Notaries public.
Section 791
SEC. 791. Notaries public. — Until the abolition of the existing Spanish notarial system and the establishment of a new system, as in this Code provided, notaries public shall receive compensation for their services as per fees provided by the Spanish law now in force. After the establishment of the new notarial system, notaries public shall receive the following fees only for their services: For protesting bill or note for nonacceptance or nonpayment and giving notice, seventy-five cents; for registering such protest and making record, twenty-five cents; for attesting letters of attorney with seal, twenty-five cents; for notarial affidavit to an account or other writing, with seal, twenty-five cents; for each oath or affirmation, with seal, twenty cents; for taking proof of debts to be sent abroad, twenty-five cents; for a certified copy of record and affidavit of its correctness, fifty cents; for writing depositions and affidavits, five cents for each one hundred words; for taking proof of acknowledgment of any writing concerning real or personal estate and certificate thereof, for each party, twenty-five cents.