ADMINISTRATION
 Section 10. The chief judge of the appellate court of the Virgin Islands shall be
responsible for the administration of that court. Administration of any lower court shall
be as provided by law.

 ARTICLE VIII. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

 POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS; CREATION, POWERS
 ,Section 1. The Senate may create political subdivisions within the Virgin
Islands and provide for the government thereof. The Senate may create a political
subdivision embodying each major island, but may not create a political subdivision
within any of the islands, except with the approval of the majority of the voters voting
on the question on the island which is to be subdivided. Each political subdivision
shall have and exercise such powers as shall be conferred by law.

 LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT; CHARTER
 Section 2. Each political subdivision shall have the power to frame and adopt a
charter for its own self-government within such limits and under such procedures as
may be provided by law.

 TAXATION AND FINANCE
 Section 3. (a) The power to tax shall be reserved to the Senate, but a political
 subdivision may petition the Senate to impose a tax to be utilized by said political
 subdivision.

 (b) The Senate shall have the power to apportion revenues among
 the political subdivisions.

 MANDATES, ACCRUED CLAIMS
 Section 4. No law shall be passed mandating any political subdivision to pay
 any previously accrued claim.

 GENERAL LAWS
 Section 5. This Article shall not limit the power of the Senate to enact laws of
 general concern, and no political subdivision may infringe upon this power.

 ARTICLE IX. EDUCATION

 EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
 Section 1. (a) The Government of the Virgin Islands shall provide for the
 education of its people and establish a system of elementary, secondary, and higher
 education which embodies the principle of essential human equality and includes
 programs that respond to the needs, interests, and abilities of its people.