Section 10. Regular and special sessions.


 (a) Regular sessions of the Senate shall be held in the capital of the Virgin
Islands beginning on the first Monday following the first Tuesday in January of each
year.

 (b) A special session of the Senate may be called by the Governor or, upon the
request of one-third of its members, by its President. No other business shall be
considered at a special session until the business specified in the call has been acted
upon.

 (c) All sessions of the Senate shall be open to the public.

 Section 11. Enactment of laws.

 (a) A law may be enacted only by bill, and a bill shall not be enacted unless it is
written, read, and passed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the
Senate.

 (b) Each bill passed by the Senate shall be presented to the Governor. If the
Governor signs or fails to return a bill within ten working days of its presentation, it
shall become law. If the Governor vetoes a bill, it shall be returned to the Senate within
ten working days of its presentation with a statement of reasons for the veto. The
Governor may veto an item, or part or portion thereof, in an appropriation bill and sign
the remainder of the bill, in which event the vetoed item, or part or portion thereof, shall
be returned to the Senate within ten working days of its presentation with reasons for
the veto.

 (c) A bill or item, or part or portion thereof, of an appropriation bill vetoed by the
 Governor may be considered by the Senate upon the motion of any senator within
 thirty days of its return and shall become law as originally passed upon the affirmative
 vote of two-thirds of the members of the Senate.

 Section 12. Impeachment. The Senate may impeach any elected public
 official of the Virgin Islands for cause upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of its
 members. The Supreme Court shall determine, by a two-thirds vote, whether to
 remove from office an elected public official impeached by the Senate. A person so
 removed from office shall not be immune from criminal charges or civil action with
 respect to the same or similar activities.

 ARTICLE V. EXECUTIVE BRANCH

 Section 1. Executive power. The executive power of the Virgin Islands is
 vested in the Governor.