(a) There is established, within the Department of Justice for budgetary purposes only, a Commission to be known as the Virgin Islands Civil Rights Commission.
(b) The Commission shall be composed of seven members who shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature. Membership on the Commission shall represent the pluralistic nature of United States Virgin Islands society. There shall be appointed as members of the Commission individuals of both sexes, residents of the three islands, representatives from the three major political parties, and members of all ethnic groupings residing in the United States Virgin Islands.
(c) A vacancy in the Commission shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers of the Commission, and shall be filled in the same manner, and subject to the same limitation with respect to party affiliations as the original appointment was made.
(d) Four members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum.