1. The land tax collection law shall apply to all counties of class one which are now operating under the provisions thereof or which may hereafter elect to operate under the provisions of sections 141.210 to 141.810 by adoption of a resolution or order of the county commission of such county, except that counties of the first class not having a charter form of government may not elect to operate under the provisions of sections 141.210 to 141.810. Any county commission so adopting such resolution or order shall file a certified copy thereof within ten days after the adoption of said resolution or order with the clerk of the county commission and with the collector of revenue for such county, and with the mayor and city collector or chief financial officer of each municipality in such county, as defined by section 141.220.

2. After the adoption of such resolution or order by such county commission, any such municipality may by resolution or ordinance of its proper governing authority elect to adopt and come within the provisions of the land tax collection law, and thereafter shall cooperate with such county under the provisions of sections 141.210 to 141.810. Any such county or municipality which shall, in the manner provided herein, have elected to come within the provisions of sections 141.210 to 141.810 by adoption of such resolution, order or ordinance, may, after a period of one year from the effective date of such resolution, order or ordinance, adopt by similar means a resolution, order or ordinance, rescinding the election to adopt the provisions of the land tax collection law and certified copies of such resolution, order or ordinance shall be filed in the same manner as said original resolution, order or ordinance; provided, that such resolution, order or ordinance rescinding or nullifying the election to adopt the provisions of sections 141.210 to 141.810 shall not become effective for one year thereafter nor shall it invalidate or in any way affect any proceedings in rem for foreclosure which may have been instituted under the provisions of sections 141.210 to 141.810, but all such actions and proceedings so instituted while the provisions of said sections were in full force and effect shall be prosecuted to their conclusion and completion; provided further, that any county or municipality which may have operated under sections 141.210 to 141.810 prior to the enactment of this section may hereafter elect to terminate any further operation under sections 141.210 to 141.810 by proceeding in manner and form and to the same effect as though it had originally elected to operate under the provisions of sections 141.210 to 141.810.

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3. Any city located partly within and partly without a class one county, which city and county now are or hereafter may be operating under the provisions of sections 141.210 to 141.810, may collect its delinquent tax bills imposed against real property located in that part of such city situated within such class one county, pursuant to the provisions of sections 141.210 to 141.810; provided, however, that tax bills imposed against real estate, located in that part of such city outside of the limits of any such class one county, shall be collected under the provisions of the charter of any such city, or under such other provisions as may be provided by law.