OF LANCASTER COUXTY, 409 



and release, mortgages, powers of attonioy, and commissions and l)(..nds of puljlic officei-s 

 and Justices of the Peace. 



The Clerks of the Court of Quarter Sessions and Orphans' Court have the custody of 

 the records and seal of their respective Courts. 



The Treasurer receives all moneys due or accruing to the County, and j.nys tiic samu 

 on proper warrants. 



The Sheriff is the executive otTRcer of the Courts. His general duties are: To keep 

 the peace within the County; he may apprehend and commit to prison all persons who 

 break the ])eace or attempt to break it; he is required, by virtue of his otHcc, to i»ursuc 

 and take all murderers, felons and rioters; he has the keeping of the County jail, and 

 is bound to defend it against all attacks; he executes within the County, all process 

 issuing from the Courts of the Commonwealth; and, iu case of resistance, has authority 

 to call upon any individual to assist in its execution. lie also gives notice of the lime 

 and place of holding general elections. 



The Commissioners exercise the corporate powers of the County, and have the 

 custody of its seal.i 



LIST OF JUDGES IN LANCASTER COUNTY FROM 1813. 



Date of Ai - 



Name. Office. pointinent or 



Election. 



Thomas Clark, Associate, 1813. 



Samuel Dale, Associate, 1819. 



Whitehill, Associate, 1820. 



Charles Smith, President, 1820. 



John Lightner, Associate, 1822. 



Alexander L. Hayes, District, 1S33. 



Alexander L. Hayes, Associate, 18-")4. 



Alexander L. Hayes, Associate Law, 18!U. 



Oristus Collins, President, 1830. 



Benjamin Champneys, President, 1810. 



Emanuel Schaeffer, Associate, 1842. 



Ellis Lewis, President, 1843. 



Emanuel Schaeffer, Associate, 1848. 



Jacob Grosh, Associate, 1842. 



Jacob Grosh, Associate, 1847. 



Jeremiah Brown, Associate, 18)1. 



D. B. Vondersmith, Associate, I80I. 



H. G. Long, President, lyM. 



H. G. Long President, l^^'l- 



Ferree Brinton, Associate, 18j6. 



Peter Martin, Associate, 1866. 



John Jay Libhart, Associate, 1^^^- 



LIST OF ATTORNEYS OF LANCASTER COUNTY. 



Year of Admission. Names. Year of Admission. Names. 



1729. Joseph Growden. 1732. Francis Sherrard. 



" Ralph Asketon. 1734. Joshua Ilopkinson. 



" John Emerson. " William Peters. 



1731. Edward Harris. 1735. John Ross. 



" John Moland. " Edmund Ackworth. 



1 The account of the present Court House has been kindly furnished by William Leaman, Es i. 



