OFFICES AND OFFICERS - STATE - EXPENSES - EFFECT OF 1959 INCREASE OF PER DIEM ALLOWANCE OF STATE OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES ON $25.00 PER DIEM ALLOWANCE FOR OFFICIALS OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND... The 1959 statutory increase in the per diem allowance for state officials and employees does not affect the 1957 statute allowing reimbursement of expenses of not to exceed $25.00 to the director and supervisors of the department of commerce and economic development.