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Surety (SURETYSHIP failure)

SURETYSHIP failure of the principal, is liable to pay the debt and damages; a bondsman, a himself well, either generally or sperecognizance or obligation to the comcially, for the time therein limited. It inone or more sureties before some competent judge of record, whereby the parties acknowledge themselves to be indebted to the commonwealth in a specified amount, with condition to be void if the defendant shall demean and behave himself well, either generally or specially, for the time therein limited. It includes surety for the peace and something more. A justice may bind over all night-walkers, such as keep suspicious company, or are reported to be pilferers of the peace is the acknowledgement of as persons not of good fame. A surety within the general words of the statute misbehavior may reasonably bring them idle vagabonds, and other persons whose the peace. within the general words of the statute as persons not of good fame. A surety of the peace is the acknowledgement of a bond to the commonwealth, taken by a competent judge of record, for keeping the peace.