FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
De. Const. art. I, § 11 — Article I / Section 11
DE Const., Article I, Section 11
Status: in_force

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel punishments inflicted; and in the construction of jails a proper regard shall be had to the health of prisoners. § 12. Right to bail; access to accused.
De. Const. art. XV, § 2 — Article XV / Section 2
DE Const., Article XV, Section 2
Status: in_force

No public officer shall receive any fees without giving to the person paying the same a receipt therefor, if required, therein specifying every item and charge. § 3. Costs on bill returned ignoramus or on acquittal.
De. Const. art. VIII, § 7 — Article VIII / Section 7
DE Const., Article VIII, Section 7
Status: in_force

In all assessments of the value of real estate for taxation, the value of the land and the value of the buildings and improvements thereon shall be included. And in all assessments of the rental value of real estate for taxation, the rental value of the land and the rental value of the buildings and the improvements thereon shall be included. The foregoing provisions of this section shall apply to all assessments of the value of real estate or of the rental value thereof for taxation for State, county, hundred, school, municipal or other public purposes. § 8. Lending credit, appropriating money to or becoming interested in any private corporation, person or company by county or municipality.
De. Const. art. III, § 5 — Article III / Section 5
DE Const., Article III, Section 5
Status: in_force

The Governor shall hold his or her office during four years from the third Tuesday in January next ensuing his or her election; and shall not be elected a third time to said office. 71 Del. Laws, c. 379 and 72 Del. Laws, c. 136; § 6. Qualifications.
De. Const. art. XVI, § 5 — Article XVI / Section 5
DE Const., Article XVI, Section 5
Status: in_force

In voting at any general election, upon the question, "Shall there be a Convention to revise the Constitution and amend the same? ", the ballots shall be separate from those cast for any person voted for at such election, and shall be kept distinct and apart from all other ballots.
De. Const. art. I, § 21 — Article I / Section 21
DE Const., Article I, Section 21
Status: in_force

Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged on account of race, color, national origin, or sex. 81 Del. Laws, c. 271 and 82 Del. Laws, c. 1; We declare that everything in this article is reserved out of the general powers of the government hereinafter mentioned.
De. Const. art. XVI, § 2 — Article XVI / Section 2
DE Const., Article XVI, Section 2
Status: in_force

The General Assembly by a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to each House may from time to time provide for the submission to the qualified electors of the State at the general election next thereafter the question, “Shall there be a Convention to revise the Constitution and amend the same”; and upon such submission, if a majority of those voting on said question shall decide in favor of a Convention for such purpose, the General Assembly at its next session shall provide for the election of delegates to such Convention at the next general election. Such Convention shall be composed of forty-one delegates, one of whom shall be chosen from each Representative District by the qualified electors thereof, and two of whom shall be chosen from New Castle County, two from Kent County and two from Sussex County by the qualified electors thereof respectively. The delegates so chosen shall convene at the Capital of the State on the first Tuesday in September next after their election. Every delegate shall receive for his or her services such compensation as shall be provided by law. A majority of the Convention shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Convention shall have power to appoint such officers, employers and assistants as it may deem necessary, and fix their compensation, and provide for the printing of its documents, journals, debates and proceedings. The Convention shall determine the rules of its proceedings, and be the judge of the elections, returns and qualification of its members. Whenever there shall be a vacancy in the office of delegate from any district or county by reason of failure to elect, ineligibility, death, resignation or otherwise, a writ of election to fill such vacancy shall be issued by the Governor, and such vacancy shall be filled by the qualified electors of such district or county. 71 Del. Laws, c. 379 and 72 Del. Laws, c. 136; § 3. Receiving, tallying and counting votes for or against Convention; return of vote; enabling legislation.
De. Const. art. I, § 3 — Article I / Section 3
DE Const., Article I, Section 3
Status: in_force

All elections shall be free and equal. § 4. Trial by jury.
De. Const. art. II, § 7 — Article II / Section 7
DE Const., Article II, Section 7
Status: in_force

The Senate at the first annual session of every new General Assembly shall choose one of its members president pro tempore, who shall preside in the absence of the Lieutenant-Governor, or in case the latter shall become Governor or while he or she continues in the exercise of the office of Governor by reason of disability of the Governor. The Senate shall also ​ choose its other officers and in the absence of the Lieutenant-Governor and its president pro tempore may, from time to time, as occasion may require, appoint one of its members to preside. The House of Representatives at such first annual session shall choose one of its members speaker and also choose its other officers, and in the absence of the speaker may from time to time, as occasion may require, appoint one of its members to preside. 51 Del. Laws, c. 105 and 52 Del. Laws, c. 21; 53 Del. Laws, c. 379 and 54 Del. Laws, c. 12; 71 Del. Laws, c. 379 and 72 Del. Laws, c. 136; § 8 Each House as judge of elections and qualifications of its members; quorum; adjournments; compelling attendance.
De. Const. art. IX, § 1 — Article IX / Section 1
DE Const., Article IX, Section 1
Status: in_force

No corporation shall hereafter be created, amended, renewed or revived by special act, but only by or under general law, nor shall any existing corporate charter be amended, renewed or revived by special act, but only by or under general law; but the foregoing provisions shall not apply to municipal corporations, banks or corporations for charitable, penal, reformatory, or educational purposes, sustained in whole or in part by the State. The General Assembly shall, by general law, provide for the revocation or forfeiture of the charters of all corporations for the abuse, misuse, or non-user of their corporate powers, privileges or franchises. Any proceeding for such revocation or forfeiture, shall be taken by the Attorney-General, as may be provided by law. No general incorporation law, nor any special act of incorporation, shall be enacted without the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members elected to each House of the General Assembly. § 2. Acceptance of Constitution by existing corporations as prerequisite for amendment or renewal of charter.
De. Const. art. XI, § 6 — Article XI / Section 6
DE Const., Article XI, Section 6
Status: in_force

The General Assembly shall provide by law for the compensation of the members of said board. § 7. Duration of Board.
De. Const. art. I, § 19 — Article I / Section 19
DE Const., Article I, Section 19
Status: in_force

No hereditary distinction shall be granted, nor any office created or exercised, the appointment to which shall be for a longer term than during good behaviour; and no person ​ holding any office under this State shall accept of any office or title of any kind whatever from any king, prince, or foreign State. § 20. Right to keep and bear arms.
De. Const. art. XV, § 3 — Article XV / Section 3
DE Const., Article XV, Section 3
Status: in_force

No costs shall be paid by a person accused, on a bill returned ignoramus, nor on acquittal. § 4. Extension of term of public officer; diminution of salary or emoluments.
De. Const. art. III, § 21 — Article III / Section 21
DE Const., Article III, Section 21
Status: in_force

The terms of the Office of the Attorney General, the Insurance Commissioner, the Auditor of Accounts and the State Treasurer shall be 4 years. These officers shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the State at general elections, and be commissioned by the Governor. 61 Del. Laws, c. 529 and 62 Del. Laws, c. 273; § 22. Election and term of office of certain county officers; commission.
De. Const. art. II, § 16 — Article II / Section 16
DE Const., Article II, Section 16
Status: in_force

No bill or joint resolution, except bills appropriating money for public purposes, shall embrace more than one subject, which shall be expressed in its title. § 17. Lotteries and other gambling.
De. Const. art. II, § 17B — Article II / Section 17B
DE Const., Article II, Section 17B
Status: in_force

Lotteries not under State control shall be lawful when sponsored and conducted by volunteer fire companies, veterans organizations, religious or charitable organizations, or by fraternal societies provided that said company, organization or society has been in existence a minimum of 2 years and provided the net receipts or profits arising from the conducting or operating of such lotteries by the aforementioned companies, organizations or societies are used solely for the promotion or achievement of the purposes of such companies, organizations or ​ societies, and provided further that the aforementioned companies, organizations or societies are operated in a manner so as to come within § 170 of the United States Revenue Code and regulations promulgated thereunder by the United States Secretary of the Treasury. 1. The General Assembly shall provide by law for the submission to the vote of the qualified electors of the several districts of the State, or any of them, mentioned in paragraph 2 of this section at the general election held in 1984, the question whether the playing of lotteries not under State control shall be licensed or prohibited within the limits thereof, and in every district in which there is a majority against license, no organization, mentioned in this section, shall thereafter sponsor or permit lotteries not under State control, within said district, until at a subsequent submission of such question a majority of votes shall be cast in said district for license. Whenever a majority of all the members elected to each House of the General Assembly by the qualified electors in any district named in paragraph 2 of this section shall request the submission of the question of license or no license to a vote of the qualified electors in said district, the General Assembly shall provide for the submission of such question to the qualified electors in such district at the next general election thereafter. 2. Under this article, Sussex County shall comprise 1 district, Kent County shall comprise 1 district, the City of Wilmington, as its corporate limits now are or may hereafter be extended, 1 district, and the remaining part of New Castle County, 1 district. 3. The General Assembly shall enact comprehensive legislation providing for licensing for all organizations conducting and regulating the conduct of lotteries under this section and may provide such penalties as may be necessary to enforce such legislation. 63 Del. Laws, c. 22 and 64 Del. Laws, c. 54; § 18. Divorce or alimony.
De. Const. art. III, § 9 — Article III / Section 9
DE Const., Article III, Section 9
Status: in_force

He or she shall have power, unless herein otherwise provided, to appoint, by and with the consent of a majority of all the members elected to the Senate, such officers as he or she is or may be authorized by this Constitution or by law to appoint. He or she shall have power to fill all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, in offices to which he or she may appoint, except in the offices of Chancellor, Chief Justice and Judges, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the end of the next session of the Senate. He or she shall have power to fill all vacancies that may happen in elective offices, except in the offices of Lieutenant-Governor and members of the General Assembly, by granting Commissions which shall expire when their successors shall be duly qualified. In case of vacancy in an elective office, except as aforesaid, a person shall be chosen to said office for the full term at the next general election, unless the vacancy shall happen within two months next before such election, in which case the election for said office shall be held at the second succeeding general election. Unless herein otherwise provided, confirmation by the Senate of officers appointed by the Governor shall be required only where the salary, fees and emoluments of office shall exceed the sum of fifteen hundred dollars annually. 71 Del. Laws, c. 379 and 72 Del. Laws, c. 136; 75 Del. Laws, c. 137 and 76 Del. Laws, c. 11; 77 Del. Laws, c. 415 and 78 Del. Laws, c. 182; § 10. Secretary of State; appointment, term, duties and compensation.
De. Const. art. II, § 23 — Article II / Section 23
DE Const., Article II, Section 23
Status: in_force

Every statute shall be a public law unless otherwise declared in the statute itself. § 24. Settlement of accounts of State Treasurer; ineligibility for legislative office until settlement. [Repealed.] 51 Del. Laws, c. 105 and 52 Del. Laws, c. 21; 71 Del. Laws, c. 379 and 72 Del. Laws, c. 136; 83 Del. Laws, c. 351 and 84 Del. Laws, c. 18; § 25. Laws permitting zoning ordinances and use of land.
De. Const. art. I, § 8 — Article I / Section 8
DE Const., Article I, Section 8
Status: in_force

No person shall for any indictable offense be proceeded against criminally by information, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger; and no person shall be for the same offense twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall any person’s property be taken or applied to public use without the consent of his or her representatives, and without compensation being made. 71 Del. Laws, c. 379 and 72 Del. Laws, c. 136; § 9. Courts shall be open; remedy for injury; suits against State.
De. Const. art. XIV, § 0 — Article XIV / Section 0
DE Const., Article XIV
Status: in_force

§ 1. Form of oath for members of General Assembly and public officers. Members of the General Assembly and all public officers executive and judicial, except such inferior officers as shall be by law exempted, shall, before they enter upon the duties of their respective offices, take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: “I, (name) , do proudly swear (or affirm) to carry out the responsibilities of the office of (name of office) to the best of my ability, freely acknowledging that the powers of this office flow from the people I am privileged to represent. I further swear (or affirm) always to place the public interests above any special or personal interests, and to respect the right of future generations to share the rich historic and natural heritage of Delaware. In doing so I will always uphold and defend the Constitutions of my Country and my State, so help me God.” No other oath, declaration or test shall be required as a qualification for any office of public trust. 65 Del. Laws, c. 309 and 66 Del. Laws, c. 194;
De. Const. art. XIII, § 1 — Article XIII / Section 1
DE Const., Article XIII, Section 1
Status: in_force

The General Assembly may from time to time provide by law for the submission to the vote of the qualified electors of the several districts of the State, or any of them, mentioned in Section 2 of this Article, the question whether the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors shall be licensed or prohibited within the limits thereof; and in every district in which there is a majority against license, no person, firm or corporation shall thereafter manufacture or sell spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, except for medicinal or sacramental purposes, within said district, until at a subsequent submission of such question a majority of votes shall be cast in said district for license. Whenever a majority of all the members elected to each House of the General Assembly by the qualified electors in any district named in Section 2 of this Article shall request the submission of the question of license or no license to a vote of the qualified electors in said district, the General Assembly shall provide for the submission of such question to the qualified electors in such district at the next general election thereafter. § 2. Designation of districts for purposes of article.
De. Const. art. II, § 3 — Article II / Section 3
DE Const., Article II, Section 3
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained the age of twenty-seven years and have been a citizen and inhabitant of the State three years next preceding the day of his or her election and the last year of that term an inhabitant of the Senatorial District in which he or she shall be chosen, unless he or she shall have been absent on the public business of the United States or of this State. No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained the age of twenty-four years, and have been a citizen and inhabitant of the State three years next preceding the day of his or her election, and the last year of that term an inhabitant of the Representative District in which he or she shall be chosen, unless he or she shall have been absent on the public business of the United States or of this State. (b) A Senator shall continuously reside in the Senatorial District in which the Senator was chosen during the Senator’s term of office. A Representative shall continuously reside in the Representative District in which the Representative was chosen during the Representative’s term of office. A Senator or Representative who does not continuously reside in the District in which the Senator or Representative was chosen is deemed to have resigned the office. (b) The terms of Senators and Representatives begin on the day next after their election. ​ (c) If, as a result of legislative redistricting, a sitting Senator or Representative is required to change the Senator’s or Representative’s residence in order to maintain residency in the district in which the Senator or Representative represent, subsection (b) of this section does not apply. (d) If, by reason of an event that can be neither anticipated nor controlled, a Senator or Representative is unable to continue to maintain residency in their district, subsection (b) does not apply. 71 Del. Laws, c. 379 and 72 Del. Laws, c. 136 ; 83 Del. Laws, c. 362 and 84 Del. Laws, c. 8 ; 83 Del. Laws, c. 351 and 84 Del. Laws, c. 18; § 4. Time and frequency of sessions.
De. Const. art. XI, § 5 — Article XI / Section 5
DE Const., Article XI, Section 5
Status: in_force

The said Commissioners may devise such plans for securing immigration to this State of industrious and useful settlers as they may deem expedient, and such plans may be executed as prescribed by the General Assembly. § 6. Compensation of Board members.
De. Const. art. II, § 15 — Article II / Section 15
DE Const., Article II, Section 15
Status: in_force

The President of the Senate and members of the General Assembly shall receive an annual salary and an annual expense allowance for transportation and such other necessary and proper purposes as the General Assembly shall by law provide. Funds appropriated hereunder shall be paid out of the Treasury of the State. 29 Del. Laws, c. 1 and 30 Del. Laws, c. 15; 46 Del. Laws, c. 322 and 47 Del. Laws, c. 13; 51 Del. Laws, c. 270 and 52 Del. Laws, c. 1; 54 Del. Laws, c. 371 and 55 Del. Laws, c. 1; [ https://legis.delaware.gov/SessionLaws?volume=55&chapter=467 55 Del. Laws, c. 467] and 56 Del. Laws, c. 19; 59 Del. Laws, c. 447 and 60 Del. Laws, c. 52; § 16. Restriction of bills and resolutions to one subject; expression in title; exception.
De. Const. art. II, § 17A — Article II / Section 17A
DE Const., Article II, Section 17A
Status: in_force

The game of Bingo shall be lawful when sponsored and conducted by Volunteer Fire Companies, Veterans’ Organizations, Religious or Charitable Organizations, or by Fraternal Societies provided the net receipts or profits arising from the conducting or operating of such Bingo games by the aforementioned Companies, Organizations, or Societies are used solely for the promotion or achievement of the purposes of such Companies, Organizations, or Societies, and provided further that the aforementioned Companies, Organizations or Societies are operated in a manner so as to come within the provisions of Section 170 of the U. S. Revenue Code and Regulations promulgated thereunder by the U. S. Secretary of the Treasury. 1. The General Assembly shall provide by law for the submission to the vote of the qualified electors of the several districts of the State, or any of them, mentioned in subparagraph 2 of Section 17A of this article at the General Election held in 1958, the question whether the playing of the game of “Bingo” shall be licensed or prohibited within the limits thereof; and in every district in which there is a majority against license, no organization, mentioned in Section 17A, shall thereafter sponsor or permit the playing of “Bingo”, within said district, until at a subsequent submission of such question a majority of votes shall be cast in said district for license. Whenever a majority of all the members elected to each House of the General Assembly by the qualified electors in any district named in subparagraph 2 of Section 17A of this Article shall request the submission of the question of license or no license to a vote of the qualified electors in said district, the General Assembly shall provide for the submission of such question to the qualified electors in such district at the next general election thereafter. 2. Under the provisions of this Article, Sussex County shall comprise one district, Kent County shall comprise one district, the City of Wilmington, as its corporate limits now are or may hereafter be extended, one district, and the remaining part of New Castle County, one district. 3. The General Assembly shall provide necessary laws to carry out and enforce the provisions of this Article, enact laws governing the game of “Bingo” under the limitations of this Article, and may provide such penalties as may be necessary to enforce same. 50 Del. Laws, c. 612 and 51 Del. Laws, c. 61; § 17B. Lotteries not under State control; organizations authorized to conduct; submission to referendum; districts; regulation; penalties.
De. Const. art. IV, § 25 — Article IV / Section 25
DE Const., Article IV, Section 25
Status: in_force

The Court of Chancery shall appoint a Chief Register in Chancery to hold office at the pleasure of that Court. The Chief Register in Chancery shall be the Clerk of the Court of Chancery and shall appoint, with the concurrence of the Court, a Register in Chancery in each county who shall also serve at the pleasure of Court. The Chief Register in Chancery may also appoint other deputies, issue process, and enter judgment and do such other things as are according to law and the practice of the court. 72 Del. Laws, c. 357 and 73 Del. Laws, c. 98; § 26. Prothonotary as Clerk of Superior Court; powers and duties; entry of testatum fieri facias. ​
De. Const. art. V, § 1 — Article V / Section 1
DE Const., Article V, Section 1
Status: in_force

The general election shall be held biennially on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of November, and shall be by ballot; but the General Assembly may by law prescribe the means, methods and instruments of voting so as best to secure secrecy and the independence of the voter, preserve the freedom and purity of elections and prevent fraud, corruption and intimidation thereat. § 2. Qualifications for voting; members of the Armed Services of the United States stationed within State; persons disqualified; forfeiture of right.