ARTICLE V


THE EXECUTIVE

 Section 1. Executive Power. The executive power of the Territory is vested in
 the Governor.

 Section 2. Lieutenant Governor. The Lieutenant Governor shall perform such
 duties as may be assigned to him by the Governor and such other duties as prescribed
 by law.

 Section 3. Qualifications of Governor and Lieutenant Governor. No person shall
 be eligible for election to the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor unless he is an
 eligible voter; was born in the United States Virgin Islands or has been a citizen of the
 United States and a bona fide resident of the Territory for ten consecutive years
 immediately preceding his election; and will be, at the time of taking office, at least
 thirty years of age.

 Section 4. Election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The Governor,
 together with the Lieutenant Governor, shall be elected by a plurality of not less than
 forty percent of the votes cast by the people who are qualified to vote for the members
 of the Legislature.The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen jointly, by
 the casting by each voter of a single vote applicable to both officers. If no candidates
 receive the required plurality of the votes cast in any election, on the fourteenth day
 thereafter a runoff election shall be held between the candidates for Governor and
 Lieutenant Governor receiving the highest and second highest numbers of votes cast.
 The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be elected, at the general election every
 other even numbered year for a term of four years and until their successors are
 elected and qualified, which term shall commence on the first Monday of January
 following the date of election.

 Section 5. Limitation on Successive Terms No person who has been elected
Governor for two full successive terms shall be again eligible to hold that office or the
office of Lieutenant Governor until one full term has intervened.

 Section 6. Limitation on Holding Other Office. The Governor and Lieutenant
Governor shall devote full time to their executive duties. During their term of office they
shall not practice a trade or profession, nor hold any other position of profit or public
office unless authorized by law.

 Section 7. Supervision of Executive Branch. The Governor shall exercise
general supervision and control over the executive branch of the Government and he
shall be responsible for the faithful execution of the laws of the Territory.