Act of July 12, 1876, ch. 179, 19 Stat. 78
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The Act of July 12, 1876, ch. 179, 19 Stat. 78, is a federal statute from the Reconstruction era that, among other things, regulated the appointment and removal of certain postmasters, later becoming central to the Supreme Court’s separation-of-powers analysis in Myers v. United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act of July 12, 1876, ch. 179, 19 Stat. 78 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8252790 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act of July 12, 1876, ch. 179, 19 Stat. 78 Context triple: [Myers v. United States, originatingStatute, Act of July 12, 1876, ch. 179, 19 Stat. 78]
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Act of March 3, 1887
The Act of March 3, 1887 was a U.S. federal law that, among other monetary provisions, authorized the redemption of previously issued trade dollars at face value.
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B.
Act of March 3, 1849
The Act of March 3, 1849 was a United States federal law that, among other monetary provisions, formed part of the mid-19th-century legislative framework expanding and regulating the nation’s coinage system.
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C.
Act of June 28, 1864
The Act of June 28, 1864 was a U.S. federal law passed during the Civil War that helped dismantle the legal framework of slavery by repealing the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
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D.
Act of March 1, 1872
The Act of March 1, 1872 is the U.S. federal law that created Yellowstone as the world’s first national park, establishing a landmark precedent for nature conservation.
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E.
Organic Act of 1890
The Organic Act of 1890 was a U.S. federal law that organized Oklahoma Territory and restructured governance in the adjacent Indian Territory, laying groundwork for the future state of Oklahoma.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act of July 12, 1876, ch. 179, 19 Stat. 78 Target entity description: The Act of July 12, 1876, ch. 179, 19 Stat. 78, is a federal statute from the Reconstruction era that, among other things, regulated the appointment and removal of certain postmasters, later becoming central to the Supreme Court’s separation-of-powers analysis in Myers v. United States.
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A.
Act of March 3, 1887
The Act of March 3, 1887 was a U.S. federal law that, among other monetary provisions, authorized the redemption of previously issued trade dollars at face value.
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B.
Act of March 3, 1849
The Act of March 3, 1849 was a United States federal law that, among other monetary provisions, formed part of the mid-19th-century legislative framework expanding and regulating the nation’s coinage system.
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C.
Act of June 28, 1864
The Act of June 28, 1864 was a U.S. federal law passed during the Civil War that helped dismantle the legal framework of slavery by repealing the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
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D.
Act of March 1, 1872
The Act of March 1, 1872 is the U.S. federal law that created Yellowstone as the world’s first national park, establishing a landmark precedent for nature conservation.
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E.
Organic Act of 1890
The Organic Act of 1890 was a U.S. federal law that organized Oklahoma Territory and restructured governance in the adjacent Indian Territory, laying groundwork for the future state of Oklahoma.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Congress
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United States federal statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States Post Office Department
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linked to:
Post Office Department
|
| concernsOffice |
postmaster of the first class
ⓘ
postmaster of the fourth class ⓘ postmaster of the second class ⓘ postmaster of the third class ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | Article II of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasChapterNumber | ch. 179 ⓘ |
| hasDateEnacted | 1876-07-12 ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasShortDescription | Reconstruction-era federal statute regulating appointment and removal of certain postmasters and later central to Myers v. United States ⓘ |
| hasStatutesAtLargeCitation | 19 Stat. 78 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| isCentralToCase | Myers v. United States ⓘ |
| isCitedIn |
Myers v. United States, 272 U.S. 52 (1926)
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linked to:
Myers v. United States
|
| isPartOf |
United States Statutes at Large volume 19
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linked to:
United States Statutes at Large
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
presidential removal power
ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ |
| limits | President’s power to remove certain postmasters without Senate consent ⓘ |
| regulates |
appointment of certain postmasters
ⓘ
removal of certain postmasters ⓘ |
| requires | Senate advice and consent for appointment of certain postmasters ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
federal civil service
ⓘ
postal administration ⓘ |
| wasChallengedBy |
President Woodrow Wilson (through executive action at issue in Myers)
ⓘ
linked to:
Woodrow Wilson administration
|
| wasInterpretedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Act of July 12, 1876, ch. 179, 19 Stat. 78 Description of subject: The Act of July 12, 1876, ch. 179, 19 Stat. 78, is a federal statute from the Reconstruction era that, among other things, regulated the appointment and removal of certain postmasters, later becoming central to the Supreme Court’s separation-of-powers analysis in Myers v. United States.
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