The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-03-14
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments
To Be Submitted to the Electors at the
General State Election on April
2lSt, 1908.
ACT NO. 10.
BY Mr.. Kelley.

OF the State OF LOUISIANA pr0MDltlng Lne
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
Oficers 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 General
Assembly of the State ofLouisiana, 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,
1905 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 sub
divisions, orany of its 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
he 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 O court created and organized under the
laws Of this State, shall by this fact alone be
debarred, prohibited and denied the right TIC
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 mis-
demeanor. and on conviction shall be fined no
less than One Hundred Dollars, nor more thai
One Thousand Dollars. and may also be imprlS
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 unde
the laws and Constitution of the United States
Section g. Be it further resolved, etc.
That the foregoing amendment to the Constr
tuition of the State of Louisiana be submitted
to the electors OF the State at the genera
election to be held on the 2lst day OF April
1903, and on the official ballots to be used a
such election shall be placed the words 10
the Joint resolution proposing an amendment
to the Constitution of the State OF Louisiana
prohibiting the doing of business in this Stat
by any foreign, federal or nonresident col
pOratiOn which shall sue the State of Louis
ana or any of its political subdiyi'io IS or pub
lie officers or any citizen of this State in tn
Federal Court or which, when sued. shall re
move or petition for the removal Of caus
into the Federal Court" and the word
against the joint resolution proposing q
amendment to the Constitution of the State o
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
J public officers, or any citizen Of this State i
the Federal Court. or which. when sued, sha
remove or petition for the removal of caus
into the Federal Court" and each elector sha
Indicate. as provided in the general electio
laws of the State. which of the provisions
TOR" or against" he votes for
wv. HYAMS.
Speaker of the House of Representative:
JY SANDERS.
Lieut. Governor and President of the Senate
Approved November 25th 1907.
NEWTON G. BLANCHARD
Governor of the State of Louisiana
true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.