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 New Holland and Lancaster turnpike road.
Formerly kept by Peter Snyder.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: A. L. Custer, Henry M. Brubaker, Henry Good, John Winters, Anthony Carpenter, Andrew Charles, Joseph Jones, Isaac Walker, Isaac Groff, John Sheaffer, Martin Sheaffer, John [Ebel] Jr.
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Access Conditions / Restrictions
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