Mexican National Construction Co. v. Reusens — SCOTUS Brief (1885)
[Reusens SCOTUS Case (1885)] 688 requires that upon such an application the defendant must give an undertaking with at least two sufficient sureties. Sect. 690 provides that a plaintiff may except to ‘‘the sufficiency of the sureties, and that thereupon the sureties must justify, or a new undertaking be given with new sureties, who must justify in like manner as bail npon arrest. Srcr. 580 requires bail upon arrest to attend before a Judge to be examined on oath, on the part of the plaintiff, touching his sufficiency, in such manner as the Judge in his discretion thinks proper,and if required by the plaintiff's attorney the examination must be reduced to writing. Srcr. 581 requires that if the Judge finds the bail sufficient, he must annex the examination, to the undertaking and endorse his allowance there- on.