In actions brought upon recognizances taken in criminal prosecutions, it shall be sufficient to set forth in the writ the substance of the recognizance and the time and place at which the same was declared forfeited, without setting forth the complaint or indictment or any subsequent proceedings thereon.
Source. 1865, 4075:1. GS 241:17. GL 259:17. PS 252:36. PL 366:47. RL 425:47.