Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-01-05
The French SENATE
FINISHES CONSIDERATION OF
CHURCH AND STATE ACT.
Effort to Defeat the Bill of No Avail
Passed IdenticalIy as Passed by
Chamber of Deputies-Full Text of
the Bill Is Given In Six Articles
Serious Trouble Expected.

The French senate has finished con-
sideration Of the church and state
segregation act.
Every effort to defeat the act hav-
ing been frustrated, the act was
passed identically as passed by the
chamber of deputies. The bill pass
ed by the French senate is as fol-
lows:
Article independently of the as
sociations contemplated by the law
of December 8, 1905, public worship
can be held by means Of associations
under the law of July l, 1901, as well
as in virtue of the public meetings
law of June sc, 1881, under individual
initiative.
cultural associations provided for by
the law of December 8, 1905. the
usage of edifices intended for worship,
as well as the furniture contained
therein, shall remain at the DISPOSE
ton of the faithful and of the clergy
for the practice of their religion. The
free usage of churches may be accord
ed to associations formed under the
law Of July /, 1901, or to clergy desig-
mated under the declarations provided
by Article rs of the law of December
8, 1905. This usage, however, shall
be made under the conditions stated
in Article 10 of the last mentioned law
by means Of an administrative 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 it
belongs to the cOmmunes. The above
mentioned regulations will apply to
ediices intended for worship which,
having belonged to ecclesiastical es-
adjustments, will have been assigned
by decree to charitable institutions
under Article 9 of the law of Deem
Der 9, 1905.
Article with the PRONUNCIATION of
the present law the state, the depart
ments and the communes will recover
the free use of the episcopal mansions,
presbyteries, seminaries, and so forth,
which are their property and the use
Of which has not been claimed by an
association formed under the law of
December 9, 1905. At the same time
lodging indemnities, falling on COM
munes where there are no presbyteries
| will cease.
Article 1.-The property of ecclesi-
aGtical establishments claimed by as
sociations constituted under the law
of December 8, 1905, will be assigned
on the PRONUNCIATION of this act to
charitable institutions provided by
Article of said law, which prejudice
to assignments which may be made
under Articles Z and 8 concerning
property not dedicated to public wor-
ship.
Given a Months Grace.
Article 5--At the expiration Of one
month after the enactment Of the
present law allowances made under
the law of December 9, 1905, to the
clergy who have failed to carry out
the requirements of the law will be
suppressed. The failure of members
Of the clergy to fill the requirements
of the law will in such case be de
termined by a joint decision of the
minister of justice and the minister of
finance
Article 6-All the provisions Of the
law of December 8, 1905, will remain
in full force in so far as they are not
in contradiction with the present act.