The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-04-18


the Federal Court, or which, 7her
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 Louisa.
ma. two-thirds of all the members elect
ed to each House concurring, That the
following amendment to the constitu-
tion 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
corpora ton. operating, conducting OF
doing business in this state. which shall
institute any suit or action at law OF
in equity against the State Of Louisia-
ma, or any of it's political subdivisions
or any of its public officers. or agains,
any corporation or citizen of this State
as may be created and organized under
the Constitution and laws of this State
or which when used by the State OF
any of it's political divisions, OF
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 dc
any business within this State and
thereafter any contract, or agreement
engagement or undertaking with. OF
by, or to said corporation shall be ut
terIy nall and void
Any foreign, federal or nonresident
poration who shall make or attempt to
make any contract, agreement. under
taking or engagement for. with, by OF
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 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 court; provided. that it is
not intended hereby to interfere with
Or prohibit the transaction of interstate
business authorized under the laws and
Constitution of the United States.
Section 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 or
the 21st day OF April, 1908. and on the
official ballots to be used at such elec-
tion shall be placed the words for the
joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the State o1
Louisiana, prohibiting 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 ir
the Federal Court, or which. wher
sued. shall remove or petition for tn.
removal of a cause into the Fedora
Court" and the words against thu
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the Stat,
of Louisiana. prohibiting the doing o
business in this State by any foreign
federal or nonresident corporation
which shall sue the State OF Louisiana
rr-nr1,-rf rycrt n n rs'rorrS' %
public officers. or any citizen OF INT
state In the Federal Court, or Whfch
when sued shall remove or petition 10
the removal of cause into the Fedora
Court" anu each elector shall Indicate
..s proyidet: m the general election la"
Of the State, which of the provisions
"for' or against" he votes Tor.
7. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and PRESIDENT
the Senate.
], w. HYAMS,
Speaker Of the House OF Representa-
| tives.
Approved November 25th. 1907.
NEWTON G. BLANCHAR RID,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
| A ,rue copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.