| Every sheriff and each of his the sheriff's deputies shall |
serve and execute, within his the respective county, all writs |
and precepts issued by lawful authority to him to the sheriff, |
including the Passamaquoddy Tribal Court, as defined in Title 30, |
section 6209-A and the Penobscot Tribal Court, as defined in |
Title 30, section 6209-B, directed and committed, including those |
in which a town, plantation, parish, religious society or school |
district, of which he the sheriff is at the time a member, is a |
party or interested, but his the legal fees for service shall |
must first be paid or secured to him the sheriff. If the fees are |
not paid or secured to him the sheriff when the process is |
delivered to him the sheriff, he the sheriff shall immediately |
return it to the plaintiff or attorney offering it; or if sent to |
him the sheriff by mail or otherwise, he the sheriff shall put it |
into some post office within 24 hours, directed to the person |
sending it; otherwise he the sheriff waives his the sheriff's |
right to his the sheriff's fees before service. |