Usurpation of office or franchise; forfeiture of office; illegally acting as corporation

  1. Law
  2. US Virgin Islands Code
  3. Judicial Procedure
  4. Civil Procedure
  5. Particular Actions
  6. Actions to Prevent Usurpation of Office or Franchise; Actions for Forfeiture of Office
  7. Usurpation of office or franchise; forfeiture of office; illegally acting as corporation

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  • An action may be maintained in the name of the government of the Virgin Islands upon the information of the United States attorney or upon the relation of a private person against the person offending in the following cases:

    • (1) When any person shall usurp, intrude into, or unlawfully hold or exercise any public office, or any franchise within the Virgin Islands, or any office in a corporation, either public or private, created or formed by or under the authority of the Virgin Islands; or,

    • (2) When any public officer has done or suffered an act to be performed which, by the provisions of law, makes a forfeiture of his office; or,

    • (3) When any association or number of persons acts within the Virgin Islands as a corporation without being duly incorporated.


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