1. The board of county commissioners shall pay to each county surveyor appointed pursuant to NRS 255.020:
(a) A salary set by the board; or
(b) In lieu of a salary, fair and reasonable compensation in connection with each survey ordered by the board, or for other services performed by the county surveyor for the county, when he or she has been authorized to perform the services.
2. The county surveyor is entitled to receive, in addition to the salary or compensation allowed by subsection 1, mileage for transportation necessary to fulfill his or her duties as determined by the board of county commissioners, at the rate for such mileage as is provided by law to be allowed to county officers.
3. Except when the county surveyor is paid a salary, the county surveyor shall file with the clerk of the board of county commissioners a proper statement of account for all services the county surveyor performs, and for all allowances claimed by him or her for mileage, duly acknowledged as provided by law for filing claims for payment of accounts due from the county.
[13a:64:1861; added 1949, 144; 1943 NCL § 2174.02] — (NRS A 1997, 271)