Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-04
Flour Inspectors Notice.

n ~ consequence OF being frequently compelled, in
the discharge ot the duties OF Office to enforce
the penalties OF the law regulating the Inspection of
Flour, against persons Offering flour for inspection
who have failed To comply with lis acquisitions, and
IN consequence also of understanding that the Flour
Inspector Of New York Ito which city large portion
OF our flour Is sent Is very strict in imposing every
possible penalty and onerous expense OH our flour
deem proper To call the attention of all concerned
10 the following provisions of the law the subject
aud to urge the necessity of their being strictly com
Piled with; also TO endeavor to induce merchants to
pay particular attention to having flour shipped in good
order, by remedying defects which after it has
JCen Inspected.
Sec > requires that az vlca, -four brought to auy in
specon for eXortaon shall be mcrchaniahe neness
aud without amy mixture OF -four flour
other gain than wheat, under penalty of condemnation and
ten dollars for each barrel by motion of the Inspec
Tor on ten days notice IN of recoId the -four
sold 10y the Inspector for the benefit of the
Sec requires all -four barrels for expectation be well
made, feasoned Materials with hoops nailed with four
nails each chine hoop, and three nails in be hoop
under penalty OF AZ cts The barrels be ~ inches length
~ tie slaves, and the head la inches diameter half barrels
- inches in length and the diameter the i.l inches
weight, under penalty of ~ cts
See requires each barrel of -four contain 1876 pounds
and each half barrel SD pounds under renalty of cents for
over3 ' t'N"'
Sec requires the barrels to be weighed and d ,are marked
thereon 1t anypeTson shall put false wrong on To
The disadvantage of the purchaser he shall forfeit cts
the Inspector upon suspcOn request of the purchaser
han above directed the shall pay the charges
1t will be seen by 3, that if the Inspector as
certalns that Hour of other grain than wheat has been
mixed with the wheat flour, the owner il subject TO
penalty OF ten dollars for each BARREL besides forfeit
ing the Hour Farmers and millcrs should therefore
be particularly careful to separate Iye corn oats and
. all other grain from wheat before grinding it.
! the failure to comply with that part of tho law
winch requires the barrels to be made of seasoned
materials, is the cause Of nearly all the other penal
ties that are incurred.
Where flour is packed in barrels that are not vel,
seasoned, penalty for short weight is almost certain
ID 10 IL.
although the full quantity of flour may have been put
liz them, 1t will be found in short time that the bar
res from the evaporation Of the sap have lost several
pounds.
And should it be inspected Immediately after nock
ing, while the weight holds out, the merchant who
buys would sustain the loss, ON its being rcnspcct-
cd in the place to which he sends it, The interest of
the merchant therefore, requires the strict enforce
ment OF this part of the law as well as of those which
prescribe the manner in which barrels are to be loou
ed and nailed and their dimensions
trust that those concerned will be careful hereaC-
Ter to comply with all the acquisitions of the law
Should any person, however, from any cause fail TO
90 so, IT Is my imperious duty to enforce the penal
ties, whether incurred from fraud careIessness or g
norauce, os the law leaves no discretion on the
subject ~
would recommend 90 those who have -four 10 in
spect, that has lOn any time after being packed and
weighed, to re-weigh it Immediately before submit
ting 1t tornspectlon. This would save them in many
cases from mourning penalty and me from the disal
greeable duty of enforcing it.
Merchants who purchase -four for shippinp and
the captains who receive it, seldom paw sufficient at
tcntlon 10 the order III which the barrels are in when
shipped.
II frequently happens when flour comes tn he shin
ped that has lain i'll store some time after bcnr in
sPected that the barrels from not being properv SON
soned when the flour put in them, are found to
have shrunk, and become inlirm, that in pettin
them ont ofthe store, transporting them to the vessel
and shipping thcm they sustain injury, which if not
remedled will subject the merchant to expenses be-
ing renspected. The hoops get knocked Off-the !
heads fall out and spill the flour, which is partly lost
and what is put bnch is mixed with dirt. that NAV
cause TO be refused being offered for reinspec-
tion besides being Liable 20 penalty for short weight
To prevent this, merchants shipping flour should be
careful 70 have all barrels requiring rccoopered and
TO seeing that the draymen aborers,nnd sailors han
die the barrels carefully; and they should also be par
ticuar in having -four that has lain any time in store
after being inspected, reweghed before shipping IT,
These precautions will them from incuTrinp bur
densome and vexatious expenses whent he -four comes
TO be reInspected.
Captains who sign bills oflading for -four as beinp
shipped in good order, when it is not in rood order
(which they frequently do should be held bound for ali
damages that may be incurred by its not being found
good order Mt the port of delivery az much ms if tho
damage had been incurred after they received it. II
is their duty 10 refuse signing bills of ladin0 for 1our
rs being in good order when isl not and the rcspon
slbilty should fall on them for 80 DOING
IL - impossible for the Inspector 70 prevcrt aorr
being shipped in bad order (even if he had the no,ver
TO do 80, which he has notO where the injury nc
ours AFTER II has pnssod inspection NV duty 7 nm
determined strictly TO execute; and il is tho duty of
ho Farmer, Merchant, Miller and slI of hers CONCERN
cd TO aid me in sustaining the character of orr -four
every requisei that even those inf eresedly ioa-
Gus OF the high character ii holds and who seek to
ioprecato the price by burdenng il with onerous
expenses, with the view Of enabling their flour better
o compete with IL in their own markets, may seek in
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