Delaware Constitution

Article I, § 17 — Standing army; necessity for legislative consent; subordination of military

Delaware Const. art. I, § 17

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No standing army shall be kept without the consent of the General Assembly, and the military shall, in all cases and at all times, be in strict subordination to the civil power.

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History

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

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