WE FREDERIK THE EIGHTH,


By the grace of God King of Denmark, the Vandals and the Goths, Duke of Slesvig,
Holstein, Stormarn, Ditmarsken, Lauenborg and Oldenburg,

 MAKE KNOWN: By virtue of 17 of Law of this date concerning alterations in
the Colonial Law for the Danish West India Islands of 27 November 1863 We have
issued the following Colonial Law for the Danish West India Islands:
 1.

 The Supreme Authority of legislating for the Danish West India Islands in all
matters exclusively relating to affairs within the boundaries of the Islands, including
their harbors and maritime territory, rests with the Legislative Power of the Kingdom.

 Excepting questions concerning the matters dealt with in 49 and 50 of this
Law and the exceptions mentioned in 57 and 84 of this Law, this authority may,
however, provided no reason be found for issuing a Law in the ordinary manner, be
exercised by the King and the respective Colonial Council conjointly, by Ordinances. If
reason be found for issuing a Law the Draft of such Law shall be laid before the
respective Colonial Council for its report, unless particular reasons should render an
exception necessary.

 All the Ordinances thus issued shall be laid on the table of the Diet in its
 approximate session.

 2.

 In all other matters relating to the Colonies, the respective Colonial Council
 shall, before any Law containing provisions specially relating to the West India Islands
 be given, be afforded opportunity of giving its opinion in the matter, unless particular
 reasons render an exception necessary.

 3.

 The Ordinances passed by the Colonial Council and sanctioned by the King
 are to be promulgated by the Governor.

 In particularly urgent cases the Governor may provisionally sanction those
 Ordinances that have been adopted by the respective Colonial Council, and thereby
 put them in force until the King's Resolution be obtained.