663.14  Mode.
  The service shall be made by leaving the original writ with the defendant, and preserving a copy thereof on which to make the return of service, but a failure in this respect shall not be held material.
[C51, §2225; R60, §3813; C73, §3461; C97, §4429; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12481; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §663.14]