The governing body of any city of the third class having a population of not less than one thousand is hereby authorized and empowered to issue bonds of such city in an amount not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars for the purpose of purchasing, leasing, development and equipping municipal airports and fields for aviation purposes and for all things incidental thereto. Before any of such bonds shall be issued, the question of issuing same shall be submitted to the vote of the people at the next city election or at an election called for that purpose, and no bonds shall be issued until a majority of the qualified electors who shall vote on the question at such an election shall have declared by their votes in favor of issuing said bonds. All bonds authorized by this act shall be issued, sold, delivered and retired under the provisions of article 1 of chapter 10 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, and none of the debt limitations provided by law shall apply to bonds issued under this act. Such city is hereby authorized and empowered to receive and use the benefits of any federal or state aid, or both, in the purchasing, leasing, development and equipping of such airports and fields, which aid may be in addition to the proposed bond issue. All authority to issue bonds under the provisions of this section shall expire and end on July 1, 1949.