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142.040
Justification on oath required by surety.
If a bond is required under this chapter, the sureties must justify on oath before the court or clerk or before a notary public, or a justice of the peace of the county, to the effect that they are householders, or freeholders, within this State, and worth the amount for which they become surety, over and above all just debts and liabilities, exclusive of property exempt from execution. The justification must be signed by the sureties and certified by the person taking the justification, and endorsed on or attached to and filed with the bond.