
the Federal Court" and each elector
shall indicate, as provided in the gen.
eral election laws Of the State, which Of
the provisions, for" or against" he
votes for.
J. w. HYAMS.
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives.
]. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved November 25th. 1907.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.