Upon expiration of the period of time allowed for filing the statements by lot owners or grave space owners as contained in the notice served personally by mail or published, all parties who fail to file with the city clerk their statement asserting their rights in cemetery lots or grave spaces shall be deemed to have abandoned their right and claims in the lots or grave spaces and thereupon the governing body may bring an action in the district court of Butler County, against all lot or grave space owners in default, uniting as many parties so in default as it may desire in one action, to have the rights of the parties in the lots or grave spaces terminated and the property restored to the city free of any right, title or interest of all such defaulting parties, their heirs, administrators, trustees, legatees, devisees or assigns. Such action in all other respects shall be brought and determined in the same manner as ordinary actions to determine title to real estate. (Prior code § 19-304)