Clas v. State

The Department of Agriculture is an agency of the state, and the duties of the commissioner are clearly defined by statute. In the expenditure of the public moneys he is strictly limited to the sums appropriated by the legislature for a given purpose. No discretionary power is *433vested in him to exceed such appropriations. This is the law not only in this state but elsewhere, and it is incumbent not only upon the department to take cognizance thereof and to act in accordance therewith, but every individual or corporation transacting business with the department is legally governed thereby,…