Sec. 3. Such board of park commissioners shall have the power to pay for any such rights, lands or territory, thus acquired, and for the construction and protection of.

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Sec. 3. Such board of park commissioners shall have the power to pay for any such rights, lands or territory, thus acquired, and for the construction and protection of such park, boulevard, driveway or parkway or such extension or connection either out of its general revenues or by the issue and sale, from time to time, of interest bearing bonds, in addition to the bonds now authorized by law to be issued and sold by such board of park commissioners: Provided, no bonds shall be issued under this act contrary to the provisions of Section 12, Article IX, of the Constitution of this State:

And, provided, further, That the proposition to issue such bonds shall first be submitted to a vote of the legal voters of such park district and shall receive a majority of the votes cast upon such proposition. And authority is hereby expressly granted to the board of park commissioners issuing such bonds to levy and collect a direct annual tax upon the property within their jurisdiction, in addition to the amount of any tax now authorized by law to be levied and collected by them, sufficient to pay the interest on said bonds as it falls due and also to pay and discharge the principal thereof within twenty

(20)years from the date of issuing said bonds, and the county clerk of the county in which such park district is located or such other officer or officers as are by law authorized to spread or assess taxes for park purposes shall, on receiving a certificate from such board of park commissioners that the amount mentioned in such certificate is necessary to pay the interest on said bonds and also to pay and discharge the principal thereof within twenty

(20)years from the date of issuing said bonds, spread and assess such amount upon the taxable property embraced in said park district the same as other park taxes are by laws spread and assessed, and the same shall be collected and paid over the same as other park taxes are required by law to be collected and paid.