The election thereupon shall be conducted, the vote canvassed and the result declared in the same manner as provided by law in respect to other city elections. If the majority of the votes shall be 'yes' or in favor of such question, the provisions of this subpart shall thereby be adopted for such city, and the mayor shall within five days of the election transmit to the Governor, to the Secretary of State, and to the judge of probate of the county in which the city is located, each, a certificate of adoption stating that such question was adopted by such city.
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