Page 1 of 2 Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 36 BY SENATOR PEACOCK A RESOLUTION To commend and congratulate the State-Line Fishing and Hunting Club in celebrating its centennial for one hundred years of common ownership. WHEREAS, the State-Line Fishing and Hunting Club was charted on June 26, 1913, and is celebrating its centennial for one hundred years of common ownership; and WHEREAS, beginning with an initial capital stock of fifteen thousand dollars and an authorized fifty shares, the State-Line Fishing and Hunting Club has established and maintained a hunting and fishing park and preserve, and a lake stocked with fish; and WHEREAS, the club has also constructed and maintained a clubhouse and lodge in Caddo Parish off U.S. Highway 80 between Greenwood and Waskom, a mere shooting distance from the state line shared with Texas; and WHEREAS, since its founding, the club has established other forms of outdoor recreation and amusement for its members and their families; and WHEREAS, the original board of directors included J.P. Flournoy, Jno. B. Files, J.S. Thigpen, George W. Robinson, E.K. Smith, P. Youree, A.N. Sample, Andrew Querbes, Ed Dickinson, Sam W. Mason, R.B. Cook, and W.C. Evans; and WHEREAS, the club's first president was Sam W. Mason, the first vice president was Ed Dickinson, and R. B. Cook served as the first secretary-treasurer; and WHEREAS, in addition to the original board of directors, the twenty-three original shareholders included L.C. Blanchard, S.Y. Alexander, W.A. Mabry, J.D. Wilkinson, S.L. Herold, J.B. Ardis, T.C. Barret, J.M. Foster, F.T. Whited, D.P. Eubank, and S.J. Harman; and WHEREAS, in 2013, there are thirty members in good standing, each owning one share and they are Don Angle, Janet Bergeron, Carter Brill, Paul Davis, Claude DeBeaux Jr., Philip Dupree, Tom Flores, William Furrh III, Katherine Hall, Anne Hall, LiLin Hally, Dixie SR NO. 36 ENROLLED Page 2 of 2 Henderson, Amiee Hilliard, John Hoffman, Jim Huckabay, Tom Jorden, Lynn Lasiter, Gerald LeBlanc, Paula O'Neal, Barrow Peacock, Martin Philyaw, Patricia Post, David Robbins, Bill Robbins III, Tom Scott, John David Stewart, Alec Van Nook, N.H. Wheeless Jr., Judy Williams, and Charles Wood; and WHEREAS, the State-Line Fishing and Hunting Club supports the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States; and WHEREAS, the club teaches and promotes conservation, and has reinvested its income from natural resources into preserving the land for fishing and hunting; and WHEREAS, the club encourages families to participate in the various forms of wildlife recreation and to invest in the future of wildlife; and WHEREAS, the members of the club and their dedication to and protection of our state's hunting, fishing, and wildlife watching opportunities help to ensure that Louisiana is and will forever be known as the Sportsman's Paradise. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and congratulate the State-Line Fishing and Hunting Club in celebrating its centennial for one hundred years of common ownership. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the State-Line Fishing and Hunting Club. PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE