associations compliant with "Article 7 of Decree of 16 August 1901" to form unions. Article 21 (modified in 2015) required inventory reporting and auditing of associations and unions. Article 22 (modified in 2015) restricted reserve funds to the "costs and maintenance of worship". Article 23 (modified in 2015) stated the consequences of failure to comply. Article 24 exempted buildings used for religious purposes from certain property taxes. Title V: Regulation of religious associations Article 25 declared all worship services open to the people. Article 26 banned "political meetings on the premises normally used for the exercise of worship". Article 27 (amended in 1996) regulated bell ringing. Article 28 banned religious symbols "on public monuments or in any public place whatsoever, except for buildings used for worship, burial grounds in cemeteries, monuments and museums or exhibitions." Article 29 held both ministers and congregants responsible for obeying these regulations. Article 30 (repealed in 2000) forbade religious instruction in state schools for students between six and thirteen years of age. Article 31 set out criminal penalties for any person "who, by assault, violence or threats against an individual or by making him afraid of losing his job or expose to damage his person, his family or his wealth" prevents another person from practising or contributing to a religious organization. The same holds for any person forcing another to participate in or contribute to any religious organization. Article 32 specified punishment for "those who have prevented, delayed or interrupted the exercises of worship". Article 33 stated that Articles 31 and 32 only apply to situations that do not qualify for "more severe penalties under the provisions of the Penal Code." Article 34 made religious ministers liable for defamatory and libellous statements made in places of worship. (This article was amended in 2000.) Article 35 provided for criminal penalties for seditious statements made by religious ministers in places of worship. Article 36 held liable for any damages the association involved in any conviction under Articles 25, 26, 34, and 35 civilly. Title VI: General Provisions Article 37 related to the applicability of "Section 463 of the Penal Code and the Act of March 26, 1891" to this Act. Article 38 "Religious congregations remain subject to the laws of 1 July 1901, December 4, 1902, and July 7, 1904." Article 39 made benefits of certain seminary students granted by "section 23 of the Act of 15