Before property can be taken it must appear—\n(1) that the use to which it is to be applied is a use authorized by law;\n(2) if already appropriated to some public use, that the public use to which it is to be applied is a more necessary public use; and\n(3) that the taking is necessary to such use.
U.S. Virgin Islands Legal Code
414
U.S. Virgin Islands § 414 — U.S. Virgin Islands law