The board of directors of any such cemetery association deeming it advisable to transfer the control, management and maintenance of the cemetery and cemetery lands under its control and all of the property, assets, books and records of such association to a city and to dissolve such association may adopt a resolution to that effect and the secretary of said association shall cause such resolution and a notice of its adoption to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the cemetery of such association is located once a week for two consecutive weeks.

If within thirty (30) days after the date of the last publication a petition is filed with the secretary of such cemetery association signed by at least thirty percent (30%) of the lot owners of the cemetery of such cemetery association protesting the adoption of such resolution and such proposed transfer and dissolution, such resolution shall be of no force or effect. The sufficiency of any such petition shall be determined by the board of directors of such association. If a sufficient protest petition shall not be filed within the time hereinbefore prescribed, then the board of directors may file a copy of such resolution in the office of the city clerk of such city in the manner provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 14-1050.