The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-22
PROPOSED
Constitutional
Amendments.
To Be Submitted TO The
Electors At The General
State Election April
DIST, 1908.
ACT No. 10

ACT No. 10
A. po;;ov Senate Bill No. 5.
ny - Joint RESOLUTION
an amendment to the Con
st;tn,ion Of the State of LOUISIANA
nrohibitinq the doing of business 10
his State BY any foreign. federal or
non.resident corporation which shaii
.mo the State of Louisiana or any o.
ia nolitical subdivisions or pn"l.c
oes,cers or any citizen Of this state IN
Tho Federal Court, or which. "nth
sued, shall remove or petltlon T,. m
removal of cause into Inc ''"
Court.
soct;on + Be it resolved by the Zen
..oI Assembly of the State of Louisiana
+vo.,h;rds al all the members elected TO
e:ch Honse concurring, That the follow
mo amendment to the constitution, OF
the State Of Louisiana be submitted 10
the electors of the State at Tue "eA'
general State election, to pc helu ~
April. 1908, to'wit: o.;a.,+
ANY foreign. federal or NONRESIDENT
CORPORATION. operating, conducting Or
doing business in this state. wnicn sha III
institute any suit or action al law VI :"
equity against the State OF louisiana,
or any Of it's political sub divlslons, OF
any of it's public officers. or agalns'
any corporation or citizen OF TINS ota'o'
in any other court or courts than sucn
a NAV be created and organized nnder
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 anti to any other court than court
created and organized under the laws
n This State. shall by this fact alone be
debarred, prohibited and denied the
right to operate, conduct, or 90 any
business within this State and there
after any contract. or agreement, engage
ment or undertaking with, or by. or 70
eaid CORPORATION shall be utterly null
and void.
ANY foreign, federal or non resident
corncration. or any person acting as
AGENT. servant or officer of such corpora
ton who shall make or attempt to make
any contract. agreement, Undertaking OF
engagement for, with, by or in the name
If. for the use and benefit OF. sucE cor
poration, after the said corporation,
shall have violated any Of the provisions
Of the foregoing paragraph, shall he
guilty Of misdemeanOr, and on con-
victiOn 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 court; provided,
that It il not intended hereby TO interfere
with or prohibit the transaction OF inter
state business aathOrized under the laws
and Constitution Of the United States.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc.. That the foregoing amendme I &c
the Constitution of the State Of Louisi"na
I've submitted to the electors Of the state
at tho general election to be held o.
the 2lst day OF April, 1908, and on Tho
official ballots to he used at such cleo
ton shall be placed the words flor the
Joint resolution proposing an amend
mept to the Constitution of the State o.
Louisjana, prohibiting the doing IT bust
ness in this State by any foreign. fedora
or on.resident corporation which sinai
sue the State Of Louisiana or any ri 1T
political subdivisions or public officers
or any citizen Of this State in th'
Federal Court, Or which. when sns'd
shall remove or petition for the remova
of cause into the Federal Court AM
the words "against the joint resolution
propOsing an amendment in the CON
stitution of the State of Louisiana. pro
hib,ting the Doing of business in ,hi
State by any foreign. federal or non
resident corporation which shall sue tn
State of Louisiana Or any Of it's pOlitica
subdivisions or public officers. or an.
citizen Of this State in the Federal Court
or which, when sued. shall remove q
potitiou for the removal of Cause int
tho Federal Court and each electo
shall indicate. as provided in the genera
election laws OF the State, which of tn
provisions, ''fOr' or against" he vote
J.T. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President o
the Senate.
J. w. HYAMS,
speaker Of the HOnse Of Represents
tives.
Approved November 25th, 1907.
NEWTON G. BLANCHARD,
Governor Of the state Oh Louisiana.
"A true cnpy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
secretary Of State.
&gH ACT. NO IL.
Nv Nr. VDegtla. Senate Bill No.
JOINT RESOLUTION
PrDp0sipg an amendment to Articles
and % az the Constitution Of the Sta,
Of Louisiana relative to fixing th
salaries OF the Auditor of Public Az
counts, Treasurer and Secretary Z
State and providing that all fees RI
ceiyed by the Secretary of State unde
existing law OF laws which may her,
after. IS enacted, shall bs covered int
the State Treasury.
section I. Re i resolved by the Ger