It shall be unlawful for any such officer, board, body or person to expend for the erection, improvement or repair of any building or structure, or for the purchase of any real estate or other property, or upon any contract or undertaking whatsoever to be performed in whole or in part by the state, any sum exceeding that which shall have been appropriated or authorized therefor by the Legislature, nor shall they incur any debt or obligation on any such account not expressly authorized by the Legislature, nor use in part payment only upon the purchase or construction of any land or structure any sum which shall have been appropriated or authorized by the Legislature in full payment for such object.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 12. Public Moneys and Securities
Article 3. Appropriations, Expenditures and Deductions
§12-3-1. Manner of Payment From Treasury; Form of Checks
§12-3-1a. Payment by Deposit in Bank Account
§12-3-2. Auditor May Administer Oaths; Seal
§12-3-5. When Requisition to Auditor Sufficient Authority for Issuing Warrant
§12-3-6. Requisitions on Behalf of State Boards and Institutions
§12-3-8. Requisition on Behalf of Institutions to Be Accompanied by Statement Showing Funds on Hand
§12-3-8a. Limitation on Requisitions From Judicial Accounts
§12-3-9. Certificate With Requisition as to Need of Money for Present Use
§12-3-10. Itemized Statement of Claim Against State; Rules to Be Promulgated Concerning Same
§12-3-10a. Purchasing Card Program
§12-3-10b. Fraudulent or Unauthorized Use of Purchasing Cardprohibited; Penalties
§12-3-10c. Transaction Fees; Disposition of Fees
§12-3-10d. Purchasing Card Fund Continued; Expenditures
§12-3-10e. Purchasing Card Advisory Committee Created; Purpose; Membership; Expenses
§12-3-10f. Receiving Report Required for Commodities Received
§12-3-12. Expiration of Unexpended Appropriations; Reappropriations
§12-3-13. Salaries Not to Be Paid Until Services Rendered
§12-3-14. Expenditures for Institutions to Be Confined to Appropriations for Fiscal Year; Exceptions
§12-3-16. Personal Liability and Penalty for Violation of Two Preceding Sections