Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-02
Flour Inspectors Notice.

~ consequences Oh Delnr frequently compelled,
n the discharge otthc duties oi my Office TO enforS
the penalties OF the law gulaIng the Inspection
Flour against persons offering Hour for inepcc;iC
Who have failed TO comply with It's acquisitions, al
IN consequence also ut understanding that the Flo
Inspector OF New York ito which city large por,is
oi our flour Is SENT, is very strict in imposing eve
possible penalty and oncrous expense on our flour,
deem it proper to Gull the attention of all concern,
10 the following provisions of the law the subiet
aud to urge the necessity OF their being strictly cor
piled with also to endeavor to induce merchants
pay particular attention to having flour Slipped in go
order, by remedying defects which occur after it HI
been inspected.
Sec g. requires tina, all bol,cd wheat -four BROUGHT TO any
and without any mixture of -four the -four OF
uhcr grain than wheat under penalty of condemnation an
rcn dollars for each barrc recoverable by Inspe
tor days notice in any of record; the flour
sold by the Inspector for the enc6 of the Commonwealth
S requires all -four barrels for expectation to be we
made, of seasoned materials with hoops nailed with flu
nails in each chine hoop and three nails in each brr hon
Unde penalty Of u cts The barrels to be ~ inches in
ia the slaves and the head IL. inches damecr half bare
% inches in length and the diameter of the head inches
Sec 5, requires the bbis tO be branded with
weight, under penalty OF IL cts.
ST 6, requires each barrel of -four contnn i96 pounds
and each half barrel S3 pounds under penalty of
pound deficient under 8 and Cf II cts for every pou
over g.
thereon. II any person shall put false wrong on
the disadvantage Of the purchaser, Ire shall forfeit 80
the Inspector sucon AT the request of the purchaser
shall unpac the harre and If there less quantity of flour
than above directed the shall pay the charges Of
gdfkIn9 ana ana other
1t will be by ), that II the Inspector as
curtains that Hour of other grain than wheat has been
mixed with the wheat flour, the is subject TO
penalty OF ten dollars for each barrel besides forfeit
ing the -four. Farmers and millers should therefore
he particularly careful to separate ye corn oats and
all other grain from wheat before grinding it.
The failure 10 comply with that part Of the law
which requires the barrels 20 be made of seasoned
Inateriasis tie cause Vi nearly all the other penal
ties that incurred.
seasoned penalty or short weight is almost certain
10 be incurred if is not Immediately inspected; for
although the full quantity Of flour may have been pl
liz them, il will be found short time that the bar
reis from the evaporation Of the sap have lost several
pounds.
And should it be inspected Immediately alter pack
Ing, while the weight holds out, the merchant who
buys il would Sustain tie loss or jts being rcnspect-
cd in the place TO which he sends it, The interest Of
G;c merchant therefore, requires the strict enforce
ent OF this part Of the law, well Of those which
prescribe the in which barrels are TO be hoop
cd and nailed, and their dimensions.
trust thgt those concerned will be careful hereaf
Ter to comply with all the acquisitions Of the law
Should any person, however, from any cause fail TO
do SO, it is my inpcrous duty TO enforce the penal
ties, whether incurred from fraud, carccssncss or r
norancc as the law lcavcs mc no discretion on tie
subject.
I would recommend TO those who have flour TO in
bpcc, that has lain any time after being packed and
weighed, to re-wcighit Immediately before submit
ting 1t for Inspection This would save them in many
Cases from mourning penalty and nc froIa the disa-
greeable duty Of enforcing il.
Merchants who purchase -four for shipping, and
the captains who 1t, seldom pay sufficient at
tentioD TO the order IN which The barrels Are in whcr
shipped.
ItfrequeiDiy happens, when ilocr CONES to be slim
ped that has lain in store tins after being in
spected that tue barrels from not being properly sea
soned when the -four was put in them, are found tt
have shrunk, and became so infirn, that in gettinl
ihcm ont OF the store transporting them to the ycssp
and shipping them they sustain injury, which If not
rcnedod will sbjcc TIC merchant to expenses On be-
ing reinspcced. The hoops got knocked of--flc
heads fall out and spill be -four, which is parly lo.
and what is PM back is mixed with dlt. that NAV
cause to be refused on being offered Tor rcinspcc
tlon besides being liable 10 penalty for short weight
To prevent this, merchants shipping -four should b.
careful TO have all barrels requiring It rccoopcred and
70 seeing that the drayuen aborers and sailors han.
die the barrels carefully; and they should also be mar
ticular in having flour that has lain any time in storr
after being inspected, re-weighcd before SHINING IL
Phess precautions will save them from incurrinr brr
densome and vcxaiious expenses when the -four como.
10 be reinspccted.
Captains who Sign bills Of ladDg for -four os benin
shipped in good order, when it is not in good order
(which they frequently do) should be held borndior al
damages that may be incurred by ifs not being fiuui
in good order the port Of delivery much r th
damage bad boon incurred after they receivcdit. ]
IS their duty refuse signing bills Of fading for ou
rs beng ~ good order when II sno, and the respon
sIbity should 81 on them for SO doing
II - impossible for the Inspector to prevent nou
boHg shipped III bad order, evcn if he had the powe
20 do 80, which he has notO where tho injury &C
ours after il has passed inspection. Ny duty | an
determined strictly to execute; and 1t IS tho duty
the Farmer, Merchant, Miller, and oil oihcs concern
cd aid me IN sustaining the character Of our nou
IN every requisites that tho5e intercsiedy iea
lous OF The igh character it holds, and who sco 9,
dcprecia;e the price by burdening it with oncrou
expenses, with the view Of enabling their -four bette
20 compete with IL in their own markets. may seek il
EDMUND WALISa