8. The king can pardon offenders and grant amnesties. The authority now
 vested in the Governor of modifying certain penal judgements, may be extended or
 altered by ordinance.

 9. The appointment of all officials rests with the king, to the same extent as
 heretofore. Alterations in this respect can be effected by ordinance, so that the
 appointment to certain offices under the administration be left to the Governor. No one
 without the right of nativity can be appointed to an office. The king can, with the
 exception mentioned in 69, dismiss officials appointed by him. Pensions for such
 officials shall be fixed by the colonial pension-law or ordinance. An official who is
 removed elsewhere against his will, has the right of demanding his dismissal with a
 pension according to the general rules.

 10. The Danish West India Islands comprise two districts of administration,
 viz: The Islands of St. Croix and the adjacent Islets. The Island of St. Thomas with
 St. Johns and their adjacent Islets. The Governor is also the superior authority in the
 district of administration in which he resides. The superior authority in the other district,
 the president, is also vicegovernor, if no other is appointed.

 11. The Governor shall see that the laws are obeyed, and that all the
 officials and their assistants fulfill their duties, and he is entitled, whenever he
 considers it necessary, to cause their official protocols to be laid before him for
 examination. The Governor is authorized to suspend officials appointed by the king.
 In such cases, however, there shall within 14 days after, be either instituted a suit
 against the official for the forfeiture of his office, or legal investigation be instituted
 regarding his conduct or a representation be made to the minister for effecting his final
 dismissal. In case of the death of any official holding royal appointment, or in case of
 an official's absence from the Islands, or his temporary appointment to another office,
 or in case of his suspension, the Governor shall temporarily appoint another person to
 the office.

 12. The Governor is commander in chief of all the armed forces in the
 Islands. In case of emergency the Governor has authority, on his own responsibility to
 declare the Islands either entirely or partially in a state of siege, and to exercise
 unlimited power. Whenever this has taken place, and after good order and tranquillity
 has been re-established, it is incumbent on the Governor to make a statement thereof
 to the respective colonial council at its next meeting. This statement together with the
 remarks of the respective colonial council must be communicated by the Home-
 Government to the diet in its approximate meeting. The same authority may, in case
 of emergency, be exercised by the president on his own responsibility in the district of
 administration entrusted to him, whenever the circumstances do not allow awaiting the
 resolution of the Governor.

 III. 13. Each of the two districts of administration shall form a separate
municipality. For each municipality a colonial council shall be established, which
council, besides exercising the part of the legislative authority vested therein, shall