Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-05-26
Flour Inspectors Notice.

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Inc discharge ofthe duties of my Office to enforce
the penalties OF the law regulating the Insnecton Of
,y against persons offering flour for inspection
VINO nave failed to comply with it's requisitions and
IN consequence also of understanding that the Flonr
Inspector OF New York Ito which CITY large portion
OF our hour Is sent Is very strict in imposing every
9 penalty ana onerous expense our flour,
deem proper to call the attention of all concerned
10 Tue following provisions of the law on the subject
and to urge the necessity of their beinp strictly Com
Rned with also to endeavor to induce merchants TO
pay particular attention to having flour Skinned in ood
oraer by remedylng defects which occur after b.
been inspected. 1'
i D. requires that all boed wheat flour brought any In.
S expectation shall be merchanabe ofdue ineness
anu "hout any mixture of four or the flour of ony
DINER gram than wheat under psnay of condemnation and
dollars Tor each barrel motion of the Insppc
G zen Gays notice In record the flour 10 he
S by the inspector for the benefit of the Commonwealth
made mae GL oafS for ssSpoI'a,on to s ys
nais IN each chine hoop, and three nails bge hoor
in the slaves and the head IL. inches in diameter
j inches in length and the diameter the IL. inches
weight under penalty Of AZ cts. ~
Sec s. Iequres each barrel of -four 1876 pounds.
aud each half barrel % pounds, under penalty of cents for
every pound deficient under and of II every pound
SEE requires the barrels be weighed and tteare marked
thereon II any shall put false or wrong tare on 90
disadvantage of the purchaser, he shall forfeit cts; and
upon suspicion at the request ofthe purchaser
sai unpack the BARREL and if there less quantity of -four
an above directed the owner shall pay the charges un
IS
cerains that flour of other grain than wheat has been
mixed with the wheat flour, the owner is subject to
penalty OF ten dollars for each BARREL besides forfeit.
gtae flour. Farmers and mers should therefore
be particularly careful to separate rye corn oats aud
all other grain from wheat before grinding it.
| The failure to comply with that part of the law,
winch requires the barrels to be made of seasoned
materials, is the of nearly all the other penal
! ties that are incurred
! Where flour ispacked in barrels that are not wei,
seasoned, penalty for short weight is almost certain
10 oe incurred II 1t Is not immediately nspected for
although the full quantity of flour may have been put
II them 1t will he 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 mack
ing. while the weight holds out the merchant win,
buys would sustain the loss, its being renspect
ed IN the place to which he sends it, The interest of
the merchant therefore requires the strict enforce.
ent OF tins part Of the law, we'll of those which
prescribe the manner in which barrels arc to be hopp
ed and nailed, and their dimensions.
trust that those concerned will be careful herehf
tsr 10 comply with all the acquisitions of the law
Shouid any person, however, from any cause fail tx
DO So 1t IS my mperous duty to enforce the penal
ties, whether incurred from fraud carelessness or ,
norance, as the law leaves no discretion on the
subject. ~ '"o
l would recommend to those who have flour to ,,,
spCct, that has lain any time after being packed and
weighed, to reweigh it Immediately before submit
ting for inspection. This would sove them in MANY
cases from incurringa penalty and me from the dish
greeable duty Of enforcing it.
Merchants who purchase flour for Shipping, and
the captains who receive it, seldom pay sufficient NJ,
entIon 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 time after being IN
speced, that the barrels from not being properly sea
sohed When the flour was put in them, are found to
nave shrunk, and become infirm, that in gettup
them out OF the store transporting them to the vessel
and shipping the they sustain injury which if nor
remedled will subject the merchant to expenses on be-
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heads fall out and spill the -four which is nartv ,os,
and what is put back is mixed with dirt that r1pv
cause to be refused being offered for reinsner
ton besides being liable to penalty for short weight
10 prevent this merchants shipping -four should he
careful to have all barrels requiring it recoopered and
to seeing that the draymen, aborers and sailors han
die the barrels carefully; and they should also be par
cuar IN having flour that has lain any time in store
alter being Inspected, reweighed before shipping H.
These precautions will save them from incur RING b6r
dcnsome and vexatious expenses when the flour comes
to be reinspected
Captains who sign bills of adinr for flour as be;nc
shipped IN good order, when it is not IN good order,
which they frequently do should be held bound for ul
damages that may be incurred by its not being found
In good order at the port of delivery as much as if the
damage had been incurred after thev received II I.
Is their duty to refuse signing bills of lading for flour
as beng In good order when is not, and the resDon
slbllity should fall on them for SO doing
1t Is impossible for the Inspector to prevent -four
being shipped in bad order (even if he had the pon
To do so, which he has not,) where the injury or
ours after 1t he's passed inspection. Nv dJtv am
determined strictly to execute; and it is the dnv of
the Farmer, Merchant, Miller and all others concern.
ed to aid me in sustaining the character of our -four
IN every requisite; so that those iDterestedy iea
lous of the high character it holds and who seek fo
depreciate the price by burdening it with oneYous
expenses with the view of enabling their flour bette
to compete with it in their own markets NAV seei in
vain for pretexts to do so.
EDMUND WALLIS
Flour Inspector Richnond