CHAPTER 12 — Virgin Islands [1954]
43 sections.
SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS 6 sections
- § 1541. — Organization and status
- § 1542. — Voting franchise; discrimination prohibited
- § 1543. — United States citizenship requirement for government officials
- § 1544. — Reports by Governor; jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior; exceptions
- § 1545. — Lease and sale of public property; conveyance of title in certain lands to the government of Virgin Islands
- § 1546. — Authorization of appropriations
SUBCHAPTER II — BILL OF RIGHTS 1 sections
SUBCHAPTER III — LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 11 sections
- § 1571. — Legislature
- § 1572. — Legislators
- § 1573. — Time, frequency, and duration of regular sessions; special sessions; place of holding
- § 1574. — Legislative powers and activities
- § 1574–1. — Applicability of laws referred to in section 502(a)(1) of Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- § 1574a. — Revenue bonds or other obligations
- § 1574b. — Federal guarantee for issuance of revenue bonds or other obligations
- § 1574c. — Priority for payment of principal and interest of revenue bonds or other obligations
- § 1574d. — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, § 308(g), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710
- § 1575. — Legislative procedure
- § 1576. — General elections; time; transfer of Council functions, property, etc.
SUBCHAPTER IV — EXECUTIVE BRANCH 9 sections
- § 1591. — Governor and Lieutenant Governor; election; eligibility; official residence; powers and duties; report
- § 1592. — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 657
- § 1593. — Initiative and recall
- § 1594. — Repealed. Pub. L. 90–496, § 6, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 839
- § 1595. — Vacancy in office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor
- § 1596. — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 224(3), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1752
- § 1597. — Reorganization of government
- § 1598. — Omitted
- § 1599. — Transfer of functions from government comptroller for Virgin Islands to Inspector General, Department of the Interior
SUBCHAPTER V — JUDICIAL BRANCH 8 sections
- § 1611. — District Court of Virgin Islands; local courts; jurisdiction; practice and procedure
- § 1612. — Jurisdiction of District Court
- § 1613. — Relations between courts of United States and courts of Virgin Islands; review by United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit; reports to Congress; rules
- § 1613a. — Appellate jurisdiction of District Court; procedure; review by United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit; rules; appeals to appellate court
- § 1614. — Judges of District Court
- § 1615. — Judicial divisions
- § 1616. — Trial by jury
- § 1617. — United States attorney; appointment; duties
SUBCHAPTER VI — SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS 2 sections
SUBCHAPTER VII — FISCAL PROVISIONS 6 sections
- § 1641. — Method of payment of official salaries
- § 1642. — Use of certain proceeds for expenditure; income tax obligations of inhabitants
- § 1642a. — Availability of collected customs duties for expenditures as Legislature may provide
- § 1643. — Import provisions with respect to trade-marks
- § 1644. — Import duties on articles entering United States or possessions from Virgin Islands
- § 1645. — Remittance of duties, taxes, and fees to be collected in next fiscal year; authorization, prerequisites, amount, etc.