Section 49.159 - Prosecuting attorney; compensation(1) The prosecuting attorney shall receive compensation for his or her services, as the county board of commissioners, by an annual salary or otherwise, orders and directs.(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), for a county which has a county officers compensation commission, the compensation of the prosecuting attorney of that county shall be determined by that commission.R.S. 1846, Ch. 14 ;--CL 1857, 399 ;--CL 1871, 535 ;--How. 558 ;--CL 1897, 2562 ;--CL 1915, 2411 ;--CL 1929, 1292 ;--CL 1948, 49.159 ;--Am. 1978, Act 489, Imd. Eff. 12/1/1978 .