Any public officer required by law to give bond who performs any official act before his bond is approved and filed as required by law must, on conviction, be fined not less than $500.00.
(Code 1852, §127; Code 1867, §166; Code 1876, §4161; Code 1886, §3952; Code 1896, §5156; Code 1907, §7449; Code 1923, §5041; Code 1940, T. 41, §54.)