All bonds required to be given to a probate court shall be made payable to the court, and shall be filed in the office of the probate clerk. In case a bond is lost, a copy of the record of it shall be admitted in evidence. These bonds shall be sued in the name of the court.

History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 1020; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 576, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-9.