§ 1. Conservators of the peace.
The Chancellor, Judges, and Attorney General shall be conservators of the peace throughout the State; and the Sheriffs shall be conservators of the peace within the counties respectively in which they reside.
57 Del. Laws, c. 291 and 58 Del. Laws, c. 110; 84 Del. Laws, c. 281 and 85 Del. Laws, c. 5;No public officer shall receive any fees without giving to the person paying the same a receipt therefor, if required, therein specifying every item and charge.
84 Del. Laws, c. 281 and 85 Del. Laws, c. 5;§ 3. Costs on bill returned ignoramus or on acquittal.
No costs shall be paid by a person accused, on a bill returned ignoramus, nor on acquittal.
84 Del. Laws, c. 281 and 85 Del. Laws, c. 5;§ 4. Extension of term of public officer; diminution of salary or emoluments.
No law shall extend the term of any public officer or diminish the salary or emoluments after election or appointment. The term "salary or emoluments" as used in this Section refers to the actual salary or emoluments being provided an officer at any time during tenure in office and shall not be construed to mean increases in salary or emoluments scheduled by statute for a future date and not yet received by the officer.
61 Del. Laws, c. 530 and 62 Del. Laws, c. 82; 71 Del. Laws, c. 379 and 72 Del. Laws, c. 136; 84 Del. Laws, c. 281 and 85 Del. Laws, c. 5;§ 5. Officers to hold office until successors qualify.
All public officers shall hold their respective offices until their successors shall be duly qualified, except in cases herein otherwise provided.
84 Del. Laws, c. 281 and 85 Del. Laws, c. 5;§ 6. Behavior of officers; removal for misbehavior or infamous crime.
All public officers shall hold their offices on condition that they behave themselves well. The Governor shall remove from office any public officer convicted of misbehavior in office or of any infamous crime.
84 Del. Laws, c. 281 and 85 Del. Laws, c. 5;§ 7. Offenses excepted from prohibition against prosecuting by information and jury trial.
The matters within Section 28 of Article IV and Sections 7 and 8 of Article V are excepted from the provision of the Constitution that "No person shall for any indictable offense be proceeded against criminally by information," and also from the provisions of the Constitution concerning trial by jury.
83 Del. Laws, c. 351 and 84 Del. Laws, c. 18; 84 Del. Laws, c. 281 and 85 Del. Laws, c. 5;§ 8. Interest of member or officer of department in contracts for supplies or services of department prohibited.
No member or officer of any department of the government shall be in any way interested in any contract for the furnishing of stationery, printing, paper, and fuel used in the legislative and other departments of government; or for the printing, binding, and distributing of the laws, journals, official reports, and all other printing and binding, and the repairing and furnishing the halls and rooms used for the meetings of the General Assembly and its committees, when such contract is awarded to or by any such member, officer, or department.
62 Del. Laws, c. 313 and 63 Del. Laws, c. 210; 84 Del. Laws, c. 281 and 85 Del. Laws, c. 5;§ 9. Prefixing Constitution to codification of laws.
This Constitution shall be prefixed to every codification of the laws of this State.
84 Del. Laws, c. 281 and 85 Del. Laws, c. 5;§ 10. Disqualification to hold office by reason of sex.
No citizen of the State of Delaware shall be disqualified to hold and enjoy any office, or public trust, under the laws of this State, by reason of sex.
32 Del. Laws, c. 3 and 33 Del. Laws, c. 3; 84 Del. Laws, c. 281 and 85 Del. Laws, c. 5;