Any person may give, grant, devise or bequeath to the State any property, real, personal or mixed, for the use of the Department or of any institution or agency operated by the Department, and the Department may receive, collect, take and hold, for the use and benefit of the named Department, institution or agency, any and all property so given, granted, devised or bequeathed, and shall manage and use the same for the benefit of the named Department or such institution or agency in accordance with such grants, devises or bequests and with the laws creating and governing the Department and its institutions and agencies. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as authorizing or empowering the Department to hold in its name any real estate for the use of the Department or any institution or agency thereof. The legal title to such real estate should be in the name of the State.

16 Del. C. 1953, § ?5106; 54 Del. Laws, c. 279, § ?2;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 5104

  • Bequeath: To gift property by will.
  • Department: means the Department of Health and Social Services except that Department means the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families in the context of a treatment facility serving minors. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 5181
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302