663.15  Defendant not found.
  If the defendant cannot be found, or if the defendant has not the plaintiff in custody, the service may be made upon any person who has, in the same manner and with the same effect as though the person had been made defendant therein.
[C51, §2226; R60, §3814; C73, §3462; C97, §4430; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12482; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §663.15]