Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-03
Flour inspectors Notice.

: II consequence of being frequently compellc1 in
a the discharge Of the duties OF my ONCE enforce
The penalties OF tue law regulating the Inspection of
Flour, Against persons offering -four for inspection
who have failed to comply with ns acquisitions und
IN consequence also of understanding that the Flour
Inspector of New York to which city a large portion
OF our -four i sent is very strict in imposing every
possible penalty ana OncroUs expense on our Hour,
Gccml proper to ca! the attention OF a.! concerned
TO the following provisions Of the law on the subject
ana to urge the necessity OF their being strictly COM
pied with; also 10 endeavur induce merchants 10
ply particular attention to having -four shipped in good
order, by rcncdyng defects which occur AFTER ii has
been inspected.
SEC 3 requires that all holtetl hea. or brought to any in
succon, for eNpOaiOr shall bc mcrchanuc e,iess
and without AIRY mixture -four or the iour OF any
other rain than wheat under penalty of ,nnd,oaon n,
ten dollars for each barrel recoverable by the spec-
to- on ten Gays notice IN ay record -four be
sou 10y the inspector for the benefit ri the Commonwealth
Sc 4, inquiries all flour barrels or expectation 10 be well
made, ofscpsoncd materials with hoops uacd with four
na in each chime hoop and three nails IN each bile hoop
IN tic slaves and the head y inches in diameter, hafbarrc
% inches in length and the diameter tire head ~ inches
Scr. 3, requires tie bblS he with the are and nett
weight under penalty ofi2 cts
SEC. 8, requires each barrel Of -four to contain 1876 pounds
each hall barrel 80 pounds under penalty OF ccn, t
every ponh deficient under and OF II cts or every pound
Sec requires the barrels weighed and the are marked
heeon 1t any person shall put false wrong on
The Inspector upon suspicion, the request the purchaser
shall unpack the barrel and if there is less quantity of -four
IMAM above directed the sai pas the charges
PACKING and repIckng an above the other penalties
1T VIII be seen by ), that if the Inspector as
certas that flour 81 her grain than wheat has been
mixed with the wheat Hour the owner Is subject
penalty of ten dollars for each barrel besides forfeit
ing the flour. Farmers and millers should therefore
bc particularly careful 10 separate rye corn oats and
all other grain from wheat before grinding it.
The failure to comply with that part of the law
which requires the barrels to he made of seasoned
materials, Is the of nearly all tile other penal
ties that incurred.
Where -four is packed in barrels tlIat are not wei!
son. NOD .-1f -,l,..Ak
TO De incurred if it is not immediately inspected for
although the full quantity of -four NAV have been nut
II! them, 1t will be found snort time that the bar
rcs om Tie evaporation fthc sap have lost several
pounds.
And shoud Z he inspected Immediately after pack.
ing, willie the weight holds out, the merchant who,
buys 1t would sustain the loss on being rcinspect-
ca ID the place to which lie sends it. The interest Of
the merchant, therefore requires the strict enforce
nent OF this part ofthe law well of those which
prescribe the in which barrels are 20 b. hoop
ed and nailed, and tier dimensions
trust tnat those concerned viii be careful hr.caf.
Ter to comply with all the acquisitions of the law
should any person, however from any cause fail TO
do so, IL Is my impcrou5 duty to enl1rcc tie penal-
ties whether incurred from fraud carelessness or ir
norance, as the law leaves 10 discretion on tie
-u5ject.
| would recommend 70 those who have -four 70 in
spec, that has lar! any time after being hacked and
weighed 10 re-weigh it immediately before submit
ting 1t fOrinspecion. This would save them in many
",
greeoblc duty Of enforcing it..
Merchants who purchase -four for shipping, and
tie captains who receive it, seldom pnY sufficient at
ten'n to the order in which the barrels are in when
shipped.
1t frequently happens when -four comes to be shin
ped that has lain in store some time after BEING in
speCted that the barrels from not bcinr properlv sea-
s0ned when the 1our put in them IRE found 90
have shrunk and become iniim, that in getting
them out of the transporting them to the vessel
ana shipping them, they sustain injury, which if not
rcmcdisd will subject the merchant to expenses on be-
ing rcnspectcd The hoops get bnocl,cd oh.-thei
heads fall out and spill the flour, which is partly lost
ard what is put back is mixed with dirt, that may
cause 10 be refused being offered for reinspcc
tlon besides being liable 10 penalty for short wcnht
TO prevent this, merchants shipping flour should be
careful to have all barrels requiring it recoopcrcd aud
20 seeing that toe dray'"n aborers and sailors han
die the barrels carefully; aud they should also he pa
ticuar in having -four thnt has lain any time in store
after being inspected, rc-weigbed before shipping II
These precautions will save them from incurrBg bur
densoinc and ycyatous expenses whcnthc -four conc5l
~ he rcinspcctcd.
Captains who sign bills ~ ading FOR four as being
shipped in good order, when il is not in good order
(which they frequently dol should be held bound for all
damages that may be incurred by It's not being found
good order nj tho port Of delivery much as if the
damage had been incurred after they received IT, Itl
IL their DUTY 10 refuse signing bills Of ladng for flour
being in good order when is not, and tic rcepop
sibIlity should fill OF them for so doing.
IL 10 impossible for tie Inspector to prevent aour
being shipped in had ORDER tcven if he had fc rower
20 do 50, which 10 has not) where the injury oc-
ours after 10 las passed inspection. by duty am
strictly to execute; and 10 Is the duty oil
'hc Farmer, Merchant, Miller, aud al others concern
CD 20 old in sustaining The character Of o,ir nour
in every requisites that those ntcrcstedly lea
ous Of the high character it holds, md who seek to
dcpfccote tie price by burdeniug il with onerous
expenses. with the Wow Of enabling their Hour better
10 COZ pete with IL IN their own markets, may seek in
yli' g., protests - ~ SO.
EDAITfNn XVAITg.