1. Each of the co-creditors in a joint debt may claim their share thereof, and what they receive shall be deemed joint property among all co-creditors, each in proportion to their share. 2. If one of the co-creditors receives their share in the joint debt, the other co-creditors may either share it therewith, each in proportion to their share, and have recourse against the debtor for the remainder, or they may leave what the receiving co-creditor has received to them and have recourse against the debtor for their shares. 3. If the co-creditors choose to pursue the debtor, they may not have recourse against their receiving co-creditor unless their shares have perished, and recourse shall be in proportion to their shares in what the co-creditor has received, unless otherwise agreed.
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