The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
Signers of petition: Frederick Seeger, William Smith, James McConnall, Mathias Shirk, Henry Hambright, William Barlitz, Andrew Brand, John Sheafer, and three others.
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Signers of petition: Michael App, J. Weitley, Frederick Steinman, Casper Shaffner, Adam Reigart, John Trissler, Joseph Hubley, Paul Zantzinger, Adam Reigart Jr., James Ross, John Miller, Jacob Krug, John Hopson, George Graff, Matthias Slough, Leonard Eichholtz, John Gundacker, Andrew Tryer, and several others.
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