Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-30
CHURCH ACT PASSED
Senate Approves Separation Law as IT
Game from the Deputies.
NOW READY FOR PRESIDENTS SIGNATURE
Attempt TO Have IL RECON-
mitted and Reframed Along
Lines of Brazil Law
Fails.

PARIS, Dec. ga motion TO recommit
the church and separation act, with in
structions to reframe the measure on the
lines of the Brazilian church and state
separation law, which the Vatican accepted,
was defeated in the Senate today.
Every effort to amend the act having
been defeated, the measure was finally
passed exactly as it came from the Cham
Der of Deputies, 100 to 100.
The bill only requires the signature of
President Falleries. AS that is assured. 1t
is now virtually law.
The bill passed by the French Senate is
as follows:
Article Independently of the assoca-
lions contemplated by the law of December
3. 1906, public worship can be held by means
of associations under the law Of July l,
1901, well as in virtue of the public meet
ing law Of June 80, 1881, under individual
initiative.
Article 2-Even in default OF the cultural
associations provided for by the law of
December 8, 1906, the usage of edi1ces in
tended for worship, as well as the furni-
ture contained therein, shall remain at the
disposition Of the faithful and of the clergy
for the practice of their religion. The
free usage of the churches may be &C
corded either to associations formed under
the law Of July l, 1901, or to clergy desig-
ma ted under the declarations prescribed by
article XIV OF the law or December y isO.
This usage, however, shall be made under
the conditions stated In article Kill of the
last mentioned law by means of an admin
strative act either by the project for
the property placed under sequester when
such property belongs to the state or de-
partments, or by the mayor when II be-
longs to the communes The above men
toned regulations will apply to edifices in
tended for worship which. having belonged
to ecclesiastical establishments, will have
been assigned by decree to charitable in
situations under article viii of the law of
December 9, 1906
Article 3-With the PRONUNCIATION of the
present law the state, the departments and
the communes will recover the free use OF
the episcopal mansions, presbyteries, semi
naries, etc, which are their property, and
the use OF which has not been claimed by
an association formed under the law of
December 9, 1906.
Article 4-The property of ecclesiastical
establishments not claimed by associations
constituted under the law Of December 8,
OF this act, to charitable institutions as
provided by article TX OF said law without
prejudice to assignments which may be
made under articles vii and viii concerning
property not dedicated to public worship.
Article Sat the expiration OF one month
after the enactment Of the present law
allowances made under the law of De-
cember g. 1906, to the clergy who have
failed 20 carry out the requirements OF that
law will be suppressed. The failure of
members of the clergy 10 I'LL the require
ments of the law will in each case be de-
termined by joint decision OF the minister
Of justice and the minister Of finance.
Article 6-All the provisions of the law
Of December 3, 1905, will remain In full
force insofar as they are not in contradic-
ton with the present act