If the person so appointed refuse the trust, or fail to give bond as aforesaid, the county court, on like motion, shall, or such court may in the first instance, commit the estate to the sheriff of the county, who shall be the committee, and he and the sureties on his official bond shall be bound for the faithful performance of his trust.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 28. State Correctional and Penal Institutions
§28-5-33. Appointment of Committee of Convict; Bond
§28-5-34. When Estate Committed to Sheriff as Committee
§28-5-35. Appraisement, Inventories and Accounts by and Compensation of Committee
§28-5-36. Suits by or Against Convict or Committee
§28-5-37. Maintenance of Convict's Wife and Family
§28-5-38. Mortgage, Lease or Sale of Real Estate of Convicts
§28-5-39. Disposition of Estate on Discharge or Death of Convict
§28-5-40. How Estate of Nonresident Convict Paid Over to Foreign Committee