Act No. 8681 (34th Legislature) — An Act establishing the Sixth Constitutional Convention of the Virgin Islands; and providing for an appropriation to cover convention-relate
ACTNO. 8681 BILL NO. 34-0153 THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Regular Session 2022 An Act establishing the Sixth Constitutional Convention of the Virgin Islands; and providing for an appropriation to cover convention-related expenses i WHEREAS, the United States Congress authorized the Virgin Islands to establish a constitutional convention, and the rights, duties and obligations of the convention, as established for the drafting of a proposed constitution, as set forth in Public Law No. 94-584, approved by Congress on October 12, 1976, was fully exercised except for certain issues raised by the President of the United States and the United States Congress; WHEREAS, the American Law Division of the Library of Congress found, in response to inquiries from concerned officials, that the congressional authorization to draft a Virgin Islands Constitution granted by federal law is a general grant of authority which did not expire when the prior conventions failed to secure a constitution, and that the Virgin Islands could continue in its pursuit of a constitution under the s …
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