The board of chosen freeholders shall cause the question to be printed upon the ballots to be used at such election, 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 provisions of article 1 of chapter 33 of
[ ] YES the title Municipalities and Counties of the Revised
Statutes (s. 40:33-1 et seq.), providing for the
[ ] NO establishment and maintenance of county free
N.J.S. § 40:33-4