Tax levy

Sec. 7. For the purpose of raising money to pay said bonds and interest thereon, as provided in this chapter, the proper officers of every county issuing bonds under authority of this chapter shall, as soon as said bonds are sold and annually thereafter at the time the general tax levy is made, levy a tax, in addition to all other taxes authorized by law to be levied by such county, upon the property within said county subject to taxation, in such manner as to meet the principal and interest of said bonds as they become due, and such tax shall be levied and collected as other taxes are levied and collected, and shall be applied to the payment of such bonds and interest provided, that if any other funds provided by law for the payment of said bonds and interest shall come to the hands of the proper officer of said county and be available for payment on said bonds and interest, the tax in this section provided for may be abated to the extent only that such other funds provided by law may be actually available for payment of such bonds and interest at the time for making any such annual tax levy.