W. Va. Code § 38-4-24: Payments on purchase money notes.

All moneys paid to the officer, on any note taken under the preceding section shall be regarded as so much money received by him on the execution, order of sale, or other process under which the sale was made, and the officer shall indorse the same on the execution, order of sale or other process, whether the same has been returned or not, at the time such payment is made.