Whenever any city of the second class organized under the laws of the state of Kansas has been reduced in population to one thousand or less, as shown by the last returns of the assessor taking the enumeration of said city, the mayor of such city of the second class or the president of the council, if there is no acting mayor, may by proclamation call an election within such city for the purpose of determining whether said city shall be set back into a city of the third class. Such proclamation to be published in some newspaper of general circulation within said city for two weeks preceding such election and shall also be posted in four conspicuous places within said city. The question to be submitted to the electors of said city by such proclamation shall be:

L. 1919, ch. 144, § 1; March 6; R.S. 1923, § 14-901.