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Woodrow Wilson: Repeals, Alterations and Amendments of local laws of Virgin Islands of United States by Colonial Council having…

On the recordAugust 23, 1917
Repeals, Alterations and Amendments of local laws of Virgin Islands of United States by Colonial Council having jurisdiction, shall be effective and enforced when, and to the extent, said Repeals, Alterations and Amendments are approved by the Governor of said islands, the Governor to state specifically in each case whether his approval is in whole or in part, and if in part only, what part is approved and what part not approved.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order 2691—Rules for the Government of the Virgin Islands

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