22. Act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 479, ch. 144, sec. 2).
Provision that "if the party [i.e., a person stealing property from the United States] has been convicted, then the judgment against him shall be conclusive evidence in the prosecution against [the] receiver that the property of the United States therein described has been embezzled, stolen, or purloined," held to contravene the Sixth Amendment.
Kirby v. United States, 174 U.S. 47 (April 11, 1899).
23. Act of July 12, 1876 (19 Stat. 80, sec. 6, in part).
Provision that "postmasters of the first, second, and third classes * * * may be removed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate," held to infringe the executive power under article II, section 1, clause 1.
Myers v. United States, 272 U.S. 52 (October 25, 1926).
24. Act of August 14, 1876 (19 Stat. 141, trademark act), see Revised Statutes 4937.
25. Act of August 11, 1888 (25 Stat. 411).
Clause, in a provision for the purchase or condemnation of a certain lock and dam in the Monongahela River, that "* * * in estimating the sum to be paid by the United States, the franchise of said corporation to collect tolls shall not be considered or estimated * * *," held to contravene the Fifth Amendment.