Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-11
Flour Inspectors Notice.

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4 " consequence of being frequently con,oelled IN
the discharge ofthe dulics Of my 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 lbs acquisitions and
IN consequence also of understanding that tho Flour
Inspector of New ork ito which city large portion
oil our Hour Is sent very strict in imposing every
possible penalty and onerous expense flour,
deem proper to call the attention of all concerned
to the following provisions of the law the subject
and to urge the necessity OF their being strictly com
piled with also to endeavor induce merchants to
pay particular attention to having flour shipped good
order, by rcmedying defects which occur after II has
been inspected.
specion expectation, shall be ncchanabe of hncncss
and without any mixture Of four -four any
dollars for each baue recoverable by Of nsec-
tor on ten days notice m count of record the flour
sold by the Inspector Tor the bener Of the ea
Sec 4, requires all -four barrels for expectation To be well
made, OF seasoned materials, with hoops
under penalty ~ cts The Larels to lie y ncis in eb
m the slaves and the head ia inches diameter half
Is inches IN length aud the diameter of the head 2 inches
Sec D requires the b tn he branded with the aud
weight, under penalty OF - CTS
Sec 6, requires barrel of flour to contain 1876 pounds.
ana each half barrel sS pounds, under penalty of tor
every pound deficient uIerS, and OF II for every pound
Sec ', requires the barrels to beweshcd aud the marked
thereon IL person shall Put false wrong on
the disadvantage OF the purchaser he shall
Tie Inspector suspicion, the request
shall unpack the barrel and If there quantity
than above directed the shall paw charges un-
packing and rcpackS over and above the other penalties
1t will be seen by B that if the Inspector as
cerans that flour ofother grain than wheat has been
mixed with the wheat flour, the owner is subject 10 u
penalty of ten dollars Cor each barrel besides forfeit
my the flour Farmers and mlers should therefore
be particularly careful to separate We 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 be made of seasoned
materials, Is the cause OF nearly all the other penal
ties that are Incurred.
Where flour is packed in barrels tina, are not wei.
seasoned, penalty tor short weight almost certain
10 De incurred If II IS not immediately inspected: for
although the full quantity of -four may have been put
III them, II 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 pack
ing, while the weight holds out, the merchant who
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
ment Of this part of the law, well as of those which
prescribe the manner i'll which barrels arc TO be hoop
ed and nailed, and their dimensions
trust that those concerned will be careful hereaf-
ter to comply with all the acquisitions of the law
Should any person, however, from anv cause fail 10
do SO, 1t Is my lnperous duty to enforce the penal
ties, whether incurred from fraud, careessness or ir-
norance, the law leaves me 10 discretion on the
subject.
would recommend to those WHO have flour 10 in
spect, that has lain any time after being puoked and
weighed, to Te-wci.h il immediately before submit
ting At for inspection THIS would them in many
cases from incurringa penalty aud me from the Cila-
greeabc duty Of enforcing il.
Merchants who purchase -four for shipping and
the captains vino receive it, seldom pay sufficient al
tention to the order III which the barrels are in when
snIpPed.
II frequently happens, when flour comes TO be shin
ped that has lam IN store some time after being in
spectea that the barrels IRON not being properly
soned when the flour was put in them are found To
bpcO mfr, -,
tcn out OF the store, transporting them the vessel
and shipping them, they sustain INJURY which if not
remedled Will subject the merchant TO expenses OH be
ing icInspected. The hoops get Knocked ofi-the
heads fail out and spill the -four which is partly lost
and what is put back is mixed with dirt, that NAV
cause 1t to be refused being offered for rcinspec
ton, besides being liable penalty for short weight
10 prevent his merchants shipping flour should be
careful to have all barrels requiring recoopered and
to seeing that the draymen, aborcrs and sailors han
die the barrels carefully; and they should also be ps
cuiar In having -four that has lain any time i'm store
after being inspected, reweghed before shipping IT,
These precautions will save them from mourning bur
densome and vexatious expenses when he flour comes
to be reInspected.
Captains who sign bills of lading for flour us being
shipped in good order, when it is not in good order
(Which they frequently dol should be held bound for all
damages that may be incurred by its not being found
In good order ut the port of delivery much us if the
damage had been incurred after they received it.
is their duty to refuse signing bills of ladng for flour
as Deg III good order when II is not, and the respun
siblIity should fall on them for so doing.
1t Is impossible for the Inspector to prevent -four
being shipped i'll bad order, even if lac had the power
to DO so, which he has not) where the injury oc-
ours after 1t has passed inspection. My duty am
determined strictly to execute; and tho duty OF
the Farmer Merchant, Miller. and all Others concern
ed TO aid me in Sustaining the character of our -four
IN every requisite; that those interestedly lea
lous Of the high character it holds and who seek ia
depreciate the price by burdening it with oncrous
expenses, with the view of abng their flour better
to compete with 1t in their own markets, may seek in
vain for prctcxts TO do so.
EDMUND WALLS.
FiOnr Inspector, Richmond.
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