The city council or board of city commissioners of any city, the board of supervisors of any township, or the school board of any school district, in this chapter designated as the governing board, may pay the rental of any hall or auditorium, when it is used in such municipality for any public meeting or purpose and no charge is made for admission, and annually may provide by taxation a sum sufficient to defray any such expense for rental as may be anticipated for the coming year. This section does not apply to any city where there exists a public hall owned by the municipality suitable for the purpose.