No claim or account shall be preapproved by the commissioner of administration, nor shall any warrant be paid by the state treasurer, unless the money has been previously appropriated by law; nor shall the whole amount drawn for or paid, under any one head, ever exceed the amount appropriated by law for that purpose.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 33.170
No warrant to be drawn or paid unless money appropriated for payment
Known as the Federal Mandate Auditor Act
The act spans §§ 33–33 (76 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1949; (RSMo 1939 § 13043, A.L. 1945 p. 1428 § 44, A.L. 1945 p. 1977 § 11, A. 1949 S.B. 1015); Prior revisions: 1929 § 11421; 1919 § 13327; 1909 § 11828
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.