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De. Const. art. III, § 10 — Article III / Section 10
DE Const., Article III, Section 10
Status: in_force

The Governor shall appoint, by and with the consent of a majority of all the members elected to the Senate, a Secretary of State, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor. He or she shall keep a fair register of all the official acts and proceedings of the Governor, and shall, when required by either House of the General Assembly lay the same, and all papers, minutes and vouchers, relative thereto, before such House, and shall perform such other duties as shall be enjoined upon him or her by law. He or she shall have a compensation for his or her service to be fixed by law. The Secretary of State shall become a bona fide resident of the State within six months after his or her appointment; provided, however, that upon good cause shown, the Governor may grant an additional extension of six months. After becoming a resident of the State, the Secretary shall continuously be a resident of the State as long as he or she retains office. Failure to obtain or retain such residency shall be an automatic resignation from office. ​ 71 Del. Laws, c. 379 and 72 Del. Laws, c. 136; 72 Del. Laws, c. 24; and 73 Del. Laws, c. 16; § 11. County officers; qualifications; members of Congress, federal employees and other officers holding dual office.
De. Const. art. I, § 2 — Article I / Section 2
DE Const., Article I, Section 2
Status: in_force

No religious test shall be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, under this State. § 3. Free and equal elections.
De. Const. art. I, § 20 — Article I / Section 20
DE Const., Article I, Section 20
Status: in_force

A person has the right to keep and bear arms for the defense of self, family, home and State, and for hunting and recreational use. 65 Del. Laws, c. 332 and 66 Del. Laws, c. 10; § 21. Equal Rights.
De. Const. art. IV, § 2 — Article IV / Section 2
DE Const., Article IV, Section 2
Status: in_force

There shall be five Justices of the Supreme Court who shall be citizens of the State and learned in the law. One of them shall be the Chief Justice who shall be designated as such by his or her appointment and who when present shall preside at all sittings of the Court. In the absence of the Chief Justice the Justice present who is senior in length of service shall preside. If it is otherwise impossible to determine seniority among the Justices, they shall determine it by lot and certify accordingly to the Governor. In addition to members of the Supreme Court there shall be other State Judges, who shall be citizens of the State and learned in the law. They shall include: (1) the Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellors; (2) The President Judge and the Judges of the Superior Court, three of whom shall be Resident Associate Judges and one of whom shall after appointment reside in each county of the State; (3) the Chief Judge and the Judges of the Family Court; (4) the Chief Judge and Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, one of whom after appointment shall reside in each county of the State; and (5) the Chief Magistrate of the Justice of the Peace Court. There shall also be such number of additional Vice-Chancellors and Judges as may hereinafter be provided for by Act of the General Assembly. Each of such Vice-Chancellors and Judges shall be citizens of the State and learned in the law. If it is otherwise impossible to determine seniority of service among the Vice-Chancellors or among the said Judges, they shall determine it by lot respectively and certify accordingly to the Governor. ​ The tenure and status of the Justices of the Supreme Court and State Judges as shall have been appointed as provided for by the Constitution or by Act of the General Assembly prior to the time this amended Article IV of this Constitution becomes effective shall in no wise be affected. 46 Del. Laws, c. 324 and 47 Del. Laws, c. 177; 47 Del. Laws, c. 261 and 48 Del. Laws, c. 109; 52 Del. Laws, c. 195 and 53 Del. Laws, c. 301; 60 Del. Laws, c. 540 and 61 Del. Laws, c. 533; 71 Del. Laws, c. 379 and 72 Del. Laws, c. 136; 74 Del. Laws, c. 299 and 75 Del. Laws, c. 53; 75 Del. Laws, c. 137 and 76 Del. Laws, c. 11; 76 Del. Laws, c. 416 and 77 Del. Laws, c. 433; § 3. Appointment of judges; terms of office; vacancies; political representation; confirmation of appointment.
De. Const. art. V, § 4B — Article V / Section 4B
DE Const., Article V, Section 4B
Status: in_force

The General Assembly shall enact uniform laws for the registration of voters of this State entitled to vote under this Article who are temporarily absent therefrom and in the Armed Forces or Merchant Marine of the United States, or retainers or his or her spouse or dependents when residing with or accompanying him or her, or who are absent from the State because of illness or injury received while serving in any such capacity, upon application in person or in writing. 45 Del. Laws, c. 4 and 46 Del. Laws, c. 325; 68 Del. Laws, c. 263 and 69 Del. Laws, c. 81; § 5. Electors privileged from arrest; exceptions.
De. Const. art. XVII, § 14 — Article XVII / Section 14
DE Const., Article XVII, Section 14
Status: in_force

Until the General Assembly shall enact a general incorporation law as provided for in Section 1 of Article IX of this amended Constitution, existing corporations may, be renewed for a period not exceeding four years, without change or enlargement of their corporate powers or duties, in the manner lawful before this amended Constitution shall take effect. § 15. Guardians accounts.
De. Const. art. II, § 13 — Article II / Section 13
DE Const., Article II, Section 13
Status: in_force

The Senators and Representatives shall, in all cases, except treason, felony or breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective ​ Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either House they shall not be questioned in any other place. § 14. Holding dual office or having interest in army or navy contract.
De. Const. art. IV, § 35 — Article IV / Section 35
DE Const., Article IV, Section 35
Status: in_force

All writs of error and appeals and proceedings pending, at the time this amended Article IV of this Constitution becomes effective, in the Supreme Court as heretofore constituted shall be proceeded within the Supreme Court hereby established, and all the books, records and papers of the said Supreme Court as heretofore constituted shall be the books, records and papers of the Supreme Court hereby established. All suits, proceedings and matters pending, at the time this amended Article IV of this Constitution becomes effective, in the Superior Court as heretofore constituted shall be proceeded within the Superior Court hereby established and all the books, records and papers of the said Superior Court as heretofore constituted shall be the books, records and papers of the Superior Court hereby established. All indictments, proceedings and matters of a criminal nature pending in the former Court of General Sessions and in the former Court of Oyer and Terminer, at the time this amended Article IV of this Constitution becomes effective, and all books, records and papers of said former Court of General Sessions and former Court of Oyer and Terminer shall be transferred to the Superior Court hereby established, and the said indictments, proceedings and matters pending shall be proceeded with to final judgment and determination in the said Superior Court hereby established. The Court of Chancery is not affected by this amended Article IV of this Constitution otherwise than by the provisions with respect to a Vice-Chancellor or Vice-Chancellors. 47 Del. Laws, c. 261 and 48 Del. Laws, c. 109; § 36. Abolition of Orphans’ Court; transfer of jurisdiction and powers. Repealed 75 Del. Laws, c. § 53. 55 Del. Laws, c. 426 and 56 Del. Laws, c. 147; 74 Del. Laws, c. 299 and 75 Del. Laws, c. 53; § 37. Court on the Judiciary.
De. Const. art. XI, § 2 — Article XI / Section 2
DE Const., Article XI, Section 2
Status: in_force

The said board shall be composed of three Commissioners of Agriculture, one of whom shall reside in each county in the State. Any two of them shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. § 3. Appointment of Commissioners by Governor; tenure; vacancies.
De. Const. art. IV, § 30 — Article IV / Section 30
DE Const., Article IV, Section 30
Status: in_force

Justices of the Peace and the judges of such courts as the General Assembly may establish, or shall have established prior to the time this amended Article IV of this Constitution becomes effective, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 or Section 28 of this Article, shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the consent of a majority of all the Members elected to the Senate, for such terms as shall be fixed by this Constitution or by law. The Chief Magistrate shall be appointed and confirmed subject to the provisions of Section 3 of this Article. 47 Del. Laws, c. 261 and 48 Del. Laws, c. 109; 76 Del. Laws, c. 416 and 77 Del. Laws, c. 433; § 31. Registers of Wills; depositions of witnesses; process; appeals to Court of Chancery; disqualification of Register for interest.
De. Const. art. X, § 6 — Article X / Section 6
DE Const., Article X, Section 6
Status: in_force

No property tax receipts received by a public school district as a result of a property tax levied for a particular purpose shall be used for any other purpose except upon the favorable vote of a majority of the eligible voters in the district voting on the question. 61 Del. Laws, c. 508 and 62 Del. Laws, c. 311;
De. Const. art. IX, § 2 — Article IX / Section 2
DE Const., Article IX, Section 2
Status: in_force

No corporation in existence at the adoption of this Constitution shall have its charter amended or renewed without first filing, under the corporate seal of said corporation, and duly attested, in the office of the Secretary of State, an acceptance of the provisions of this Constitution. § 3. Issuance of stock. Repealed 74 Del. Laws, c. 281, June 30, 2004 22 Del. Laws, c. 1 and 22 Del. Laws, c. 254; 73 Del. Laws, c. 101 and 74 Del. Laws, c. 281; § 4. Rights, privileges, immunities and estates. ​
De. Const. art. XV, § 10 — Article XV / Section 10
DE Const., Article XV, Section 10
Status: in_force

No citizen of the State of Delaware shall be disqualified to hold and enjoy any office, or public trust, under the laws of this State, by reason of sex. 32 Del. Laws, c. 3 and 33 Del. Laws, c. 3;
De. Const. art. I, § 14 — Article I / Section 14
DE Const., Article I, Section 14
Status: in_force

No commission of oyer and terminer, or jail delivery, shall be issued. § 15. Corruption of blood; forfeiture; descent of suicide’s estate.
De. Const. art. V, § 4 — Article V / Section 4
DE Const., Article V, Section 4
Status: in_force

The General Assembly shall enact uniform laws for the registration of voters in this State entitled to vote under this Article, which registration shall be conclusive evidence to the election officers of the right of every person so registered to vote at any General Election while his or her name shall remain on the list of registered voters, and who is not at the time disqualified under the provisions of Section 3 of this Article; and no person shall vote at such General Election whose name does not at that time appear in said list of registered voters. There shall be at least two registration days in a period commencing not more than one hundred and twenty days, nor less than sixty days before, and ending not more than twenty days, nor less than ten days before, each General Election, on which registration days persons whose names are not on the list of registered voters established by law for such election, may apply for registration, and on which registration days applications may be made to strike from the said registration list names of persons on said list who are not eligible to vote at such election; provided, however, that such registration may be corrected as hereinafter provided at any time prior to the day of holding the election. From the decision of the registration officers granting or refusing registration, or striking or refusing to strike a name or names from the registration list, any person interested, or any registration officer, may appeal to the resident Associate Judge of the County, or in case of his or her disability or absence from the County, to any Judge entitled to sit in the Supreme Court, whose determination shall be final; and he or she shall have power to order any name improperly omitted from the said registry to be placed thereon, and any name improperly appearing on the said registry to be stricken therefrom, and any name appearing on the said registry, in any manner incorrect, to be corrected, and to make and enforce all necessary orders in the premises for the correction of the said registry. Registration shall be a prerequisite for voting only at ​ general elections, at which Representatives to the General Assembly shall be chosen, unless the General Assembly shall otherwise provide by law. The existing laws in reference to the registration of voters, so far as consistent with the provisions of this Article, shall continue in force until the General Assembly shall otherwise provide. 33 Del. Laws, c. 1 and 34 Del. Laws, c. 1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 379 and 72 Del. Laws, c. 136; 75 Del. Laws, c. 137 and 76 Del. Laws, c. 11; § 4A. General laws for absentee voting.
De. Const. art. XI, § 4 — Article XI / Section 4
DE Const., Article XI, Section 4
Status: in_force

The said board shall have power to abate and prevent, by such means as the General Assembly shall prescribe, all contagious and infectious diseases of fruit trees, plants, vegetables, cereals, horses, cattle and other farm animals. ​ § 5. Plans for securing immigration of industrious and useful settlers.
De. Const. art. XVII, § 13 — Article XVII / Section 13
DE Const., Article XVII, Section 13
Status: in_force

The provisions of Section 15 of Article II of this amended Constitution limiting the amount of the compensation of the members of the General Assembly and the presiding officers of the respective Houses shall not apply to any adjourned, special or extra session of the General Assembly held prior to the first Tuesday in January in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine. § 14. Renewal of existing corporations until enactment of general incorporation law.
De. Const. art. IV, § 29 — Article IV / Section 29
DE Const., Article IV, Section 29
Status: in_force

There shall be appointed, as hereinafter provided, such number of persons to the Office of Justice of the Peace as directed by law, who shall be commissioned as follows: ​ (a) Upon first appointment and confirmation, a Justice of the Peace shall be commissioned for four (4) years: (b) Upon second or third appointment and confirmation, a Justice of the Peace shall be commissioned for six (6) years: (c) Upon fourth or subsequent appointments and confirmation, a Justice of the Peace shall be commissioned for eight (8) years. 47 Del. Laws, c. 261 and 48 Del. Laws, c. 109; 70 Del. Laws, c. 447 and 71 Del. Laws, c. 56; 76 Del. Laws, c. 416 and 77 Del. Laws, c. 433; 78 Del. Laws, c. 181 and 79 Del. Laws, c. 9; § 30. Justices of the Peace, Chief Magistrate, and judges of legislative courts; appointment by Governor; terms of office.
De. Const. art. I, § 4 — Article I / Section 4
DE Const., Article I, Section 4
Status: in_force

Trial by jury shall be as heretofore. 37 Del. Laws, c. 1 and 38 Del. Laws, Part II, c. 3; 64 Del. Laws, c. 404 and 65 Del. Laws, c. 186; § 5. Freedom of press and speech; evidence in libel prosecutions; jury questions.
De. Const. art. VII, § 3 — Article VII / Section 3
DE Const., Article VII, Section 3
Status: in_force

The said board may require information from the Attorney-General upon any subject relating to the duties of said board.
De. Const. art. V, § 9 — Article V / Section 9
DE Const., Article V, Section 9
Status: in_force

The enumeration of the offenses mentioned in Section 7 of this Article shall not preclude the General Assembly from defining and providing for the punishment of other offenses against the freedom and purity of the ballot, or touching the conduct, returns or ascertainment of the result of general, special or municipal elections, or of primary elections, conventions or meetings held for the nomination of candidates to be voted for at general, special or municipal elections. No prosecution under any act of the General Assembly passed pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provisions of Section 8 of this Article.
De. Const. art. II, § 18 — Article II / Section 18
DE Const., Article II, Section 18
Status: in_force

No divorce shall be granted, nor alimony allowed, except by the judgment of a court, as shall be prescribed by general and uniform law. § 19. Local or special laws relating to fences, livestock, ditches, school districts, and roads, highways, streets, etc.
De. Const. art. VIII, § 1 — Article VIII / Section 1
DE Const., Article VIII, Section 1
Status: in_force

All taxes shall be uniform upon the same class of subjects within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, except as otherwise permitted herein, and shall be levied and collected under general laws passed by the General Assembly. County Councils of New Castle and Sussex Counties and the Levy Court of Kent County are hereby authorized to exempt from county taxation such property in their respective counties as in their opinion will best promote the public welfare. The county property tax exemption power created by this section shall be exclusive as to such property as is located within the respective counties. With respect to real property located within the boundaries of any incorporated municipality, the authority to exempt such property from municipal property tax shall be exercised by the respective incorporated municipality, when in the opinion of said municipality it will best promote the public welfare. The legislature shall enact laws to provide that the value of land which is determined by the assessing officer of the taxing jurisdiction to be actively devoted to agriculture use and to have been so devoted for at least the two successive years immediately preceding the tax year in issue, shall, for local tax purposes, on application of the owner, be that value which such land has for agricultural use. Any such laws shall provide that when land which has been valued in this manner for local tax purposes is applied to a use other than for agriculture, it shall be subject to additional taxes in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the taxes paid or payable on the basis of the valuation and the assessment authorized hereunder and the taxes that would have been paid or payable had the land been valued and assessed as otherwise provided in this Constitution, in the current year and in such of the tax years immediately preceding, not less than two such years in which the land was valued as herein authorized. Such laws shall also provide for the assessment and collection of any additional taxes levied thereupon and shall include such other provisions as shall be necessary to carry out the provisions of this amendment. 57 Del. Laws, c. 292 and 58 Del. Laws, c. 67; 59 Del. Laws, c. 446 and 60 Del. Laws, c. 438; 60 Del. Laws, c. 521 and 61 Del. Laws, c. 130; § 2. Revenue bills to originate in House; amendments by Senate; restriction on definition; exclusion of unrelated matter.
De. Const. art. IV, § 4 — Article IV / Section 4
DE Const., Article IV, Section 4
Status: in_force

The Justices of the Supreme Court, the Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor or Vice-Chancellors, the President Judge and Judges of the Superior Court, the Chief Judge and Judges of the Family Court, the Chief Judge and Judges of the Court of Common Pleas and the Chief Magistrate of the Justice of the Peace Court shall respectively receive from the State for their services compensations which shall be fixed by law and paid monthly and they shall not receive any fees or perquisites in addition to their salaries for business done by them except as provided by law. They shall hold no other office of profit. 46 Del. Laws, c. 324 and 47 Del. Laws, c. 177; 47 Del. Laws, c. 261 and 48 Del. Laws, c. 109; 74 Del. Laws, c. 299 and 75 Del. Laws, c. 53; 75 Del. Laws, c. 137 and 76 Del. Laws, c. 11; 76 Del. Laws, c. 416 and 77 Del. Laws, c. 433; § 5. Composition of Superior Court; presiding judge; quorum. ​
De. Const. art. I, § 6 — Article I / Section 6
DE Const., Article I, Section 6
Status: in_force

The people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers and possessions, from unreasonable searches and seizures; and no warrant to search any place, or to seize any person or thing, shall issue without describing them as particularly as may be; nor then, unless there be probable cause supported by oath or affirmation. § 7. Procedural rights in criminal prosecutions; jury trial; self-incrimination; deprivation of life, liberty or property.
De. Const. art. III, § 13 — Article III / Section 13
DE Const., Article III, Section 13
Status: in_force

The Governor may for any reasonable cause remove any officer, except the Lieutenant-Governor and members of the General Assembly, upon the address of two-thirds of all the members elected to each House of the General Assembly. Whenever the General Assembly shall so address the Governor, the cause of removal shall be entered on the journals of each House. The person against whom the General Assembly may be about to proceed shall receive notice thereof, accompanied with the cause alleged for his or her removal, at least ten days before the day on which either House of the General Assembly shall act thereon. 71 Del. Laws, c. 379 and 72 Del. Laws, c. 136; § 14. Reports from executive departments.
De. Const. art. II, § 19 — Article II / Section 19
DE Const., Article II, Section 19
Status: in_force

The General Assembly shall not pass any local or special law relating to fences; the straying of livestock; ditches; the creation or changing the boundaries of school districts; or the laying out, opening, alteration, maintenance or vacation, in whole or in part of any road, highway, street, lane or alley; provided, however, that the General Assembly may by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each House pass laws relating to the laying out, opening, alteration or maintenance of any road or highway which forms a continuous road or highway extending through at least a portion of the three counties of the State. No road, highway or street, intended to be dedicated to public use and maintained at public expense, shall be constructed except in conformance with standards adopted by the agency charged with construction, reconstruction or maintenance of such road, highway or street. Any road or street constructed solely for private use shall only be maintained at State expense after it has been constructed or reconstructed according to the standards established by the agency charged with the duty of maintaining such roads or streets. 26 Del. Laws, c. 2 and 27 Del. Laws, c. 2; 63 Del. Laws, c. 119 and 64 Del. Laws, c. 405; ​ § 20. Disclosure of personal or private interest of legislator in any pending measure.
De. Const. art. VIII, § 8 — Article VIII / Section 8
DE Const., Article VIII, Section 8
Status: in_force

No county, city, town or other municipality shall lend its credit or appropriate money to, or assume the debt of, or become a shareholder or joint owner in or with any private corporation or any person or company whatever. § 9. Retroactive increase of taxation of personal income. Any law which shall have the effect of increasing the rates of taxation on personal income for any year or part thereof prior to the date of the enactment thereof, or for any year or years prior to the year in which the law is enacted, shall be void. 52 Del. Laws, c. 62 and 53 Del. Laws, c. 377; § 10. Limitation on increase of rate of taxes and license fees; exception to meet obligation under faith and credit pledge; allocation of public moneys to meet such obligation if revenues are not sufficient to meet such pledge.