Delaware Constitution

Article I, § 15 — Corruption of blood; forfeiture; descent of suicide's estate

Delaware Const. art. I, § 15

Delaware Const. art. I, § 15 (Corruption of blood; forfeiture; descent of suicide's estate) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

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Del. Const. art. I, § 15.

Full Text

No attainder shall work corruption of blood, nor except during the life of the offender forfeiture of estate. The estates of those who destroy their own lives shall descend or vest as in case of natural death, and if any person be killed by accident no forfeiture shall thereby be incurred.

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History

84 Del. Laws, c. 281; 85 Del. Laws, c. 5