245.240. All surety bonds required to be given by sections245.010 to 245.280 shall be made payable to the district by itscorporate name, in which name all suits shall be instituted andprosecuted. All penalties on any bond herein named shall bepayable to and recoverable by said district. All bonds requiredby sections 245.010 to 245.280 shall cover defaults of deputies,clerks or assistants of the officers appointing them.
(RSMo 1939 § 12525)Prior revisions: 1929 § 10935; 1919 § 4629