If the tax collector fails to give a bond, the office shall be what?

• A. Vacant
• B. Active
• C. Terminated
• D. Abolished

Answer: (A)

Bonding a tax collector is a safeguard that ensures the official can faithfully handle duties and public funds. If the required bond isn’t provided, there isn’t an authorized person holding the office, so the position becomes vacant until a bonded individual is appointed or the bond is filed and the official is seated. This outcome keeps the office in limbo rather than continuing as an active office or being permanently ended. The other terms don’t fit because they imply the office still exists with a person serving (active), or that the office is permanently ended or erased (terminated or abolished), which isn’t the automatic result of missing a bond.