16. (1) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the sheriff shall seize, at his office, the immoveable property or properties securing the debt for which a petition has been presented under this act.
(2) A duplicate of the minutes of seizure shall be transmitted by the sheriff to the respondent, against whom the writ of seizure of immoveables has been issued, by registered or certified letter to his address known to the Corporation.
(3) The publication and posting provided for by article 671 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall not be done by the sheriff but must be effected, at the option of the latter, by a bailiff of the place wherein the immoveable is situated or by a literate person of such place.