The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-21
PROPOSED
Constitutional
Amendments
To be Submitted to the
Electors at the General
State Election
April Hst, 1908.
ACT NO. 10

BY 1[r Kelley. Senate Bill No. 5.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State Of Louisiana,
prohibiting the doing of business in
this State by any foreign, federal or
nonresident corporation which shall
sue the State of Louisiana or any of
its 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.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louisia-
ma, two-thirds of all the members elect
ed to each House concurring, That the
following amendment to the constitu-
ton 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
corporations operating, conducting or
doing busins sss in this state, which shall
institute any suit or action at law or
in equity against the State of Louisia-
ma, or any of its political sub divisions,
or any of its public officers, or against
any corporation OF 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 it's political subdivisions, or
any of its public officers, or any cor
poration 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 his State, shall by this fact
alone be debarred, prohibited and de-
MED 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 ut
terly 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, under
taking 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 para
graph, shall be guilty of a misdemean-
or. 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 with.
out hard labor for not more than
twelve months, or both, at the discre-
ton of the couit; provided, that it is
not intended hereby to interfere with
or prohibit the transaction Of inters tate
business authorized under the laws and
Constitution of the United States.
Section ;. 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 cleo
ton shall be placed the words 'for the
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, pl ehibiting the doing of bus
mess in this State by any foreign, fed
eral or nonresident corporation which
shall sue the State Of Louisiana or any
of its 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" and the words against the
joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the State
of Louisiana. prohibiting the doing of
business in this State by any foreign,
federal or nonresident corporation
which shall sue the State Of Louisiana |
or any of its political subdivisi ms 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. go.
], w. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives.
Approved November 25th 1907.
NEWTON G. BLANCHARD,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.