DE · constitutions
Del. Const. art. I, § 17
Standing army; necessity for legislative consent; subordination of military
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.
History
84 Del. Laws, c. 281 and 85 Del. Laws, c. 5
Provenance
- Source
- delcode.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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