Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-01-04
THE FRENCH SENATE
FINISHES CONSIDERATION OF
CHURCH And STATE ACT.
Effort to Defeat the Bill of No Avail
Passed ldenticalIy as Passed by
Chamber of Deputles-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 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
a the law of December 8, 1905, the
usage of edihces 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 Th'
y free usage of churches may be accord
: ed to associations formed under tn
= law of July 1, 1901, or to clergy desie
- mated under the declarations provides
% by Article 25 of the law of Decembe
q 1905. This usage, however, sha
be made under the conditions state
in Article IS of the last mentioned la
by means of an administrative &C
a either by the project for the proper'
81 placed under sequester when sue
VI property belongs to the state or d
! partments. or by the mayor when
w. belongs to the communes. The abo'
- mentioned regulations will apply
edifices intended for worship whic
10 having belonged to ecclesiastical
Establishments, will have been assign
~ by decree to charitable institute
under Article 8 of the law OF Dece
Der 8, 1905.
Article with the PRONUNCIATION
W, the present law the state, the depa
% ments and the communes will reco'
20 the free use of the episcopal mansio
nresbyteries. seminaries, and so TOT
W. which are their property and the
w of which has not been claimed by
~" association formed under the law
not December 8, 1905. At the same Il
QUO lodging indemnities, falling on c.
,ard ioue.ne 80 +nore are no nresbytel
will cease.
Nns Article 4-The property OF eccl
)les, -, su4ah,iahn,an+s claimed nv
age sociations constituted under the
of December 8, 1905, will be assig
'on, on the PRONUNCIATION of this act
$l1 charitable institutions provided
Article of said law, which preJu
neat TO assignments which may be
ton' under Articles and concer
property not dedicated to public
S. ship.
4 On Given a Months Grace.
Article Sat the expiration OF
E ID; month after the enactment Oh
45c present law allowances made u
Csc; the law of December 3, l9oo' 10
clergy who have failed to carry
$50 the requirements of the law wi
suppressed. The failure of men
Swiss of the clergy to fill the requiem
of the law will in such case b.
termined by a joint decision Of
minister of justice and the minis'
'insie finance.
cords, Article 6-All the provisions G
law of December 9, 1905, will re
coru' in full force in so far as they ar
cord; IN contradiction with the presen