November 3, 1970. Thereafter, beginning with the year 1974, the Governor and
Lieutenant Governor shall be elected every four years at the general election. The
Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall hold office for a term of four years and until
their successors are elected and qualified. No person who has been elected Governor
for two full successive terms shall be again eligible to hold that office until one full term
has intervened. The term of the elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall
commence on the first Monday of January following the date of election.

 "No person shall be eligible for election to the office of Governor or Lieutenant
 Governor unless he is an eligible voter and has been for five consecutive years
 immediately preceding the election a citizen of the United States and a bona fide
 resident of the Virgin Islands and will be, at the time of taking office, at least thirty years
 of age. The Governor shall maintain his official residence in the Government House on
 Saint Thomas during his incumbency, which house, together with land appurtenant
 thereto, is hereby transferred to the government of the Virgin Islands. While in Saint
 Croix the Governor may reside in Government House on Saint Croix free of rent.

 "The Governor shall have general supervision and control of all the
departments, bureaus, agencies, and other instrumentalities of the executive branch of
the government of the Virgin Islands. He may grant pardons and reprieves and remit
fines and forfeitures for offenses against local laws. He may veto any legislation as
provided in this Act. He shall appoint, and may remove, all officers and employees of
the executive branch of the government of the Virgin Islands, except as otherwise
provided in this or any other Act of Congress, or under the laws of the Virgin Islands,
and shall commission all officers that he may be authorized to appoint. He shall be
responsible for the faithful execution of the laws of the Virgin Islands and the laws of
the United States applicable in the Virgin Islands. Whenever it becomes necessary, in
case of disaster, invasion, insurrection, or rebellion or imminent danger thereof, or to
prevent or suppress lawless violence, he may summon the posse comitatus or call out
the militia or request assistance of the senior military or naval commander of the
Armed Forces of the United States in the Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico, which may be
given at the discretion of such commander if not disruptive of, or inconsistent with, his
Federal responsibilities. He may, in case of rebellion or invasion or imminent danger
thereof, when the public safety requires it, proclaim the islands, insofar as they are
under the jurisdiction of the government of the Virgin Islands, to be under martial law.
The members of the legislature shall meet forthwith on their own initiative and may, by
a two-thirds vote, revoke such proclamation.

 "The Governor shall make to the Secretary of the Interior under section 30 of
this Act an annual report of the transactions of the government of the Virgin Islands for
transmission to the Congress and such other reports at such other times as may be
required by the Congress or under applicable Federal law. He shall have the power to
issue executive orders and regulations not in conflict with any applicable law. He may
recommend bills to the legislature and give expression to his views on any matter
before that body.