For the service of subpoenas ad testificandum issued out of any of the courts of this State, there shall be allowed and paid as follows: Serving each subpoena, thirty-five cents ($0.35). Mileage, computed from the place where the subpoena is made returnable, for each mile actually traveled, four cents ($0.04). The provisions of this section shall not apply to cases in behalf of the State where the officer serving such process is paid a salary or per diem.

L.1953, c. 22, p. 381, s. 11.