The expenses of the referees, including those of a surveyor and his assistants, when employed, must be ascertained and allowed by the court, and the amount thereof, together with the fees allowed by the court, in its discretion, to the referees, must be apportioned among the different parties to the action, equitably.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-45-21
Expenses and fees apportioned among parties
Source: CCivP 1877, § 564; CL 1887, § 5378; RCCivP 1903, § 603; RC 1919, § 2814; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1415.
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