§ 13. Salaries of officers; expenses. The annual salaries and
compensation of the deputy commissioners, the counsel, secretary and all
other officers and employees of the department shall be fixed by the
commissioner within the limits of appropriations made therefor.

The reasonable and necessary traveling and other expenses of the
commissioner, deputy commissioners, secretary, counsel and other
officers and employees of the department, while actually engaged in the
performance of their duties, shall be paid in accordance with the rules
and regulations of the department of audit and control from the state
treasury upon the audit of the comptroller, upon vouchers approved by
the commissioner.