The selection of the books, which shall be only of an instructive and moral character, shall be made by the said Board, or a committee appointed by it for the purpose, and no book deemed by it to be injurious to the morals of the pupils, or of a sectarian character, whether obtained by purchase or donation, shall be admitted in said libraries. City Code, 1879, art. 43, §42 1893, art. 44, §50 1927, art. 41, §50 1950, art. 32, §13 1966, art. 24, §6 1976/83, art. 24, §7 Ord. 48-434