If a majority of the votes cast in the election are in favor of annexation of the territory and relocation of the municipality, the governing body shall so declare by resolution, and a copy of the resolution and the plat shall be filed for record in the office of the county clerk and the office of the Secretary of State. If part or all of the territory comprised within the new site is located in a county other than that in which the municipality is located, the resolution and plat shall be recorded in each county. Upon the date of the filing of the resolution and the plat, the territory shall be annexed to and be the site of the municipality.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 21-203, eff. July 1, 1978.