For examining and filing corporation papers under provisions of this article, the probate judge in whose office the same is filed shall receive a fee of $2.00 and be paid $.15 per 100 words for recording the same. The Secretary of State for the use of the state shall be paid $5.00 for filing a certificate of incorporation forwarded by the probate judge as provided by law.
Ala. Code § 2-10-73 (1975)