Investment of sinking fund.

SEC. 59. The moneys levied and collected for creating a sinking fund for the redemption of the bonds issued by the board of education shall be as follows: After retaining an amount sufficient to pay the principal of the bonds maturing during the year, the board shall, with the surplus of the sinking fund, invest the same in bonds of the State of Utah, or of any school district, town, city, or county thereof, or of the United States, on the best terms to be obtained until such time as it may be needed to purchase any outstanding bonds that may be offered, or until the maturity of any such bonds.

Bonds a lien on taxable property.

SEC. 60. Bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall be a lien upon the taxable property of the school district issuing them, and when the board of education neglects or refuses to levy a tax in accordance with law to meet the outstanding bonds or the interest thereon, the board of county commissioners of the county within which such district is situated, shall levy such tax and apply the money thus collected to the payment of such bonds and the interest due thereon.

Advertisement for construction of buildings.

SEC. 61.

Whenever any schoolhouse is to be built the board of education shall advertise for at least ten days in some newspaper published in the city for sealed proposals for building such schoolhouse in accordance with the plans and specifications which shall be furnished by the board of education at its office or at the office of the architect, stating in such advertisement or notice the place where and the day and hour when all proposals will be opened, and reserving the right to reject any and all proposals,

and shall require a certified check of not less than five per cent of the amount of the bid to accompany the same, which check shall be made payable to the order of the board of education, and the check of the successful bidder shall be forfeited in case he fails refuses to enter into the contract and furnish the bond required.

or

Opening bids.

At the time and place specified in said notice, the board shall meet and publicly open and read all the proposals which have been received, and if satisfactory bids have been received, shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, and shall require of such bidder or contractor a bond in one-half the amount of the contract, conditioned that he will properly perform its conditions in a faithful manner and in accordance with its provisions.

Advertising anew.

In case none of the proposals are satisfactory, all shall be rejected and said board shall advertise anew in the same manner as before, and may require in the contract to be executed that at least twenty per cent of the contract price may be withheld until the building is completed and accepted by the board.

Board may erect buildings.

But if after twice advertising, as provided herein, no satisfactory bid is received, the board may proceed under its own directions to erect the building required, or in case of a building not exceeding five thousand dollars in cost, if no satisfactory bid is received at the first notice, the board may proceed with the construction as it may determine.

Parental schools,

SEC. 62. The board of education of any city of the first or second class, or the boards of education of

any two or more such cities, under a contract to be approved by each of such boards, may provide for the establishment and maintenance of "parental schools" and for the support and education of the inmates thereof, conformably with the provisions of this chapter.

Truants to be committed.

SEC. 63. Any child between the ages of eight and fourteen years residing within the city or cities maintaining such a school, adjudged guilty of being a habitual truant, or of wandering about in the streets and public places of said city or cities without lawful em ployment or business, shall be committed to the parental school provided for the purpose, for a term not extending beyond the age of fourteen years.

Release from.

SEC. 64. Any child committed as provided in the next preceding section may be released from confinement at such school either conditionally or absolutely, before the expiration of the term of commitment, in accordance with the by-laws established by the board or boards of education, maintaining the same.

Children without parental control.

SEC. 65. Children under sixteen years of age who by reason of neglect, crime, drunkenness, or other vices of parents, or by reason of orphanage, are suffered to grow up without salutary parental control and education, or in circumstances encouraging them to lead idle and dissolute lives, may be committed to the proper "parental school" for a term not extending beyond the age of sixteen years.

Discharge of.

SEC. 66. When the parents of a child committed

under the next preceding section have reformed and are leading orderly and industrious lives, and are in a condition to exercise salutary control over such child, and to provide him with proper education and employment; or when, said parents being dead, any person offers to make such suitable provision for the care, nurture, and education of such child as will conduce to the public welfare, the board of education may discharge him to the parents or other such person.

Courts to enforce.

SEC. 67. The district courts of the several counties shall have jurisdiction within their respective counties to enforce the provisions of this chapter, upon such notice to the parents or guardians of the children whom it is proposed to commit to parental schools as the court may deem just and proper.

Expense of parental schools.

SEC. 68. Any board or boards of education maintaining a parental school in accordance with section 62 of this chapter shall estimate and determine as near as may be the average actual expense per month of keeping and taking care of the boys and girls who may be committed to the parental school, and the average cost of keeping such boys and girls shall be wholly paid by the parent or guardian of each boy or girl committed to the school unless for good cause said board or boards of education shall otherwise order and direct. The board of education of the city in which the parent or guardian of any such committed boy or girl resides may bring suit to enforce this pro- . vision.

Pupils from outside of city.

SEC. 69. On the tender of a payment which will meet all costs of support at the parental school, the

board or boards of education maintaining such school may receive into it on equal terms boys or girls whose residence is in the State outside of the city or cities. to which the school belongs.

Truant officer.

SEC. 70. The board of education of each city may appoint and fix the compensation of a truant officer, whose duty it shall be to make complaints and arrests in cases contemplated by this chapter, and to serve legal process issued by courts in pursuance hereof. The police authorities of the city shall make such truant officer a special policeman.

CHAPTER XVIII.

GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Compulsory attendance.

SECTION 1. Every parent, guardian, or other person having control of any child between eight and fourteen years of age, shall be required to send such child to a public, district, or private school in the district in which he resides, at least twenty weeks in each school year, ten weeks of which shall be consecutive; Provided, that in each year such parent, guardian, or other person having control of any child shall be excused from such duty by the school board of the district or the board of education of the city, as the case may be, whenever it shall be shown to their satisfaction that one of the following reasons exists: Excuses for non-attendance.

1st. That such child is taught at home in the branches prescribed by law for the same length of time as children are required by law to be taught in the district schools.