§ 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.