Defendant's obligation and sureties.
Section 268
SEC. 268. Defendant's obligation and sureties. — The defendant's sureties, upon notice to the plaintiff, not less than two nor more than five days, must justify before the clerk, as provided in section two hundred and sixty-six, and upon such justification the officer must deliver the property to the defendant. If the defendant's sureties, or others in their place, fail to justify at the time and place appointed, the officer must deliver the property to the plaintiff.