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No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which that person shall have been elected, be appointed to any civil office under this State which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which shall have been increased during such time. No member of Congress, nor any person holding any office under this State, or the United States, except officers usually appointed by the courts of justice respectively, attorneys-at-law, and officers of the militia, holding no disqualifying office, shall during continuance in Congress or in office be a Senator or Representative; nor shall any person while concerned in any army or navy contract be a Senator or Representative.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Constitution of the State of Delaware, Art. II, § 14. Appointment to certain civil offices; holding dual office; having interest in army or navy contract - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/constitution-of-the-state-of-delaware/de-const-art-2-sect-14/
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