Whenever counsel is appointed to advise with a minor or a person of unsound mind and to conduct his defense as provided by RSA 605:1, the counsel shall be entitled to receive, from the town or county in whose behalf the action is prosecuted, reasonable compensation for his services.
Source. 1873, 47:1. GL 261:5. PS 254:5. PL 368:6. RL 428:6.