27. {Same; divisions of district court; terms; rules of practice; process)

 The District Court of the Virgin Islands shall consist of two divisions, one
constituted by the municipality of Saint Croix and one constituted by the municipality of
Saint Thomas and Saint John, as defined by local law in force on the date of
enactment of this Act. The judge of the district court shall hold court in each division at
such time as he may designate by order, at least once in two months in each division.
The rules of practice and procedure in such district court shall be prescribed by law or
ordinance or by rules and regulations of the district judge not inconsistent with law or
ordinance. The process of the district court shall run throughout the Virgin Islands. *

 28. (Same; jurisdiction of district court generally)

 The district court shall have jurisdiction of -

 (1) All criminal cases under the laws of the respective municipalities or under
 the laws of the United States applicable to the Virgin Islands;

 (2) All cases in equity;

 (3) All cases in admiralty;

 (4) All cases of divorce and annulment of marriage;

 (5) All cases at law, involving principal sums exceeding $200;

 (6) All cases involving title to real estate;

 (7) All appeals from judgments rendered in the inferior courts;

 (8) All matters and proceedings not otherwise hereinabove provided for which,
 on the date of enactment of this Act, were within the jurisdiction of the District
 Court of the Virgin Islands, or of the judge thereof, or which may hereafter be
 placed within the jurisdiction of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, or of
 the judge thereof, by local law.

 The district court shall also have concurrent jurisdiction with the inferior courts
 as provided in section 32. *

 29. (Same; jurisdiction of district court over crimes on high seas)

 The district court shall also have jurisdiction of offenses under the criminal laws
 of the United States when such offenses are committed on the high seas beyond the
 territorial limits of the Virgin Islands on vessels belonging in whole or in part to the