Manuscript records of criminal matters heard by the Mayor. The records are arranged by date and give the title of the case, a brief statement of the offense, and a statement of the action taken by the Mayor. Each individual record is signed by the Mayor. In most cases the Mayor ordered the offender to be committed in the Parish Prison pending trial in the Criminal Court. Some of the cases involve vagrants who were ordered to pay surety bonds or serve time in the prison, some involve deserters from ships in the port who were imprisoned until their ships were ready to leave the city, and some involved free persons of color who were in the city in violation of various state laws. Also included in the record books are pasted-in receipts left by representatives of the Criminal Court upon receiving the evidence in a case from the Mayor.

On the microfilm of these records, the call number given in the description portion of this inventory is AA530 rather than AA370. There are also two technical filming errors as indicated below:

-page [120]--A folded-back insert covers a portion of this page. The covered portion reads: "Feb 2 [1824] The State vs. Charles Williams Whereas the defendant in this case stands charged before me on oath with having entered forcibly the house of John O'Neil in Bagatelle Street, on the 1st instant at 9 o'clock at night and assaulted and beaten said O'Neil, he is committed to the parish prison until he be delivered in due course of law J. Roffignac Mayor"

-page [260]--the insert was not unfolded and filmed; it reads: "Recu de Mr. John Macoin les papeurs dans l'affaire de Etat de la Louisiane vs. Shug Beare [sic] Octave L. Rousseau Dep Clerk"

also, the insert covers the following text: "July 22, 1825 The State vs. Hugh Beard Whereas the defendant in this case stands charged before me on oath of having last evening at the suburb St. Mary stabbed and murdered Wm. West, the defendant has been sent in jail until he be delivered in due course of law J. Roffignac Mayor"