If the person on whom the writ ought to be served, conceals himself, or refuses admittance to the party attempting to serve the same, it may be served by affixing the same in some conspicuous place on the outside, either of his dwelling house or of the place where the party is confined.
History: Laws 1884, ch. 1, § 33; C.L. 1884, § 2044; C.L. 1897, § 2814; Code 1915, § 2622; C.S. 1929, § 63-134; 1941 Comp., § 25-1134; 1953 Comp., § 22-11-34.
ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 39A C.J.S. Habeas Corpus § 177.