Petition, concerning appointment of Constable of Earl Twp.
Additional names: Conrad Werntz, John Lutz, Jacob Forney, Frederick Seeger.
List of signatures: Christian Meyer, John Wohlfart, [signature in German], John Smith, Jacob Carpenter, Emanuel Carpenter, Adam Braim, [signature in German], Henry Carpenter, John Carpenter, Jacob Carpenter Jr., Daniel Gehr.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.