All bonds taken from public officers shall be kept in the places specified by law and copies thereof shall be furnished to any person desiring them. (Orig. Code 1863, § 14; Code 1868, § 12; Code 1873, § 12; Code 1882, § 12; Civil Code 1895, § 12; Civil Code 1910, § 12; Code 1933, § 89-407.)