Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-18
Flour Inspectors Notes


the discharge the duties of my Office 10 enforce
the penalties OF the law regulating the Inspection of
Flour, against persons Offering -four for inspection
VINO nave failed to comply with lis rcquisi:ions and
N consequence also of understanding that the Flour
Inspector Of Now York ito which city laree portion
OF our Hour Is SENT, is very strict la imposing every
possible penalty and onerots expense on our fio,r
deem 1t proper 10 call the attention of all concerned
20 !ne loowng provisions OF the law the subject
and to urge the necessity of their being strictly com
Piled with: also to endeavor TO induce merchants "a,
pay particular attention having -four Skinned in vd
order by remedying defects which occur a.er il hnS
been Inspected. y
c 3, requires that all bo,,ed wheat -four brought TO any IN
srecton for expectation shall be mechanabe ofd, fns,ess
a without mixture Of ou or the o,r OF amy
otnei gam than wheat, under penalty OF Condemnation, sr
Ten collars TOR each BARREL recoverable by motion of the nsc
o 90 ten days notice IN any court on record. TIE -four 10 ne
solu by the Inspector Tor the benefit of the Commonwealth
SEC u requires all 6our baTIcs for exrora,on IN i've we'll
made OF seasoned materials, with oars uasd uit o.:
nails in each chiie hoop shrcer nails IN each te hoor
IN the slaves, and the head ia inches in diameter;
- inches IN length ann thedianeter of the head i2A inches
e requires the bbs 10 be branded with the tau and nett
weight under penalty of42 cts
Sec O. regimes each barel of -four contain 1856 porns
ana each half barrel % pounds under penalty of cents for
every pound deficient mIet3, and OF II cr every pound
terton II any person shall rp; false wrong are OIL 10
he disadvantage of the purchaser he shall forfeit 90 cts; and
ue inspectors upon susco the request purchaser
shall unPack the barrel and is less Quantity of flour
than above directed the shall nav the charles of an
P"S dhu efdchlne, over ana above the other penalties
II Will be seen by ), that If the INSPECTOR as
certans that flour of other grantan wheat has been
mixed with the wheat flour the owner is subject 10
penalty OF ten dollars for each barrel besides forfeit;
my the iiour Farmers ard Tillers should therefore
be particularly careful separate we corn oais and
all other gram from wheat before grindinr IT,
The future to comply with that part OF the law
which requires the barrels TO be made of seasoned
materials Is the cause OF nearly al the other penal
tics that incurred.
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seasoned penalty Tor short weight isblmost certain
to he incurred If it is not immediately inspected for
although the full quantity OF flour may have been nut
IL Them II viii DC found IN short time that the bar
res from the evaporation Of the sap hive lost several
pounds.
And should it be inspect ed Immediately after nock
Ing, while the weight holds out, the merchant who
buys it would sustain the loss on its ben,r reinspect
ed III the place TO which he sends it. The interest of
he merchant, therefore, requires the strict enforce
nent OF tins part oil the law well of those which
prescribe the manner in which barrels are TO be boop
ed and nailed, and their dimensions
trust taat t!iO-e concerned Will he careful hnreai.
ter TO comply with ali the acquisitions OF the law
ehoaa any person, however, from any cause fail to
90 40, 1t As my nnpcrious duty to enforce the penal
ties, whether incurred from fraud careesness or i-
norance, as the law leaves me 10 discretion on the
subject.
would recommend TO those who have forr 10 in
spect, that has lain auy time alter being p,ckef and
weighed, TO rewcigh it Immediately before submit
ting iorinspection. This would save them in MANY
eases IRON mourning penalty and me from the disa-
grceable duty Of eniorcngit.
Merchants who purchase flour for shipping, and
the captains who receive it, seldom pay snicieD, ut
tenton TO the order in which The barrels IRE in when
shipped.
II frequently happens when -four comes "a be Shin
PED that has lain iii store some time after bciDs In
spected that the barrels from not ning properly sea-
soAed wien the Hour WAS put in them are fjnnd IN
have shrnnk and become so infrm that in c-cttin,r
them out of the store, transporting them to the vessel
and shipping them, they sustain injury which if no,
re'nedled will subject the merchant TO expenses on be
ing ieinSFected- The hoops get knocked oiT-tlu
heads fall out AID spill the -four which is partly lost
ana what Is put back is mixed with dirt that NAV
cause Il 10 be refused being offered for reinspec-
ton, besides being liable penalty for short WEIGHT
10 prevent this, merchants shipping -four should be
c"ei 10 nave all barrels requiring rccoopercd, md
to seeing that the draymen aborcrs and sailors han
die the barrels carefully; and they should also he por
tlcuar III having flour that has lain any time IN store
after being Inspected rc-weghcd before shippnr II.
These precautions will save them from ncurrng bur
densome and vcxatious expenses when the -four comes
to be rcmspected.
Captains who sign bills Of udinu for -four ms bciufr
shipped III good order, when it is not in rood order
(Which they frequently do should be- held bound for all
damages that may be incurred by its not being found
IN good order at the port OF delivery, us much if the
damage had been incurred after they recciycdit II
Is their duty TO refuse signing bills Of ading for flour
us beng IN good order when IT not and the respon
siblIIiy should fall on them for so dong
ltie impossible for the Inspector to prevent -four
hcg shipped in bad order, evcn if he had the power
70 Il" so, which he has notJ where the injury &C.
ours after 1t has passed inspection. Nv duty an
determined strictly TO cxccutc and il is the duty OF
the Farmer, Merchant, Miller and all others concern
ed to aid me in sustaining The character of Our Buur
IN every requisites so that even those ncrcstedly lea
ious OF the high character It holds, and who seek Ia
dcprcciate the price by burdening it with oncrous
expenses with the view of enabling their flour better
TO compete with II i'll their own markets may seek in
vain for prctcxts TO dos
EDMUND WALI.SI
Flour INSPECTOR Richmond.
10 pRINTENS