EXECUTIVE BRANCH


 20. (Executive branch; Governor; appointment, powers, and duties}

 The executive power of the Virgin Islands and of the municipalities thereof shall
 be vested in an executive officer whose title shall be "the Governor of the Virgin
 Islands" and shall be exercised under supervision of the Secretary of the Interior. The
 Governor shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
 the Senate, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the President and until his
 successor is chosen and qualified. The Governor shall reside in the Virgin Islands
 during his official incumbency. He shall have general supervision and control of all
 executive and administrative departments, bureaus, and offices of the Government of
 the Virgin Islands. He shall faithfully execute the laws of the United States applicable
 to the Virgin Islands, and the laws and ordinances of the Virgin Islands. He may grant
 pardons and reprieves and remit fines and forfeitures for offenses against the local
 laws, and may grant respites for all offenses against the applicable laws of the United
 States until the decision of the President can be ascertained. He may veto any
 legislation as provided in this Act. He shall commission all officers that he may be
 authorized to appoint. He may call upon the commanders of the military and naval
 forces of the United States in the islands, or summon the posse comitatus, or call out
 the militia, or to prevent or suppress violence, invasion, insurrection, or rebellion; and
 he may, in case of rebellion or invasion, or imminent danger thereof, when the public
 safety requires it, suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, or place the
 islands, or any part thereof, under martial law, until communication can be had with the
 President and the President's decision thereon made known. He shall annually, and at
 such other times as the President or the Congress may require, make official report of
 the transactions of the Government of the Virgin Islands to the Secretary of the Interior,
 and his said annual report shall be transmitted to the Congress. He shall perform such
 additional duties and functions as may, in pursuance of law, be delegated to him by
 the President, or by the Secretary of the Interior. He shall have the power to issue
 executive regulations not in conflict with any applicable law or ordinance. He may
 attend or may depute another person to represent him at the meetings of the
 legislative authorities herein established, and may give expression to his views on any
 matter before such bodies *



 21. (Same; Government Secretary; appointment, powers, and duties)

 The President shall appoint a Government Secretary for the Virgin Islands, who
shall have all the powers of the Governor in the case of a vacancy or temporary
removal, resignation, or disability of the Governor, or in case of his temporary absence.
He shall have custody of the seal of the Virgin Islands and shall countersign and affix
such seal to all executive proclamations and all other executive documents. He shall,
when practicable, attend all meetings of the Municipal Council of Saint Thomas and
Saint John, before which body he shall give expression to the advice of the Governor.