The plaintiff or executor or the plaintiff’s or executor’s attorney, in all publications concerning actions, executions, and estates, may designate the newspaper in which such publication shall be made.

[C73, §3832; C97, §1293; S13, §1293; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11101; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §618.6]