, 1874-06-13
GERMANY,s ;ChUnCH-wA1sFAaE.
Tho Now Law to TO IRsued Placing
tho Catholic Church under tho Con-.
fral faE4 Tho IinYRrnln ont.

may fEKATuCQ al u u1Al UlQM u9uik IU tlltiIA-
pai cause: Tnu law, ~i.lsl viii 10 plou,uls alvu
In a few days, runH as follows:
Wo,, William BY thu grace of ood Klng Of
Prussia, oto, with tho consent OF Tho two Uouses
Of Parliament, enact what follows:
oL2tsz /: II Catholic Bee falla vacant, thoho rights
end functions Of TIC bishop not relating
M a s 70
Ute pending tho invossiure Of now Diahop, rocos-
T. Woeyer sy tool no c.ed upon TO exercise
Episcopal rghts functions os tic knd referred to in
Clause ehall bo Obliged TO Rvo written notice Of Liz
which thu vacant Bco Ia situate In ha notce hc shall
bo obliged to mention tho extcnt Of tho rights to be
hS Il sse e @ he .
tesaes tho Qualities specified In thu law Of &ay II,
1873 indspensaS foE the holding Of any occlcsias
readiness TO- fsalty to tho King aud obedienco
to tho Inv Of tho land.
1ntnlsation the shall 30 entitled to
protest against the exercise Of the episcopal rights aud
ssa .e pSs s h1xs ese tae tho
to the decision Of tho Ecclesiastical Court within
days IN accordance with Clause 10 Of tho Inv OF niny
Il protest having soon lodged Sut rejeatod sy tho
Ecaeaiaatcal Court, tho poraon clani,ng episcopal
or a conamtssary appointed hy hin.
co y Sa
to taking tho oath mentioned ia Clause q inonrs tm
f5om fi6 70 I've 1 y
of Bishop H. aftor tho Beo bocones vacant. hs cow
unuca to exercise episcopal rights functions with
accordanco With Clauses q and o. Ecclesiastical acts
performed BY such peraon shall havo no validity in tho
8. Bhoula any servants Of tho Church perform
ecclesiastical funotons by order Of Bishop not
ognxcd by ho State Or doposed BY the
CUttyt by order Of person arrogatlng 10 himself
episcopal righa Or functions contrary 70 tho prov1a
ions M of tho !sw or " order # substute appointed
caenQ 100 thalers Imprisonment not exceeding
year, II any Servants Of ths Church e1ot cao elisco
10 commission thon, thoy snail bo punished with I'M
prlsonment from SIX mouths TO two years. =.
quencs of soitsnec Q. tho Eooesiastieal Court tho
Chnptor Of tho diocese shall 10 forthwith called upon
by tho Governor; aenoral Of tue province to eloct
Ytcar. Unless the aovernor-G Goneral be informed
within ten days Of q Vicar having bcon elected,
nneas tho Vicar electcd takea his oath of allegiance
ns e ss anS
Oommissary to take charge Of the property real and
Should ay coercvo measures DO required to cauao the
said property 70 hs p, handed o,sE 70 ehs 'eon,
eral,
7. The proYisons Of Clause will be likewise applied
Vicar q diocese should resign after the deposit
1shop Sy e sae Or an Epscopa
Sc having fallen gasan. IN any otherwise. EliseopAl
oSaos snu .uaeg ' not
g. Tho provisions Of Clause respecting tho appoint
mont of . G91nmayary and tho maeqqnestorng e Of The
nisod I By the safe: Tic sini.tef Of % Eecles%asesi %
Affairs will hs entitled to pEolong the term mentioned
ii R'f raSs ernss; SassaS; exercised By the bishop in
administering property are transferred to tho Commits
Bary tho oost Of such administration being betrayed
out of tho Church funds. All rights and obligations
connected With the property of re diocese srsto do
administration Of the whole property Of tho diocese
both local and otlerwiss AZ well Us Of any property
9tnll r00tFD 6uDCiA1 In dealing with third
persons, his writ II oco holding good In Ill like cases
. TO- The Commissarys office concsto an end directly
hn administration 10 handed 10 Vicar Appointed
In accordance with tho provisions Of this Law,
Diahop ia installed Or 1eeognized " tho State. The
eral OF the .provlhce. H!a accounts arc to be con.
troud by the Supreme Chamber Of Accounts, In ac-
iii H. M eso sha b. So obRsa Z
render enaccount Of his administration, bo hold
H. The Governor General OF tho Province shall pub
n,issary, giving the dae OF bis tnsallmeut IN Office
his oloa All auch announcements to be maie iu the
the diocese sos apart for the publication Of official
l3 oisa.ss II, shaal b. applied thonsh tae plo-
enra. saSr s appon sois 81 to take
Episcopal see. though The Chapor solf undertake
such administration: The Ike shall be the case though
ulnlssratiou Of church property.
u. During the time thut tho diocesan property is
accord.nco With Clauses an 9, Tho patrons of yiinaa
entitled to nominate candidates. will bo authorized to
al1 up y vacancies t;a or sppoin. Vears
te Of lie a q lily H. is7s, eoss tnso
lusta slersymoh without notifying thstF names to tho
authorities, they will Incur tie penalty denounced
aganat the authorities for Ike oenso
Is. il, within two n,onths from ! living falling
vacant, the patron does not nominate V1car or IL
a fAFft1 hH HI5rn4s
Similarly. tie sad right il 10 b osereiss by tae
congregation IN the case OF al lviugs not having
t. IL ths sysnt q ths congregation being entitled
town the Landrath ii tic county, It ths pettion
OF at least ton nala members OF tho congregation Of
ssa q ii as es q 20
Of aviear or iuoumbens. Ths votes Of ths mss!ing
Ss!as tis y @ = Pfesiass.
H. 1n tho event Of valid election taktng placc, tae
asins s e % e. s IL .sa ~ an nd
responsibility Of tho aaia representative are regulated
Is. H. In tho specified In olauaea 1a to IT. pro-
teat s not rai.cd by Tho aovcrnor-aonerat OF tho
Or 4 sTns teen r4ss = q
The Incumbent shall be valid:
saoa spssePs hsss tsn ysssa
o. s ar s 'as ss " ssts use in
aps ax .BB TO- ss I'd a nnss
pa rghts aud functions reforre to In hs aw jncuio
thoso properly belonging to tho episcopal oico US well
81. Tha Minister Of Ecclesiastical Aara is charged
with asspg thta Law executed.
What makes the above law 80 important Is tho
transfor OF tho eccloHlaatical power from tho
ntslops to tho: oongregations-a change which
lays tho Ak to tho root Of tho hierarchicai sys-
tam, and from tho lntallibla Popo carries uH buck
at q leap TO, tho Independent communities 81
1tf1NT had ,kkn<t {kut1nh