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 the road leading from Lancaster to Washington Boro.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: John Shissler, John Mann, Peter Hiestand Jr., Daniel Hiestand, John Miller, Henry Greenawalt, Henry Neff, Amos B. Shuman, Henry Schenck, Barnherd Mann Jr., Christian Shuman, Abraham Hostetter, Martin Funck, Christian Killheffer, C. H. Hershey, B. Hershey, Andrew [Bausman].
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Signers of petition: Daniel Hiestand, Jacob Wissler, Peter Hiestand, John Greenawalt, Hugh Boyle, G. H. [Monell], [signature in German], Christian Meisky, James Green, Christian Mellinger, John Urban, G. E. Sehner.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Wissler, Samuel Hoober, Jacob Wisler Jr., John Brenneman, John Wittmer, Archibald [McLene], Jacob Wittmer, Daniel Hiestand, George Amean, Henry Kauffman, Henry Grosh, Frederick Frey.
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Signers of petition: James L. Pretsman, [John] Yuttman, Henry Schenck, Hugh Boyle, Henry Heistand, Daniel Hiestand, John Mann Jr., George Lutz, Jacob Staman, [signature in German], John Autman, John W. Eagle, Daniel Myers, George Myers.
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Signers of petition: John Neirich, Edward Hess, Daniel Kendig, Emanuel [Banner], Jacob Bostick, Thomas Steers, Jacob Martin, [signature in German], Adam Breneman, George Rummel, John Fry, Joseph Fry, Jacob Fry, Henry B. Eshleman.
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Signers of petition: George W. Livergood, Michael Dosch, Jacob Neff, Rudolph Gamber, John Kready, John Sehner, Christian Harshey, Abraham Will, Martin Harnish, David Levenight, Benjamin Witmer, John Rutt, Abraham Bower, Henry Baker, Abraham Mumah.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Wittmer Sr., Henry B. Eshleman, Jacob Wissler, Samuel Hoober, Henry Kline, Christian Gehr, John Wittmer, Jacob Wisler, Abraham Hostetter, Henry Kaufman, George [Aman], J. H. Wittmer.
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Signers of petition: John [Auttner], John Mann Jr., Barnherd Mann Jr., Jacob Eshleman, George Rhoads, Jacob Myers, Adam Kline, Benjamin Herr, George Myers, Henry Schenck, Daniel Hiestand, Abraham Herr, Jacob Staman, John S. Mann, Daniel Myers.
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Signers of petition: Thomas [Steers], Daniel Kaffman, John Neidich, John Miller, H. F. Cately, Jacob Sauder, Abraham Brenneman, Jacob Martin, Joseph Fry, Daniel Kendig, Aaron Kendig, Edward Hess, Jacob Bostick, Joseph Brenneman, [signature in German], Conrad Fry, Adam Breneman.
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Signers of petition: George Charles, Christian Meisky Jr., John Blets, [David McFadgeon], John Ortman, Samuel Fry, Daniel Myers, John Otstots, John Urban, James Green, George Geigeir, James McAllister.
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Signers of petition: John Landis, Martin Funck, George Overdorff, Barnherd Mann, [signature in German], David Way, Henry Greenawalt, Christian B. Herr, Benjamin Landis, John S. Mann, Henry F. Schenck, Jacob Sauder, George Rhoads, John Shissler, Adam Doerstler, B. Hershey, Rudolph Shaff, Christian H. Hershey, Christian Miller, Henry Hershey, Abraham Peters, Abraham Herr, Christian [Fenstermacher], John Denlinger, Francis L. Brady, Jacob R. Barr, John Bucher.
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Signers of petition: Rudolph Gamber, Frederick Fenstermacher, Daniel Hess, Jacob Rutt, John Rutt, Christian Brubaker, Martin Harnish, Jacob Will, John Killheffer, Henry Kauffman, Frederick Sehner, Godlieb Sehner.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Wittmer, Jacob Wissler, Henry B. Eshleman, J. H. Witmer, Rudolph Funk, Christian Gehr, Samuel Hoober, John Shissler, Amos B. Shuman, Henry Kline, Christopher Kline, Andrew Dritt, Jacob B. Shuman.
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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.
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.
