(1) In a case of garnishment against any employee of a state department, agency, board, commission, institution or other authority, the writ shall be served upon the department head, president of the institution or chairman or other presiding officer thereof. In case of a garnishment against a state officer, departmental head, president of an institution, director of a board or other head of any other agency or commission of the state government, the writ shall be served upon the state auditor. In case of a garnishment against the state auditor, the writ shall be served upon the state treasurer, this being the only case in which the state treasurer is served with a writ of garnishment except where a garnishment is against an employee of the state treasurer.
(2) In case of a garnishment against any person who is now or may hereafter be a salaried officer or employee of a county, the writ shall be served upon the clerk of the chancery court of the county, except that in case of garnishment upon a judgment against such clerk the writ shall be served upon the sheriff of the county.
(3) In case of a garnishment against any person who is now or may hereafter be a salaried officer or employee of a county school district or a municipal separate school district, the writ shall be served upon the superintendent of the respective school district, except in the event the garnishment be against such superintendent the writ shall be served upon the president of the board of education or the board of trustees.
(4) In case of a garnishment against an officer or employee of a municipality, the writ shall be served upon the city, town or village clerk.
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