Signers of petition: [ ] McMahon, George Wolf, John R. Beatty, George Weaver, Daniel Zahm, J. Haughey, Charles Evans, Charles Barnitz, H. Atkins, James Vaughen, James Crow, J. W. Cottrell, Henry Pfahler.
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Signers of petition: Peter Haldeman, H. E. Atkins, Abraham Myers, J. H. Hunter, Samuel Read, Peter Saylor, G. W. Heckrothe, James Vaughen, John Slack, J. W. Cottrell, George Diller, John Vaughen, John Felix, [ ] Thomas, Michael Conely, Philip Gossler.
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Signers of petition: Joseph M. Watts, George Gohn, Jacob Wisler, Daniel Zahm, H. H. Fry, James Long, James Frederick, Peter Haldeman, R. Williams, R. Chalfant, J. W. Cottrell, James Long Jr., Lewis Frederick.
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Signers of petition: Daniel Zahm, John Felix, Michael Wisler, Lewis Frederick, J. W. Cottrell, H. H. Fry, C. W. Shuman, Christian Pfahler, James Long, Samuel Read, R. Chalfant, George [Maxton], R. Williams.
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Signers of the petition: Adam Reigart, John Trissler, George Weitzel, William Kirkpatrick, Jacob Eberman, John Eberman, Peter Gonter, Samuel Humes, John Riddle, Jacob Hatz, Abraham Kilian , George Hoff, James Ross, Christian Trissler, Emanuel Reigart, S. Reigart, Jacob Dickert, Anthony Ginter, Nicklous Stownbach, Christian Sensenich, William McKown, Samuel Clendenin, Henry Dearn and three others.
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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.
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Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
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.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Liens filed by contractors showing names of parties including owner of property; description of property including location; nature of claim; description of materials and work done on property; volume and page number of recording in Mechanics' Liens Docket; and date filed.
Also: John Smith; William Mentzer; Jacob Weller; William Weller; Martin Bitzer; William Bitzer; Andrew Miller; John Miller; Bear Weaver; William Hinkle; Solomon Steffy; Emanuel Groff.
Riot.
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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.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Signers of Petition: Michael Heissly, [unknown signature], Andrew Sites, John Campbell, [signature in German], Christian Haldeman, Owen Bruner Jr., William Poist, Richard E. Cochran, Peter Haldeman, Samuel Brown, C. Breneman, Calvin Chamberlein, Ezekiel Cook, Joseph Mosher, Abraham Bitner, George Brush, Daniel Roberts, Christian Herr, Christian Mayer.
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