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 68 S T A T. ]

PUBLIC LAW 517-JULY 22, 1954

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dent for cause. The salary of the judge of the district court shall be at the rate prescribed for judges of the United States district courts. Whenever it is made to appear that such an assignment is necessary for the proper dispatch of the business of the District Court the Chief Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit of the United States may assign a circuit or district judge of the Third Circuit, or the Chief Justice of the United States may assign any other United States circuit or district judge with the consent of the judge so assigned and of the chief judge of his circuit, to serve temporarily as a judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands. The compensation of the judge of the district court and the administrative expenses of the court shall be paid from appropriations made for the judiciary of the United States. The Attorney General shall, as heretofore, appoint a marshal and one deputy marshal for the Virgin Islands to whose office the provisions of chapter 33 of title 28, United States Code, shall apply. 62 Stat. 910. SEC. 25. The Virgin Islands consists of two judicial divisions; the s i oJnus d i c i a l divi. Division of Saint Croix, comprising the island of Saint Croix and adjacent islands and cays and the Division of Saint Thomas and Saint John, comprising the islands of Saint Thomas and Saint John and adjacent islands and cays. The district court shall hold sessions in each division at such time as the court may designate by rule or order, at least once in three months in each division. The rules of practice and procedure heretofore or hereafter promulgated and made effective by the Supreme Court of the United States pursuant to section 2072 of title 28, United States Code, in civil cases, section 2073 of title 28, United States Code, in admiralty cases, and section 30 of the Bank- 62 Stat. 9 6 1. ruptcy Act in bankruptcy cases, shall apply to the District Court of 30 StaU 5554. 11 USC 3. the Virgin Islands and to appeals therefrom. All offenses shall continue to be prosecuted in the District Court by information as heretofore except such as may be required by local law to be prosecuted by indictment by grand jury. SEC. 26. In any criminal case originating in the district court, no Trial by jury. person shall be denied the right to trial by jury on the demand of either party. If no jury is demanded the case shall be tried by the judge of the district court without a jury, except that the judge may, on his own motion, order a jury for the trial of any criminal action. The legislature may provide for trial in misdemeanor cases by a jury of six qualified persons. SEC. 27. The President shall, by and with the advice and consent of "• ^'o^/n^t^^^jt the Senate, appoint a United States attorney for the Virgin Islands, termfetc." " * " ' who shall hold office for the tf rm of four years and until his successor is chosen and qualified, unless sooner removed by the President for cause. The United States attorney, by himself or the assistant United States attorney, shall conduct all legal proceedings, civil and criminal, to which the Government of the United States or the government of the Virgin Islands is a party in the District Court of the Virgin Islands and in the inferior courts of the Virgin Islands. Offenses against the laws of the Virgin Islands shall be prosecuted in the name of the government of the Virgin Islands. The United States attorney shall perform his duties under the supervision and direction of the Attorney General of the United States. The Attorney General may appoint one A s s i s t a n t, e t c. assistant United States attorney. The Attorney General may authorize the employment of necessary clerical assistants. The compensa- Salaries. tion of the district attorney and his assistant and employees shall be fixed by the Attorney General and their salaries and the other necessary expenses of the office shall be paid from appropriations made to the Department of Justice. I n the case of a vacancy in the office of the Vacancy^ district attorney, the District Court of the Virgin Islands may appoint a district attornev to serve until the vacancy is filled. The order of appointment by the court shall be filed with the clerk of the court.

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