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(a) Before a permit is granted to any foreign society to transact business in the Virgin Islands it must file with the Commissioner a resolution adopted by such society and signed by its president and secretary that service of process upon the Commissioner in any action or proceeding against the society brought in the Virgin Islands upon any cause of action arising in the Virgin Islands shall be valid service upon the society and which consent shall be irrevocable so long as the society shall carry on business in the Virgin Islands.\n(b) Every process left with the Commissioner shall be in duplicate. He shall return the original copy with his certificate of service into the court from which the process issued and forward the remaining copy at once, postage prepaid, to the society at its principal office within the meaning of this section.\n(c) The society shall file with the Commissioner a written statement, setting forth the location and post-office address of its principal office and that location and post-office address shall continue to be the location and address of the society for the purpose of this section until changed by a similar statement in writing and filed with the

d that location and post-office address shall continue to be the location and address of the society for the purpose of this section until changed by a similar statement in writing and filed with the Commissioner. Such society shall answer such process within 60 days of the mailing thereof by the Commissioner.