The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-04-18
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments
To Be Submitted to theEIectOrs at the
General State Election on April
2lst, 1908.
ACT NO. 10.
nv Mr.. Kelley,

BY Mr. Kelley. Senate Bill NO. D.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the State OF Louisiana, prohibiting the
doing of business in this State by any for
eign, federal or nonresident corporation
which shall sue the State OF Louisiana or
any of it's political subdivisions or public
officers, 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 /. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds
of all the members elected to each House con- !
curing, That the following amendment to the
constitution of the State of Louisiana be sub !
mitted 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 cor
poration, operating, conducting or doing bus
mess 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 SUBJ
divisions or any of it's 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 sued 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 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 business within
! this State and thereafter any contract. or
agreement engagement or undertaking with,
or by, or to said corporation shall be utterly
null and void.
ANY foreign federal or nonresident cor
poration. or any person acting as agent, ser
want or officer of such corporation who Shall
make or attempt to make any contract, agree
ment, undertaking or engagement for. with.
by or in the name Of. for the use and benefit
of. such corporation after the said corporation
Shall have violated any of the provisions of the
foregoing paragraph, shall be guilty OF o mis-
demeanor, and on conviction shall be fined not
less than One Hundred Dollars. nor more than
One Thousand Dollars, and may also be impriS-
oned with or without hard labor for not more
, than twelve months, or both, at the discretion
of the court provided. that it is not intended
hereby to interfere with or prohibit the trans,
action of interstate business authorized under
the Ia VS. and Constitution of the United States
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc,
That the foregoing amendment to the Const
, tuition of the State Of Louisiana be submitted
to the electors of the State at the genera
: election to be held on the 21st day of April
1903, and on the official ballots to be used al
such election shall be placed the words fol
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 cor
, poration which shall sue the State of LouiSi
ana or any of it's political subdivisions or pub
lie officers. or any citizen of this State in the
Federal Court, or which. when sued, shall re
+ move or petition for the removal OF a cauS'
, into the Federal Court" and the word
against the joint resolution proposing al
amendment to the Constitution Ofthe State 0
Louisiana, prohibiting the doing OF business il
+ this State by any foreign. federal or non-res
dent corporation which shall sue the State o
:, Louisiana or any of it's political subdivisions o
= public officers or any citizen of this State il
L the Federal Court or which. when sued. sha
s remove or petition for the removal of caus
, into the Federal Court" and each electOr sha
a indicate. as provided in the general electio
= laws Of the State, which of the provisions
for or against" he votes for.
r J.W HYAMS,
: Speaker of the House of Representatives
JY SANDERS.
Lieut.. Governor and President of the Senate
!. Approved November 2. h. 1907.
5 NEWTON G. BLANCHARD.
h Governor of the State of Louisiana
, A true copy:
" JOHN T. MICHEL.
| Secretary of State.
;, ACT NO. IL.
! By Mr.. Voegtle Senate Bill No.
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