Mayor

The executive head of a municipal corporation; the governor ,or chief magistrate of a city. Waldo v. Wallace, 12 Ind. 577; Pcople v. New York, 25 Wend. (N. Y.) 36; Crovatt v. Mason, 101 Ga. 246, 28 S. E. 89L

— Mayor's conrt. A court established in some cities, in which the mayor sits with the powers of a police judge or committing magistrate in respect to offenses committed within the city, and sometimes with civil jurisdiction in small causes, or other special statutory powers.

— Mayor's conrt of London. An inferior court having jurisdiction in civil cases where the whole cause of action arises within the city of London.

— Mayoralty. The office or dignity of a mayor.

— Mayoress. The wife of a mayor.