5. Every action shall be commenced by writ of summons calling upon the defendant to appear before the Court at a time to be named therein.
6. Writs of summons shall be marked with the date of the year in which they are issued and numbered (consecutively according to the order in which they are issued).
7. Every writ of summons shall set forth at the head thereof the name of the Court and the name of every Plaintiff and Defendant where the action is in personam, and in the case of an action in rem the name of the ship or the nature of the property sought to be affected by the action.
Where the Plaintiff sues or any Defendant is sued in a representative capacity such capacity shall be stated.
8. In the body of the writ there shall be set forth the name, place of residence and occupation of every Plaintiff and Defendant (so far as the same can be ascertained) and a concise statement of the claim made or the relief or remedy sought.
9. Every writ of summons shall be prepared by or on behalf of the Plaintiff so as to set forth all the particulars required by the last preceding rule and when so prepared shall be presented to the Registrar, who shall inscribe on the writ the date of the year and the number of the writ and insert in the writ a statement of the day and hour when the Defendant is required to appear before the Court, and the date of the day on which the writ is issued.
The Registrar shall then seal the writ with the seal of the Court and the writ shall thereupon be deemed to be issued.
11. The time to be named in the writ for the appearance of the parties before the Court shall in the case of an action in rem be not less than 25 days and in the case of an action in personam not less than 15 days from the date of the issuing of the writ.
12. The Plaintiff or his advocate on presenting a writ of summons to the Registrar for sealing shall also present to him one copy of such writ for every person to be served therewith.
Every such copy shall be sealed with the seal of the Court and certified by the Registrar to be a true copy before it can be served.
13. The Court or Judge may allow the writ of summons to be amended at any time in such manner and on such terms as to the Court or Judge shall seem fit.