If a majority of the voters of such municipality are in favor of the change, the auditor or clerk of such municipality, shall certify the result of such election to the county auditor of each county affected, and thereupon the county commissioners of each of such counties shall, at their regular July meeting succeeding the presentation of such certificate, provide that the question of change of the boundary lines of such counties shall be submitted to a vote at the next general election, as provided in § 7-2-1. The filing of the certificate of the auditor or clerk of the municipality herein provided for, shall be in lieu of the petition required by § 7-2-1.

Source: SDC 1939, § 12.0313 as enacted by SL 1943, ch 24, § 1; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2.