In making the partition, the master or the court shall divide the property and allot the several portions thereof to the respective parties, quality and quantity relatively considered, according to the respective rights of the parties, as determined by the court, designating the several portions by proper landmarks, and may employ a surveyor with the necessary assistants to aid in the division.
[1911 CPA § 597; RL § 5539; NCL § 9086] — (NRS A 1985, 772)