Signers of petition: Peter Baker, George Cummins, Henry Coughenour, Andrew Leader, Jacob Miller, John Greiner, [signature in German], [signature in German], John K. Fidler, Samuel Oberlin, George Kremer, John Lieser.
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Signers of petition: [signature in German], Peter Baker, David Cassel Jr., John K. Fidler, Andrew Leader, [signature in German], Henry Sultzbach, Samuel Oberlin, John Gries, John Greiner, John Peck, Jacob Miller.
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Signers of Petition: Adam Shaeffer, Jacob Nissly, Mathias Shitz, James Laird, Washington L. Atlee, Frederick Witz, Martin Yetter, Adam Zell, Joshua Bishop, Abraham Hertzler, Jacob Bear, John Reesor.
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Located in town of Mount Joy on the turnpike road leading to Harrisburg, twelve miles from Lancaster.
Lately occupied by John Miller.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: N. Musselman Jr., Christian Hershey, Jacob Lindemuth, Alexander Patterson, Abraham Breneman, Simon Meredith, Jacob Niesley, Okey Hendrickson, Robert Leaman, Joseph Breneman, Samuel K. Bockius, Robert Dysart, James Laird, David Bender, James Patterson Jr., David Martin, James Mackey.
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Signers of Petition: David Shelly, John Hershey, Michael Horst, Peter Horst, Andrew Hayes, Edward McCreary, Jacob Stolar, Jacob Greider, Christian Chock, Thomas Sterrett, Jacob Wallich, Abraham Shelly, Abraham Breneman, Abraham Patterson, Christian Hershey, John Strickler, Abraham Brubaker, Miller Fraim, Christian Leib, Samuel Yetter, Henry Mellinger, Frederick Witz, William McFaddan, C. B. Siman, Robert Dysart, Isaac Hershey, Peter Lindamuth Jr., Joseph Breneman, Washington L. Atlee, Adam Schaeffer, James Patterson, George Spear, John Beaird, Samuel R. Bockius, James Patterson Jr., William B. Galbraith, Jacob Lindemuth, Jacob Niesley, David Zook, Henry Nissley, Alexander Dysart, Jacob L. Nagle, John Fenstermacher, George M. Bowman, John Herr, A. S. Patterson, John Hostetter, Jacob Opp, John Zook, Henry P. Carson.
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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: Washington L. Atlee, David Shelly, Miller Fraim, James Laird, Frederick Wetz, Samuel Bockius, Abraham Nissley, [signature in German], Jacob H. Mazer, Abraham Shelly, Christian Leib, Peter Horst.
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