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 95 STAT. 108

PUBLIC LAW 97-21—JULY 9, 1981 other rights retained by the people. The Senate shall provide by law for the implementation and enforcement of this Article. ARTICLE n. PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT

48 USC 1541 "°*^

1. The Government of the Virgin Islands shall be republican in form and shall consist of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. SECTION

ETHICAL STANDARDS

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2. Officers and employees of the Government shall be devoted to serving the public interest and shall observe and maintain the highest ethical standards. A code of ethics applicable to all public officers and employees shall be established by law. SECTION

CAPITAL

48 USC 1541 note.

3. The capital of the Virgin Islands shall be Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. SECTION

ANTHEM, FLAG, AND SYMBOLS

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4. An anthem, flag, seal, bird, flower, fish, and tree of the Virgin Islands, each of which shall symbolize the history and culture of the people, shall be provided by law. Within one year of the effective date of this Constitution, the Senate shall provide for the implementation of this section. Once established by law, the anthem, flag, seal, bird, flower, fish, and tree, shall be incorporated and considered a part of this Constitution. SECTION

ARTICLE III. CITIZENSHIP DEFINITION OF A VIRGIN ISLANDER

48 USC 1541 ^°^-

SECTION 1.

A Virgin Islander is— (a) a person born in the Virgin Islands, or (b) a person who is a descendant of at least one parent who was born in the Virgin Islands. CITIZENSHIP

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SECTION 2. Citizens of the Virgin Islands are—

(a) all persons born in the Virgin Islands and subject to the jurisdiction thereof; or (b) all persons born outside of the Virgin Islands who are citizens of the United States, and who have been domiciled in the Virgin Islands for at least one year; or (c) all former Danish citizens who, on January 17, 1917, resided in the Virgin Islands of the United States, and were residing in those islands or in the United States or Puerto Rico on February 25, 1927, and who did not make the declaration required to preserve their Danish citizenship by Article 6 of the treaty entered into on August 4, 1916, between the United States and Demark, or who, having made such a declaration, have heretofore renounced or may hereafter renounce it by a declaration before a court of record, or

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