The court may direct an order of survey to any person; but in considering an application for the appointment of another surveyor for a special work, the court must give preference to the county surveyor.
KRS 73.050
Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective10/1/1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 4672a-7, 4678.