, 1954-08-17

Sec. 80 All reports required by law to be made by the
Governor to any official of the United States shall hereafter
he made to the Secretary Of the Interior, and the President
lis hereby authorized to place all matters pertaining to the
government Of the VirginIslands under the jurisdiction Of
the Secretary Of the Interior, except matters relating to the
judicial branch Of said government which on the date Of APP
proval of this Act are under the supervision of the Director
of the Administrative Office Of the United States Courts
Eand.the matters relating. to the United States Attorney and
the United States Marshal which on the date Of approval Of
Sec. 81. () The Secretary Of the Interior shall be auth
orized to lease or to sell upon such terms as he may deem
advantageous to the Covenant of the United States any
property Of the United States under his administrative SUI
pervision in the Virgin Islands not needed for public pur-
poses.
Q) The government Of the Virgin Islands shall continue
to have control over all public property that is under its con
troll on the date of approval of this Act.
Sec. 80 Section 6 of the Act of August 80, 1890 C6 Stat
414,416l, as amended I'll use, 1916 edition, sec. 1O0 is fur
Their amended by inserting the words "and the admission IN
to the Virgin Islands Immediately following the word
Texas, so that such section will read as follows:
sThe importation of cattle, sheep, and other runinants,
and swine, which are diseased or infected with any disease,
or which shall have been exposed to such infection within
sixty days next before their expectation, is prohibited: Pro
vided, That the Secretary Of Agriculture within his discre-
ton and under such regulations as he may prescribe, is auth
orized to permit the admission from Mexico into the State
Of Texas and the admission into the Virgin Islands of cattle
which have been invested with or exposed to ticks upon be
ing freed therefrom. Any person who shall knowingly violate
the foregoing provision. shall be deemed guilty Of a misde-
meanor and shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $4,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding three
years, and any vessel or vehicle used in such unlawful impor-
tation within the knowledge Of the master or owner Of. such
vessel or vehicle that such importation is diseased or has
been exposed to infection as herein described, shall be for
feted to the United States"
Sec. 80. Section of the Act Of February 2, 1908 go
Stat. 1927 as amended I'll use, 1916 edition, sec Ill, is
hereby further amended by striking out the period and add
ing at the end thereof the following: "Provided,that no such
regulations or measures shall pertain to the introduction of
live poultry into the Virgin Islands Of the United States"
Sec. "a This Act sshall take effect upon its approval,
but until its provisions shall severaly become operative as
herein provided, the corresponding legislative, executive, and
judicial functions Of the existing government shall continue
to be exercised as now provided by law or ordinance, and
and the incumbents of all ofhes under the government Of
tie Virgin Islands shall continue in office until their success