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.
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.
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.
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 Binkley's Bridge in Manheim Township to the Harrisburg Turnpike.
Lately occupied by Andrew Menold.
Petition granted.
April term.
Note that license was transferred in August.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Evans, Christian Gish, John K. Landis, [Henry Kendig Jr.], Henry Rudy, Jacob Zercher, John Bassler, John Bear, Elijah Ward, Isaac Baker, Henry Bear, Benjamin [Leid], Henry [Bekmer], Abraham Rohrer, David Walker, Henry Sponhauer, Daniel Koch, Jacob Metzger, Jacob Landis, Jacob Reidenbach, Peter Forney, John Evans, Andrew Bixler, David Grube, Paul Black, John Elliott.
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Signers of Petition: Peter Maurer, George Stauffer, Henry Maurer, John Johnson, Jacob Landis, Adam Dietrich, Benjamin Landis, John Geist, John Rohrer, Henry Rudy, Isaac Baker, [signature in German].
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Petition granted, noted to see opinion regarding decision.
April term.
Note attached regarding petition.
Signers of Petition: Abraham Rohrer, Peter [Buch], Paul Black, Jacob Metzger Jr., Jacob Reidenbach, John Grube, [Jacob Metzgar], Christian Hostetter, [signature in German], H. B. Bauman, Benjamin [Widaman], Jacob Landis, David Mayer, George Caruthers, Christian Zwally, Conrad Kurtz, Daniel Dietrich, Jacob Kurtz, Henry Hottenstein, Peter [Mourer], Martin Mayers, Dainiel Sherk, Adam Dietrich, John Geib, John Slater, John K. Landis, John Swar, Henry M. Reigart, Andrew Bear, Samuel Parker, Jacob Hershey, John Bostich, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Daniel Royer, Isaac Kauffman, John Buckwalter, Jacob Gish, Isaac Ressler, Henry Ressler, Jacob Rudy, [signature in German], John Frick, [signature in German], Samuel Shreiner, Conrad Meister, [signature in German], [signature in German], David Longenecker, Jacob Stambaugh, [signature in German], Henry Buckwalter Jr., Daniel Balmer, Robert Patrick, Christian Steman, Henry Kaufman, Peter Steitz Jr., [Hanny Landis], Samuel Scherck, William Waver, John Capp, John Shreiner, John Bassler, John Rohrer, George Werntz, Jacob Esbenshade, [signature in German], John Frank, Benjamin [Elser], Benjamin Johnson, Christian Brown, Jacob Rohrer, Benjamin Landis, John Stouffer, Henry [Bekmen], Henry Sponhauer, Rudolph Binkley, [signature in German], Phillip Gricke, George Hoover, John Brukaker, Christian Brubaker, [Jacob] Brubaker, David [Mayer], J. Kauffman, David Walker, John Bear, [signature in German], John Weidler, Isaac Rudy, George Mentzger, John Evans, Conrad Master, Jacob Shisler, David Stark, John Leib, [signature in German], John Grub, John Weaver, Elijah T. Ward, Christian Grube, Casper Grube, Andrew Bixler, John Hains, Adam Keller.
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Lititz, 4 miles from Lancaster; nearly opposite of the tavern kept by William Forney.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Grube, John Landis, [signature in German], Martin Binkley, [signature in German], [signature in German], Benjamin Long, David Grube, Jacob [Freck], Christian Staman Jr., Martin Shreiner, [signature in German], [signature in German], Jacob Evans, Conrad [Merkline], Michael Stauffer, [signature in German], Isaac Baker, Samuel Shreiner, Isaac Leib, Christian Young, [signature in German], John Huhn, John Rudy, Jacob Kurtz, [Hanny Lendis Jr.], John Lehman, [signature in German], John Frantz, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Isaac Herr, Peter Forney, Henry Shreiner, [signature in German], Isaac Landis, Henry Landis Sr., [signature in German], Ulrich Sherk, Henry Rudy, George Hoober, Joseph Ehrman, [signature in German], Benjamin Royer Jr.
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Statement of certain inhabitants who signed remonstrance, that their signatures were obtained under false pretenses, and now support granting a license to Christian Gish.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John Landis, Martin Binkley, [signature in German], David Grube, [signature in German], Conrad [ Mutzline], Christian Staman Jr., John Fink, Benjamin Long, [signature in German], [signature in German], Henry Rudy.
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Signers of Petition: [signature in German], David Mayer, David Mayer, Martin Mayers, John Hains, John Gable, Martin Shenk, Christian Metzler, Samuel Scherck, Conrad Kurtz, John Kurtz, Adam Keller.
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Owned by Widow Jeffries, and lately kept by Martin Rudisill.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Henry Miller, David May, John Sheaffer, Jacob Long, [signature in German], Michael Kauffman, Emanuel Deyer, John White, Jacob Neff, [signature in German], John Arndt Jr., George D. Miller, John Hamilton, Martin Rudisill, John Witmer, John Long, Jacob Mayers, Samuel Ensminger.
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Located on road leading from Lancaster to Manheim.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Christian Gish, Martin Groff, [signature in German], Jacob Landis, Benjamin Long, Elijah T. Ward, Peter [Brugh], [signature in German], Jacob Rohrer, John Frantz, [Daniel Bluder], Christian Grube, John Grube, Isaac Kauffman.
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Located on road leading from Columbia to Washington on the east bank of Susquehanna River.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Abraham Stahl, Benjamin [Tiln], Christian Herr, Jesse Roberts, B. McNeil, William Poist, Benjamin Lester, Benjamin Kauffman, Christian Shuman, Daniel Neff, Abraham Witmer, Daniel Roberts, Barnherd [Mann], Calvin Chamberlain, John Kauffman, Jacob Neff.
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Signers of Petition: John Immel (blacksmith), Simon Bott, John Strong, Michael Shenck (miller), Jacob Witmer, George Withers (constable of Manor), John Landis (schoolmaster), John Stouffer, Jacob Leaman, [signature in German], John Fry, John Sourbeer, John Sauder, Henry Soufer.
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Signers of Petition: Joseph Manning, Samuel Haines Jr., [unknown signature], Andrew Shute, John Evans, David Neff, Christian Herr, [signature in German], John Lintner, Adam Brenamen, John Habecker, Jacob Tanger, Jacob Christ, Philip Hoffman, George Erisman, Jacob Hoffman, [signature in German], [signature in German], George Kredy.
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Signers of Petition: Abraham Stahl, Andrew Kaufman, Jesse Roberts, Benjamin G. Lester, Daniel Roberts, William Poist, George G. Brush, Thomas Roberts, Abraham Bitner, Christian Mayer, Jacob Urban, John Mellinger, Abraham Bitner Jr.
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Formerly occupied by her and her late husband, John Funk.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: M. R. Johnson, Abraham Shenk, Jacob Witmer, Martin Kindig, John Mann, John Lindeman, Henry Lindeman, Jacob Wissler, Christian Mayer, George G. Brush, Christian Stoner, John Landis (miller), Abraham Peters.
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