No direction or authority by a party or his attorney to the marshal in respect to the execution of process or return thereof, or to any act or omission relating thereto, is available to discharge or excuse the marshal from a liability for neglect or misconduct, unless it is contained in a writing, signed by the attorney of the party, or by the party if he has no attorney.
History —Mar. 10, 1904, p. 111, § 12, eff. July 1, 1904.