Delaware Constitution

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

Delaware Const. art. I, § 17

Delaware Const. art. I, § 17 (Standing army; necessity for legislative consent; subordination of military) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

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Full Text

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