Florida Senate - 2021 (NP) SR By Senator Albritton 26-04857-21 20212070__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. Senate Resolution A resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of the creation of Highlands County. 3

WHEREAS, in 1921, during the 18th Regular Session of the Legislature, a bill was introduced to divide DeSoto County into Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, and Highlands Counties, and

WHEREAS, on April 23, 1921, Governor Cary Hardee, who was in his first year of office, signed that bill into law, making Highlands County this state’s 56th county, and

WHEREAS, The Florida Handbook notes that the county’s name suggests the pleasant hilliness of the area,

NOW, THEREFORE, 12

Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 14 That the 100th anniversary of the creation of Highlands County is commemorated. 17