The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-29
PROPOSED
Constitutional
Amendments.
To BE Submitted To The
Electors AT The General
State Elecaion April
2lst, 1905.
ACT No. 10

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment TO inc 1"n-
stitn,ion of the State of Louisiana.
nrohibiting the doing of business IN
This State by any foreign. federal or
nonresident corporation when sha'1
enc the State of Louisiana or any OF
tia nolitical subdivisions or pnhi,c
officers. or anv citizen Of this state 10
tho Federal Court, or which. wheh
sned. shall remove or petition fnr Inc
romoval of a cause into the Federal
Court.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State OF Louisiana
two.thirds of all the members elected 10
each House concurring, That the follow
inc amendment to the constitution OF
the State of Louisiana be submitted 10
the electors Of the State at the next
general State election, to be held III
April. 1908, to-wit:
ANY foreign, federal or NONRESIDENT
CORPORATION. operating, conducting VI
doing business in this state. which snail
institute any suit or action at law or IN
enuity 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 NAV he 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 cor
poration or citizen of this State, snail
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
debarred, prohibited and denied the
right to operate, conduct, or do any
business within this State and~fhere-
after any contract, or agreement, engage
ment or undertaking with, or by. or to
said corporation shall be utterly null
and void.
ANY foreign, federal or non resident
corporation. or any person acting as
agent. servant or officer of snch corpora
ton who shall make or attempt to make
any contract. agreement, undertaking or
engagement for. with, by or in the name
If. for the use and benefit of. sucE cor
poratjon, after the said corporation,
shall have violated any Of the provisions
of the foregoing paragraph. shall be
guilty Of q misdemeanOr, and on con-
victi0p shall be fined not less than One
Hundred Dollars. nor more than One
Thousand Dollars, and may also he i'm
prisoned with or without hard labor for
not more than twelve months. or both,
at the discretion of the cOnrt; provided,
that II il not intended hereby to interfere
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 amendme 1 to
the Constitution of the State Of Louisiana
I've submitted to The electors Of the state
at the general election to be held on
the 2lst day. of April, 1908, and OF the
Official ballots to he used at such cleo
ton shall be placed the words for the
joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana, prohibiting the doing If busi-
ness in this State by any foreign. federal
or nonresident corporation which shall
sue the State Of Louisiana or any IF its
political subdivisions or public officers,
or any citizen of this State in the
Federal Court, Or which. when sned.
shall remove or petition for the removal
of cause into the Federal Court and
the words against the joint resolution
proposing an amendment in the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana. pro-
hibiting the doing Of business in this
State by any foreign. federal or nom
resident corporation which shall sue the
State of Louisiana Or any If 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 cause into
the Federal Court and each elector
shall indicate. as provided in the general
election laws Of the State, which of the
provisions, ''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-
tives.
Approved November s5th, 1907.
NEWTON G. BLANCHARD,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
( A true copy:
JOHN 4. MICHEL.
Secretary Of Stats.
ACT NO II.
BY Mr.. voegtle. Senate Bill No. 8.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Articles 81
and Sc Of the Constitution Of the State
OF I.ouisisEa relative to fixing the
salaries OF the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts. Treasurer and Secretary OF
State and prnviding that all fees re-
ceivrd BY tho Secretary of State under
existine law Or laws which may here
after Is esacled, shall be covered into
the StaAe Treasury.
ssraiOn 1. 81 II resolved BY the Gen
eraI Assembly of the 6tate Of Lonisiana,
tWo-tbifds II ID NJ members elected TO
saeA Houss cencurting. That Articles II
and q u the Constitution Of the State