1. Whenever qualified voters representing five percent of the votes cast at the last preceding election for governor in any constitutional charter city not located within a county and qualified voters representing five percent of the votes cast at the last preceding election for governor in a constitutional charter county adjoining such city shall file verified petitions for the establishment of a metropolitan zoological park and museum district, comprising a zoological subdistrict, and art museum subdistrict or a St. Louis Science Center subdistrict with the respective election officials of such city and county, respectively, requesting such election officials to submit a proposition for the establishment of a metropolitan zoological park and museum district comprised of a zoological subdistrict, and art museum subdistrict and a St. Louis Science Center subdistrict at the next general or primary election for the election of state officers or special election for the submission of such proposition, such election officials shall communicate to their corresponding counterparts and the chief executive officers of the respective city and county the fact a verified petition has been filed. At such time that both election officials have received the verified petitions described above, then such officials shall submit the above described proposition or propositions to the qualified voters of such city and county at the next general or primary election for the election of state officers or special election. Such election officials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general or primary election or special election in at least two newspapers that such proposition or propositions shall be submitted at the next general or primary election or special election held for submission of this proposition.

2. Such proposition shall be submitted to the voters in substantially the following form at such election:

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3. In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such propositions in such city and the majority of voters voting on such propositions in such county at said election cast votes “FOR” one or more of the propositions, then the district shall be deemed established and the tax rate, as established by the board, for such subdistrict shall be deemed in full force and effect as of the first day of the year following the year of said election. The results of the aforesaid election shall be certified by the election officials of such city and county, respectively, to the respective chief executive officers of such city and county not less than thirty days after the day of election. In the event one or more of the propositions shall fail to receive a majority of the votes “FOR” in either the city or the county, then such proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held within one year of the date of the election the proposition was rejected. Any such resubmissions of one or more of such propositions shall substantially comply with the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384.

4. All costs of the election shall be paid as provided by sections 115.063 and 115.065.