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V.I. Code tit. 1, § 21 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Publication of Session Laws|§ 21. Preparation in slip form and volumes

 (a) [Deleted.] (b) Before the final printing and publication of any slip laws, session laws volumes pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the publishers are authorized to correct any errors in the official text that are strictly typographical or errors in format, such as the correction of misspelled words, the selection of the proper type where type of improper size or font has been used, the rearrangement of lines or paragraphs which may have been improperly placed, the correction of references to other provisions of law, and the correction or insertion, if necessary, of chapter and section analyses and catchlines. Any such correction shall become effective, as a matter of law, if the publishers have notified every member of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands and the Governor of the Virgin Islands and no objection to such correction is made by any such member or by the Governor within thirty (30) days following the mailing date of notification.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 22 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Publication of Session Laws|§ 22. Quantities, distribution, and prices

 (a) The slip laws and volumes provided for in this chapter shall, within the limits of appropriations therefor, be printed and published in such quantities as the Office of the Code Revisor determines. (b) The Governor of the Virgin Islands shall prescribe the manner in which the slip laws and volumes provided for in this chapter shall be distributed free of charge to the Legislature, Executive, and Judicial Branches of the Government, and the Office of the Code Revisor shall fix the prices at which they may be sold to the general public. The proceeds from such sales shall be remitted to the Commissioner of Finance and covered by him into the General Fund of the Treasury.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 23 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Publication of Session Laws|§ 23. Certificate of the Lieutenant Governor

 The laws contained in each volume provided for in this chapter shall, upon certification by the Lieutenant Governor as to their being correct transcripts of the texts of the originals of such Acts, be accepted as legal evidence thereof in all courts of the Virgin Islands and by all officials and branches of the Virgin Islands Government, and in all proceedings before any board, commission, body, or officer of this territory.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 24 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Publication of Session Laws|§ 24. Purchase of binders for slip laws

 (a) The Office of the Code Revisor is authorized to negotiate for and purchase, from time to time, loose-leaf binders in such form and quantities as it directs, to be used for the purpose of containing the slip laws provided for in sections 21 and 22 of this title. (b) The Governor of the Virgin Islands shall prescribe the manner in which the loose-leaf binders provided for in this section shall be distributed free of charge to the Legislature and to the Executive and Judicial Branches of the Government, and the Office of the Code Revisor shall fix the prices at which they may be sold to the general public. The proceeds from such sales shall be remitted to the Commissioner of Finance and covered by him into the General Fund of the Treasury.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 25 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Publication of Session Laws|§ 25. Authorization for appropriations

 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 42 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 3 - Rules of Construction|§ 42. Words and phrases

 Words and phrases shall be read with their context and shall be construed according to the common and approved usage of the English language. Technical words and phrases, and such others as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in the law, shall be construed and understood according to their peculiar and appropriate meaning.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 43 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 3 - Rules of Construction|§ 43. Words giving joint authority

 Words giving a joint authority to three or more public officers, or other persons, shall be construed as giving the authority to a majority of them, unless it be otherwise expressed in the provisions of law giving the authority.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 44 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 3 - Rules of Construction|§ 44. Classification and arrangement of titles, etc.

 The classification and organization of the titles, parts, chapters, subchapters, and sections of this Code, and the headings thereto, are made for the purpose of convenient reference and orderly arrangement, and no implication, inference, or presumption of a legislative construction shall be drawn therefrom.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 45 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 3 - Rules of Construction|§ 45. Analyses of titles, parts, chapters, etc.; section headings; notes

 (a) The following matter does not constitute part of the law — (1) the various analyses set out in this Code, constituting enumerations or lists of the titles, parts, chapters, subchapters and sections of this Code; (2) the descriptive headings or catchlines, other than the section numbers contained therein, immediately preceding the texts of the individual sections of this Code; and (3) any descriptive headings or catchlines immediately preceding the texts of any subsections or paragraphs of sections of this Code. (b) Revision notes and other notes set out in this Code are included for the purpose of convenient reference, and do not constitute part of the law.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 46 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 3 - Rules of Construction|§ 46. Amendments of Acts and Code provisions

 (a) Any Act that amends another Act or provision of this Code which previously had been amended by any other Act, shall be construed as amending, also, the amendatory provisions of the other Act, though it make no reference thereto. (b) Any Act that amends the provisions of any other Act, which constituted, themselves, an amendment to a prior Act or provision of this Code, shall be construed as an additional amendment to the prior Act or provision of this Code, though it make no reference thereto.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 47 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 3 - Rules of Construction|§ 47. Repeal of amended Acts and Code provisions

 The repeal of any Act or part thereof, or provision of this Code, includes all amendments to that Act, part, or provision, though the repealing Act makes no reference to the amendments.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 48 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 3 - Rules of Construction|§ 48. Repeal of amending Acts

 The repeal of any provision of an Act, which amends a provision of a prior Act or of this Code, leaves the prior provision in force unless the amendatory provision is a substantial reenactment of the prior provision.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 49 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 3 - Rules of Construction|§ 49. Repeal of repealing Acts

 The repeal of the provision of any Act, which repeals a prior Act, or part of a prior Act, or provision of this Code, does not revive the prior Act, part, or provision, unless it is expressly so provided.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 50 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 3 - Rules of Construction|§ 50. Repeal or expiration of statutes as affecting rights and liabilities

 (a) The repeal of any Act, part of any Act, or provision of this Code does not release or extinguish any right acquired, or penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred, under the Act, part, or provision, and existing at the time of the repeal, unless the repealing Act expressly so provides, and the Act, part, or provision shall be treated as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any proper action or proceeding for the enforcement of the right, penalty, forfeiture, or liability. (b) The expiration of a temporary Act, part of an Act, or provision of this Code does not release or extinguish any right acquired, or penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred, under that Act, part, or provision, and existing at the time of such expiration, unless the Act, part, or provision expressly so provides, and the Act, part, or provision shall be treated as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any proper action or proceeding for the enforcement of the right, penalty, forfeiture, or liability.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 51 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 3 - Rules of Construction|§ 51. Severability of code and of statutory provisions

 Except as otherwise specifically provided, if any provision of this Code, of any amendment hereto, or of any Act or statute of the Virgin Islands, or the application of any such provision to any person, thing, or circumstance, is determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such determination of invalidity shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the other provisions, or the application of the other provisions, of this Code, of any amendments hereto, or of any Act or statute of the Virgin Islands which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to effect this purpose the provisions of this Code, of any amendments hereto, or of any Act or statute of the Virgin Islands are severable.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 52 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 3 - Rules of Construction|§ 52. Effective date of acts

 Unless otherwise specifically provided therein, the effective date of bills enacted by the Legislature shall be the date of approval of same by the Governor, or the date such bill becomes law without his approval as provided in section 9, subsection (d) of the Revised Organic Act of 1954.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 81 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 5 - Territorial Limits of Towns, Quarters, and Census Subdistricts|§ 81. Territorial limits of the town of Charlotte Amalie; quarters

 (a) The territorial limits of the town of Charlotte Amalie, Island of St. Thomas, are as follows: Starting at a point on the shore line at Crown Bay (see Harbor Chart U.S.C. & G.S. No. 933) due south of the Point on the main road from town to Nisky where the concrete culvert carrying the runoff water from John Dunkoe crosses this road, the line runs: due North for a distance of 2700 feet, thence turns east and runs in a straight line to the center of the first “hairpin” bend from town on the Solberg Road, thence in a straight line to first “hairpin” bend from town on the Louisenhoj Road, thence due East until it meets the eastern boundary line of Hospital Ground, thence in a southerly direction along this boundary line until the southeast boundary corner of Hospital Ground is reached, thence in a straight line to the point on the northern side of the road where the western boundary of Estate Thomas (Sugar Estate) crosses the Sugar Estate Road, thence in a Southeasterly direction along the northern side of said Sugar Estate Road to the intersection of the Sugar Estate Road and the Raphune Road, thence in a southwesterly direction along the eastern side of said Sugar Estate Road (Marionette Road) to the intersection of said road and the southern end of Long Bay Road (near corner of West Indian Company's Power Plant), thence in a Southwesterly direction along the entrance road to the West Indian Company's Dock to a point at the Northeasterly end of the Steel Sheet Pile Bulkhead, thence along the shoreline to the point of beginning. (b) All that part of the town of Charlotte Amalie lying east of the center line of Kommandent's Gut constitutes the King's quarter. (c) All that part of the town of Charlotte Amalie lying between the center line of Kommandent's Gut and the center line of Lange's Gut constitutes the Queen's quarter. (d) All that part of the town of Charlotte Amalie lying west of the center line of Lange's Gut constitutes the Crown Prince's quarter.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 82 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 5 - Territorial Limits of Towns, Quarters, and Census Subdistricts|§ 82. Territorial limits of the town of Christiansted

 The territorial limits of the town of Christiansted, Island of St. Croix, as shown on Public Works Department Map, designated as the Map of Christiansted Town, dated May 19, 1952, are as follows: Beginning at the North Eastern corner of No. 2 Garden Street, the Line runs: South along the West boundary of Mount Welcome to the South East corner of Old Hospital Grounds; thence West along the South boundary of Old Hospital Ground, to South West corner of Old Hospital Ground; thence in a Northerly direction along the West boundary of Old Hospital Ground to the South East corner of No. 14 Little Hospital Street; thence in a Westerly direction along the old town limits situated on the North boundary of Recovery Hill and Peter's Farm to the North West Corner of Peter's Farm and the South West corner of the Public Cemetery; thence along the North boundary of St. Catherines and Contentment, and the South boundary of Friedensthal to the South East corner of Parcel No. 1 Matr. No. 1-ab of Contentment; thence along the South boundary of Parcel No. 1 of Contentment to the center line of Public Road; thence in a Northerly direction along the Center Line Road to the intersection of said Road, Sobotkers Lane and the North side Road; thence Westerly along the North side Road to the existing hard surfaced road leading to Central Factory and Richmond Jail (at the Liquor Cistern); thence Northeasterly along the road leading to Central Factory at Richmond Jail; thence Southeasterly along the South Wall of Richmond Jail to the South East corner of the Jail; thence in a Northerly direction along the road designating the West boundary of the Holger Dansk Play Ground to the Water front, thence in an Easterly direction along the water front (mean low water) to the North East corner of No. 2 Garden Street, the point of beginning. These limits are shown on Map of Christiansted Town and suburbs, dated May 19, 1952.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 83 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 5 - Territorial Limits of Towns, Quarters, and Census Subdistricts|§ 83. Territorial limits of the town of Frederiksted

 The territorial limits of the town of Frederiksted, Island of St. Croix, as more clearly defined on the map of Frederiksted as compiled from the protocol of Frederiksted town, dated 1887, are as follows: Beginning at the South-West corner of Frederiksted where Fisher Street adjoins the sea, the line runs: approximately East along the South side of Fisher Street to the South-West corner of Plot No. 40E of La Grange where New Street intersects Fisher Street; thence along the East side of New Street to the intersection of Queen Cross Street; thence East along the so-called “Wheel of Fortune” Public road to the South-East corner of No. 2B King Cross Street; thence along the West Line of Estate La Grange (Plot No. 69 of La Grange) to the common corner of No. 41B New Street, No. 40C of La Grange land and No. 4B of Lagoon Street, where the East Side of New Street intersects the North side of Custom House Street; thence North along the East boundary of No. 4B & 4A Lagoon Street to the North-East corner of No. 4A Lagoon Street; thence West along the common boundary of No. 4A Lagoon Street and Estate La Grange to a point where this line intersects the East side of Prince Street; thence along the East side of Prince Street to the watercourse called “Harden Gut”; thence along this watercourse, which is the East boundary of No. 2 Lagoon Street, to the Harden Gut bridge; thence along the South boundary of Plot No. 40 GC of La Grange to the sea; thence South along the shoreline to the point of beginning, at South side of Fisher Street.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 84 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 5 - Territorial Limits of Towns, Quarters, and Census Subdistricts|§ 84. Quarters of St. Croix

 That portion of the island of St. Croix outside the limits of the towns of Christiansted and Frederiksted is divided into the Company's, East End A, East End B, King's, North Side A, North Side B, Prince's, Queen's and West End quarters, with limits as now established.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 85 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 5 - Territorial Limits of Towns, Quarters, and Census Subdistricts|§ 85. Quarters of St. Thomas

 That portion of the island of St. Thomas outside the limits of the town of Charlotte Amalie is divided into the East End, Frenchman's Bay, Great Northside, Little Northside, New, Red Hook, Southside, and West End quarters, with limits as now established.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 86 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 5 - Territorial Limits of Towns, Quarters, and Census Subdistricts|§ 86. Quarters of St. John

 The island of St. John is divided into the Coral Bay, Cruz Bay, East End, Maho Bay and Reef Bay quarters, with limits as now established.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 88 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 5 - Territorial Limits of Towns, Quarters, and Census Subdistricts|§ 88. Census Subdistricts of St. John

 The Island of St. John is divided into the Cruz Bay, Central, Coral Bay and East End Census Subdistricts with limits as follows: (a) The limits of the Cruz Bay Census Subdistrict are as follows: Beginning at a point along the Fish Bay shoreline where the National Park boundary meets the water, the line runs inland along the National Park boundary to the Cruz Bay shoreline; thence southerly along the shoreline to the point of beginning. (b) The limits of the Central Census Subdistrict are as follows: Beginning at a point along the Fish Bay shoreline where the National Park boundary meets the water, the line runs: inland along the National along the shoreline to the National Park boundary at Menneback Bay; thence southerly along the National Park boundary to the Elk Bay shoreline; thence westerly along the shoreline to the National Park boundary at Coral Harbor; thence inland along the National Park boundary to the Drunk Bay shoreline; thence westerly along the shoreline to the point of beginning. (c) The limits of the Coral Bay Census Subdistrict are as follows: Beginning at a point along the Drunk Bay shoreline where the National Park boundary meets the water, the line runs inland along the National Park boundary to the Coral Harbor shoreline; thence southerly along the shoreline to the point of beginning. (d) The limits of the East End Census Subdistrict are as follows: Beginning at a point along the Menneback Bay shoreline where the National Park boundary meets the water, the line runs southerly along the National Park boundary to the Elk Bay shoreline; thence easterly along the shoreline to the point of beginning.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 90 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 5 - Territorial Limits of Towns, Quarters, and Census Subdistricts|§ 90. Placement of islets, rocks and cays in Census Subdistricts

 (a) Savana, Cockroach, and Saba Islands, Salt, Dutchcap, and West Cays, Cricket and Dry Rocks, and adjacent islets and cays shall be a part of the West End Census Subdistrict of St. Thomas. (b) Inner Brass, Outer Brass, Hans Lollick, and Little Hans Lollick, and adjacent islets and cays shall be a part of the Northside Census Subdistrict of St. Thomas. (c) Great St. James, Little St. James, Thatch Cay, and Dog Island, and adjacent islets and cays shall be a part of the East End Census Subdistrict of St. Thomas. (d) Buck Island (St. Thomas) and Capella Island and adjacent islets and cays shall be a part of the Southside Census Subdistrict of St. Thomas. (e) Grass, Mingo, Congo and Lovango Cays, the Durloe Cays, and Whistling Cay and adjacent islets and cays shall be a part of the Central Census Subdistrict of St. John. (f) Leduck Island and adjacent islets and cays shall be a part of the Coral Bay Census Subdistrict of St. John. (g) Flanagan Island and adjacent islets and cays shall be a part of the East End Census Subdistrict of St. John. (h) Buck Island (St. Croix) and adjacent islets and cays shall be a part of the East End Census Subdistrict of St. Croix. (i) Any other islet, rock or cay not heretofore specifically referred to in sections 87 through 90 of this chapter shall be a part of that Census Subdistrict which is geographically nearest to it.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 91 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 5 - Territorial Limits of Towns, Quarters, and Census Subdistricts|§ 91. Geographical Information System

 (a) As used in this section Geographical Information System or “GIS” means an entire formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, process, digital data base or system that electronically records, stores, reproduces and manipulates by computer, geographic information system data. (b) The Lieutenant Governor, in consultation with the Commissioner of the Department Public Works for purposes of coordination with the Commissioner's responsibilities under 20 V.I.C., § 1(e) shall develop, update and maintain a street and address directory that consists of a computerized geographic information system that includes an electronic file listing street names and addresses, road and thoroughfare addresses, geographic sectors and reference points, including base data regarding residences, businesses, bridges, utilities, easements, servitudes, rights-of-way, topography, subdivisions and other necessary information for incorporation into mobile Global Positioning Systems for assisting emergency service providers in locating addresses and geographic areas throughout the Territory. The creation of the street and address directory must be supported by the development of street names, and the implementation of a logical and standardized street addressing system that permits numbering that is sequential for mapping purposes. (c) The Lieutenant Governor shall determine the method of creation, maintenance, use and distribution of the geographical information system and may enter into licensing agreements for the use of data from the Geographical Information System. The Lieutenant Government shall promulgate regulations for the use of geographical data collected and maintained throughout the Territory. (d) The Lieutenant Governor shall submit to the Legislature at commencement of each regular legislative session any recommendations for the naming of streets and other geographic areas.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 101 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 7 - Flag, Flower, and Medals|§ 101. Flag

 The following design constitutes the Flag of the Virgin Islands of the United States: Upon a field argent (white) between the block letters V and I azure (blue) an American Eagle (yellow) displayed and bearing upon his breast the shield of the United States of America and having in his dexter talon a sprig of laurel vert (green) and in his sinister talon a bundle of three arrows azure (blue). The blue of the letters V.I. and the three arrows shall be azure blue. The blue of the chief of the shield is the blue of the arms and flag of the United States of America.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 102 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 7 - Flag, Flower, and Medals|§ 102. Flower

 The Tecoma Stans (Yellow Elder or Yellow Cedar) constitutes the official Flower of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 1, § 102a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 7 - Flag, Flower, and Medals|§ 102a. Shell

 The Queen Conch Shell (Strombus Gigas) is the official sea shell of the Virgin Islands.