Original writs of attachment shall be directed to the sheriff of the proper county, commanding him to attach the defendant, by all and singular, his lands and tenements, goods, moneys, effects, credits and all other property and interests in property of whatsoever nature and kind, in whosesoever hands the same may be found, with a clause of the nature and to the effect of an ordinary citation to answer the action of the plaintiff.
NMS § 42-9-13