Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-02
GREAT WOMAN dies THE FRENCH SENATE
Finishes Consideration OF
CHURCH and STATE Act.
Effort to Defeat the Bill Of No Avail
Passed Identlcaily as Passed by
Chamber Of DeputIes-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 tho
chamber Of deputies. The bill pass
ed by the F,ench senate Is as fol-
lows:
Article Independently of the as
sociations contemplated by the law
of December ., 1905, public worship
can be held by means Of associations
under the law Of July /. 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
tion 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 Is of the law of December
9, 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
mentioned regulations will apply to
edifices intended for worship which,
having belonged to ecclesiastical es.
adjustments, will have been assigned
by decree to charitable institutions
under Article 8 of the law of Deem
Der 3, 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 IL IDENTITIES, falling on COM
munes VIII re there are no presbyteries
will cease.
Article 4-The property Of ecclesi-
astical establishments claimed by as.
sociations constituted under the law
Of December 9, 1905. will be assigned
charitable institutions prov.ssd Nv
Article Of said law. which pre;,d,ce
to assignments which may be riede
under Articles and S concernih.
property not dedicated to public wor.
ship.
Given a Months Grace.
Article Sat the expiration of one
month after the enactment Of the
present law allowances made under
the law Of December 8, 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 ., 1905, will remain
In full force in so far as they are not
In contradiction with the present act.