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.
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.
Located on road leading from Lancaster to the town of Manheim, where the road leading from Lititz to Anderson's Ferry crosses.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: John Bauchman, Christian Huber, John Wehn, Christian Steman, John Mouk, Jacob Summy, John Wagner, Christian Summy, John Sprickler, Peter Baughman, Thomis Lynch, Jonathan Foltz, Philip Messenkop.
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Located on road leading from Manheim to the borough of Lancaster, where the road leading from Lititz to Anderson's Ferry crosses, about seven miles from lancaster, three and a half miles from Manheim, three miles from Lititz, and twelve miles from Anderson's Ferry.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: Christian Summy, George Dutt, George Doot Jr., David Summy, John Spickler, John Hostetter, Jacob Summy, John Mouk, Peter Grebiel and 3 others.
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Signers of petition: Denis Harkins, John Relly, Robert Turner, Abraham Cassel, John Barr, Frederik Frank, James Stackhouse, David Cassel, H. R. Musser, Thomas Stence, Frederick Mehling, John Park, Peter Baker.
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Located at the crossings of two public roads, one leading from town of Manheim to the borough of Lancaster, and the other from Lititz to Waterford at Anderson's Ferry.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: Christian Rohrer, Adam Speck, John Bauchman, Samuel Carpenter, John Bartruff, Christian Martin, Samuel Ensminger, A. Hackman, A. Smith, Michael Diedrick, John Mauk, Martin Phyfer, John Johns, Jacob Summy, David Summy, George Dutt, John Hostetter, Peter Morrison, John Brown, Daniel Grosh, John Grosh, Martin Grider, and three others.
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