Whenever any cities of the second or third class located within the county shall desire to cooperate with any municipal township, or townships, under the provisions of this act, the governing body of any such cities of the second or third class and whenever such township, or townships, are willing to accept such cooperation of any such city or cities the petition shall state such fact and if the residents and taxpayers of any such city or cities desire to accept such cooperation and shall present a petition of the same character to the governing body of any such city or cities and such governing body shall enact an ordinance joining with such township, or townships, then and in that event such townships and said cities shall become the joint owners of said parks and cemeteries under the provisions of the preceding section and the township trustee of every such township and the mayor of every such city shall constitute a board of trustees having full power and control of said parks and cemeteries and shall annually determine the tax that shall be levied by every such city or township to comply with the provisions and limitations prescribed by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 80-907.