W. Va. Code § 6-2-4: Failure to give bond; penalty for acting without giving bond.

If any person elected or appointed to any office, or position, of whom an official bond is required, shall fail to give the bond within the time prescribed by law, the office or position shall be deemed vacant; and any person who shall enter into or discharge any of the duties pertaining to such office or position, before shall have given the bond required by law, shall forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $1,000.