Section 143. Fees of such commissioners

The  fees of such commissioners
  shall be as follows:
    1. If appointed for another state, territory  or  dependency,  not  to
  exceed  four  times  the  amount  allowed  by  the  laws  of such state,
  territory or dependency for like services, and not to exceed in any case
  one  dollar  for  taking  the  proof  or  acknowledgment  of  a  written
  instrument, or administering an oath;
    2.  If  appointed  for  Great Britain or Ireland, for administering or
  certifying an oath, one shilling sterling, and for taking the  proof  or
  acknowledgment  of  a  written  instrument,  or  for  certifying  to the
  existence or correctness of a copy of a patent, record or document, four
  shillings sterling;
    3.  If  appointed  for  France  or  any  other  foreign  country,  for
  administering   and  certifying  an  oath,  one  franc  and  twenty-five
  centimes, and for taking  the  proof  or  acknowledgment  of  a  written
  instrument,  or for certifying to the existence or correctness of a copy
  of a patent, record or document, five francs.