1. If there are multiple sureties for a single debt, each of them may be claimed for the entire debt, unless they all stood surety in a single contract and did not stipulate joint and several liability therein, in which case none of them shall be claimed except to the extent of their share. 2. Where the sureties have bound themselves by successive contracts, each of them shall be liable for the entire debt, unless they have reserved for themselves the right of division.
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