Florida Senate - 2021 (NP) SR 2068 By Senator Albritton 26-04856-21 20212068__ 1 Senate Resolution 2 A resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of 3 the creation of Hardee County. 4 5 WHEREAS, in 1921, during the 18th Regular Session of the 6 Legislature, a bill was introduced to divide DeSoto County into 7 Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, and Highlands Counties, and 8 WHEREAS, on April 23, 1921, Governor Cary Hardee, who was 9 in his first year of office, signed that bill into law, making 10 Hardee County this state’s 55th county, and 11 WHEREAS, Wauchula was designated by the legislation as the 12 temporary county seat of Hardee County, and it remains the 13 county seat today, NOW, THEREFORE, 14 15 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 16 17 That the 100th anniversary of the creation of Hardee County 18 is commemorated.