Upon the receipt of the proof required by section 54:4-7 of this title, the collector shall make the deduction and shall file the proof with the governing body of the municipality or the clerk thereof. Thereupon the governing body shall adopt a resolution relieving the owners of the cattle so slaughtered from further tax thereon for the fiscal year in which the taxes on the assessed valuation of the cattle are due or become due.
N.J.S. § 54:4-8