Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-01-05
The FRENCH SENATE
Finishes Consideration OF
CHURCH and STATE ACT.
Effort to Defeat the Bill of No Avail
Passed IdenticaIIy as Passed by
Chamber of Deputes-FuII 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 9, 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.
Article 2-Even in default of the
cultural associations provided for by
the law of December 9, 1905, the
usage of edifices intended for worship,
as we'll 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 1, 1901, or to clergy desig-
mated under the declarations provided
| by Article 25 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 coTnmunes. The above
mentioned reeula tons will apply to
edifices intended for worship which,
having belonged to ecclesiastical es-
Establishments, will have been assigned
by decree to charitable institutions
under Article of the law of Deem
Der 9, 1905
Disposition of other Property.
Article 3-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 al
| association formed under the law Of
December 9, 1905. At the same time
lodging indemnities, falling on com
munes where there are no presbyterie:
will cease.
Article 1.-The property of ecclesi
? astical establishments claimed by as
4 sociations constituted under the Law
5 of December 9, 1905, will be assigned
= on the PRONUNCIATION of this act t.
r charitable institutions provided b,
r Article 9 of said law, which prejudic
to assignments which may be mad
e under Articles and 8 concerning
e property not dedicated to public VOL
4 ship.
;. Given a Months Grace.
! Article Sat the expiration of on
c month after the enactment of tn
n present law allowances made unde
o the law of December 9, 1905, to tn
: clergy who have failed to carry on
the requirements of the law will b
q suppressed. The failure of member
, of the clergy to fill the requirement
" of the law will in such case be d,
n termined by a joint decision of tn
n minister of justice and the minister {
: finance.
; Article 6-All the provisions of tn
f. law of December 9, 1905, will renal
in full force in so far as they are nc
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