522.120. Whenever a judgment shall be obtained on anofficial bond against principal and sureties, a direction shallbe endorsed on the execution, by the plaintiff or his attorney,to levy the amount, in the first place, on the property of theprincipal; and if sufficient property of such principal cannot befound to satisfy such execution, then to levy the deficiency onthe property of the sureties.
(RSMo 1939 § 3253)Prior revisions: 1929 § 2865; 1919 § 1015; 1909 § 1222