ARTICLE I


THE TERRITORY

 Section 1. The Territory. The Virgin Islands of the United States are hereby
constituted as the Territory of the United States Virgin Islands, hereinafter referred to
as the "Territory". The Territory's power emanates from the people and is to be
exercised according to their will and pursuant to this Constitution, and in accordance
with the compact agreed upon by the people of the Virgin Islands and the United
States of America, as set out in the Virgin Islands Federal Relations Act.

 Section 2. Form of Government. The Government of the Territory shall be
republican in form and subject to the sovereignty of the people. The legislative,
executive and judicial branches are separate and no branch shall exercise powers
properly belonging to another.

 Section 3. Political Authority. The political authority of the Territory shall extend
to the Islands of St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas, and all the other territorial domain,
islands, cays and waters acquired by the United States through cession of the Danish
West Indian Islands under the convention entered into by the United States of America
and His Majesty the King of Denmark on August 4, 1916, and ratified by the United
States Senate on September 7, 1916.

 Section 4. The Capital. The capital of the Territory and the seat of Government
 shall be Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas.