33 U.S.C. § 876

Fees for notarial acts; prima facie evidence of authority

No fee of any kind shall be paid to any officer for the performance of any notarial act authorized by section 875 of this title . The signature without seal together with indication of grade of any officer performing any notarial act shall be prima facie evidence of his authority.

( Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 932, § 2 , 70 Stat. 988 .)