Defendant's Sureties Must Justify

The defendant's sureties, upon notice to the plaintiff of not less than two

(2)nor more than five

(5)days, must justify before a judge, or the clerk, of the court in which the action is pending in the same manner as upon bail on arrest; and upon such justification the officer taking the property must deliver the property to the defendant. Such officer is responsible for the defendant's sureties until they justify, or until the justification is completed or waived, and may retain the property until that time. If they, or others in their place, fail to justify at the time and place appointed, he must deliver the property to the plaintiff.