The officers of any township which has a township hall which has been condemned by the state fire marshal are hereby authorized to issue bonds in an amount not to exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000) for the purpose of providing funds to repair and remodel such hall. Such bonds shall be issued as provided by law, but without an election: Provided, That before issuance of such bonds, such officers shall adopt a resolution authorizing the issuance of said bonds which shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in such township and, if within twenty days after the date of the last publication, there is filed with the township clerk of such township a petition protesting the issuance of said bonds, signed by not less than thirty percent (30%) of the qualified electors in said township as determined by the votes cast for the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes for an elective township officer at the last preceding general election, said bonds shall not be issued until the question of their issuance shall be submitted to the vote of the qualified electors of the township at any regular election or special election called for such purpose and a majority of those voting on such question vote in favor of such issuance. Such election, if one is called, shall be governed by the provisions of the general bond law.