The taking is not considered as the service of process, but as a continuation of the custody which had been, at the request of the principal, committed to the bail. The principal may, therefore, be taken on Sunday. The dwelling house is no longer the castle of the principal, in which he may place himself to keep off the bail. If the door should not be opened on demand at midnight, the bail may break it down, and take the principal from his bed, if that measure should be necessary to enable the bail to take the principal. The seizure is not made by virtue of new process.
None is needed.
It is likened to the rearrest by the sheriff of an escaping prisoner. It is not necessary that the surety make the arrest in person. He may delegate the right to another as his agent. And see cases cited herein. The sureties are not required to have a warrant or order of court.