| Date | 1776 |
|---|---|
| Law/Legislation | Law (not ratified) |
| Jurisdiction | DE |
| Title | Constitutional article to prohibit importation of slaves into Delaware (not ratified) |
| Description/Full Text | Article 26. NO Person hereafter imported into this State from Africa ought to be held in Slavery under any Pretence whatever, and no Negro, Indian or Mulatto Slave, ought to be brought into this State for Sale from any Part of the World. |
| Additional Information | Included in 1776 draft of Constitution; Article first introduced on March 24, 1775 (see above) |
| Source | Proceedings of the Assembly of the Lower Counties on the Delaware, 1770-1776, the Constitutional Convention of 1776, and of the House of Assembly of the Delaware State, 1776-1781;page 223 |
| Transcriber Notes | – |
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