N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law § 1052

§ 1052. Fees of surveyor or commissioner in action for dower. A\nsurveyor, employed as prescribed by law, in an action for dower, or to\ndetermine dower, is entitled to five dollars for each day actually and\nnecessarily occupied in surveying, laying out, marking, or mapping land\ntherein. Each assistant so employed is entitled to two dollars for each\nday actually and necessarily occupied in serving under the surveyor's\ndirection. Each commissioner appointed as prescribed by law to admeasure\ndower is entitled to five dollars for each day's actual and necessary\nservice.\n