The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-08-06
PAROCHIAL AFFAIRS.
POLICE JURIES.
FOR THIRTY YEARS.
BY JINGLE SILAS.
1865 Me-. 2-1S66.

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Claims for $4,000 90 had been loaded
upon the parish for the expenses III
cured IL closing a V on the up
per line of the Acadia Plantation, then
owned by Nelson and DonelSon.
January %, 1866, the Finance Com
mittee reported that the amounts of
the Assessors rolls were fer the year
1862 So, 053, 215. 90
1905 I.o+5.|oO.oo
1860 2,29o $50. 90
The jury levied Il tax upon those
rolls of two mills on the dollar.
The members of the jury, taking in
to consideration ilIe fact that IL general
election WAS soun t, be held, ana, be-
leiviu~ that the Police Ja.ors should
be elected by rhe voters OF the parish.
resigned their positions and for IL short
while there was 10 Police Jury i'll the
parish.
OF the members composing this
jury who never served as such after
wards were MeSsrs. Roman, Remont,
DalfereS. pugH, Lyall and Perkins.
Judge Roman came pL2f0ulche from
st. james PARISH about 1850 and sery-
ed for some years as District Judge.
He was Il m"u Of great dignity and
%tirmnesS, social and pleasant, in his IN
%terconrse With others, hore>t and Just
i'll his dealings, aud possessing the
friendship OF every one.
He removed. shortly afterwards to
New Orleans Where he died several
years ago.
Joseph Remont. a. a native of
Ireland, but haa lived in lower La
foutche many years, where he was a
citizen of influence and merit, and
where his descendants now reside. He
died not long after his service on the
Police Jury.
Frank DaIferes was q native of AS
sumption, the fifth brother of that
family that was Sc wei. known as
steamboat men, for - years.
At this date he was residing ABOUT
six miles below LocAport subse-
quently lie removed to Assumption
and died ten or twelve years ago.
Frank was il social. liberal big
hearted man, liked by everybody, ana
whether as citizen, steamboat Capt, or
Clerk, he was yer the same genial,
kind and social gentleman. He died
some ten Years ago, leaving many
descendants.
David B. PH@h was Il son Of the late
Thomas Pugh of Assumptions. who
came to Iafoulcie about the year 1860
and resided Oh the Plantation. now
belonging to Dr. Joseph \ Blanchard.
Mr.. Pugll WAS a pleasant gentleman,
quiet and unob 7 S We honorable and
just. He died sofae SIX years ago.
John Lyall owned and resided upon
the plantation Just above Longueville
which he cultivated as Il sugar planta-
ton.
He was known al. over Sonthern
Louisiana Us a member of the firm of
Lyall & Davidson, skaters, and during
most of his life, carried on that bust
ness. He died 10 or 20 years ago
honored and respected.
j. 5, Perkins was a native of this
parish and the proprietor of the Mary
Plantation, near Raceland which Inc
subsequently sold, and removed to
Assumptions, purchased the EnoIa
plontation, near ~Napoleonville, On
which he is, at present. residing.
He is one of the two members repre-
senting the eighth Senatorial DistRict.
IN the Legislature of Louisiana.
MIR. Perkins represented Lafourche
IN the Convention vi 1861, IN which the
act OF secession vas passed, and he
was also a member of the Housie Of
Representative IN 1S6G-67.
The members composing this.tiur,
vi they did not accomplish much foI
thG444u44 "a 4A--L1TU Interests OI The