§ 132. Certificates of official character of notaries public. The
secretary of state or the county clerk of the county in which the
commission of a notary public is filed may certify to the official
character of such notary public and any notary public may file their
autograph signature and a certificate of official character in the
office of any county clerk of any county in the state and in any
register's office in any county having a register and thereafter such
county clerk may certify as to the official character of such notary
public. The secretary of state shall collect for each certificate of
official character issued the sum of one dollar. The county clerk and
register of any county with whom a certificate of official character has
been filed shall collect for filing the same the sum of ten dollars. For
each certificate of official character issued, with seal attached, by
any county clerk, the sum of five dollars shall be collected.