When any bill of exchange, drawn or endorsed in the state and payable without the United States, is duly protested for nonacceptance or nonpayment, the party liable for the contents thereof, on due notice and demand, shall pay the same at the current rate of exchange at the time of the demand, and damages at the rate of ten percent upon the contents, together with the interest on such contents, computed from the date of protest. The amount of such contents, damages, and interest shall be paid in full of all damages, charges, and expenses.