Such officer shall in the manner provided by law place the question upon the ballots used at the next general election in the municipality in substantially the following form:
"To vote upon the public question printed below, if in favor thereof mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word YES, and if opposed thereto mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word NO.
"Shall the ........ of ...............
[ ] YES (name of municipality) acquire (or construct,
as the case may be) a plant or works within
(or without, as the case may be) the limits
[ ] NO thereof for supplying ......... (here specify
whether light, or heat, or power, or two
or all of them) for the public and private
uses of this municipality and its inhabitants."