Sec. 2-44. When bond to be given.
   No person appointed or elected to an office, from whom a bond is required and the amount thereof fixed at the time of his election or appointment, shall perform the duties of his office until such bond, satisfactory to the council, has been given.
(Code 1977, § 2-4)
State law reference— Bonds for municipal officials, G.S. 159-20.