Any city may become an incorporated town. A petition for a city to become an incorporated town shall be filed with the board of county commissioners of the county in which the city is located. The petition shall:

1. Be in writing; and

2. Be signed by at least thirty-five percent (35%) of the registered voters of the city, as shown by the preceding general election. The petition shall clearly express the desire of the petitioners to become incorporated as a town and shall be authenticated by the affidavit of at least one credible witness that the signatures are genuine and that the signers of the petition are registered voters of the city. The petition shall include:

1. The name of the city and of the proposed town;

2. The survey and plat of the city;

3. The resident population according to the latest federal census or other census recognized by the laws of Oklahoma;

4. The description and name of the proposed town wards; and

5. Affidavits verifying the facts alleged in the petition.

Laws 1977, HB 1100, c. 256, § 5-101, eff. July 1, 1978.