Thereupon the said borough shall give notice during at least twenty-eight days by weekly advertisements in the newspapers, not exceeding two, in said borough, and, if no newspaper is published therein, by at least twenty printed handbills posted in public parts thereof, of an election to be held, specifying the date thereof, for the purpose of obtaining the assent of the electors thereof to the levy and assessment of such special tax. Said notice shall contain a brief statement of the purpose for which the special tax is to be levied.
53 P.S. § 49238