126. (1) Every person who, not being a practising notary, directly or indirectly shares the fees, commissions or other professional earnings of a notary, wholly or in part, or has the same abandoned to him or to any other person, in consideration of legal business which he procures or promises to procure for such notary, shall be liable to the fines prescribed by section 123.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the consort, heirs or legatees of a deceased notary, respecting the agreements which may be entered into between the notary who is assignee of the records of the deceased notary and the consort, heirs or legatees of the assignee.