Constitution · Delaware

Del. Const. art. I, § 19

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Constitution of Delaware
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October 2026

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

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