The officer receiving the writ of attachment shall forthwith levy the same, according to law, on the property of the defendant, real and personal, wherever found; and he shall summon as garnishees, by writs of garnishment, to be issued and served by himself, and duly returned, all persons indebted to the defendant, or having in possession effects belonging to him, to appear at the court to which the attachment is returnable, there to answer as required by law; and he shall seize the books of accounts and other evidence of debt belonging to the defendant and levy on the stock, shares, or interest of the defendant in any corporation, joint-stock company, or copartnership. All the property, debts, choses in action, stock, shares, and interest of the defendant attached, shall be bound by the levy from the date thereof.