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    "ocrText": "5 -\nwhat other facilities or services are maintained for a charge. If any such charges\nare made to members of a club the statement must also include an affidavit by the\npresident and manager certifying that there is no discrimination in such sales,\nrentals or use based upon race, creed, color, national origin or non-membership in\nthe club.\nThe law further provides that any place at which charges are made for any\narticle or for the use of any property, facility or service is deemed to be a place\nof public accommodation, resort or amusement within the spirit and meaning of the\nact and must, upon determination as such by the Government Secretary or the\nDistrict Court, be so registered in the Office of the Government Secretary. It is\nto be noted that the Virgin Islands Civil Rights Act is the first and, perhaps, the\nonly serious effort by any Legislature within the United States to cope with the\npractice of using the private club device to evade statutory prohibitions against\nracial or religious discrimination. In that connection, I should like to read to you\nthe definition of a club as used in the Civil Rights Law of the Virgin Islands:\n\"\n'club' means any association of individuals banded together by their\nfree accord for any lawful purpose. The provisions of this chapter\nshall not bar any club organized and operated exclusively for pleasure,\nrecreation or other noncommercial purposes, which is supported by\nor derives its funds entirely from dues and contributions from its\nmembership. This chapter does not prohibit such lawful private\nclubs; it does not regulate their free selection of club membership;\nand does not restrict their freedoms of choice or association. This\nchapter does, however, prohibit such clubs, along with all other\npersons, from selling, leasing, or renting real estate, and from\nentering the field of business and commerce by selling food or\ndrink or any other commodity or charging for the use of any beach"
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