Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-27
E1dur Inspector's Nofice.

I'm consequence ~ being frequently compelled, il
the discharge ofthe duties of my office, TO cnforc
the penalties OF the law regulating the Inspection
Flour against persons offering flour for inspection
who have failed 10 comply with it's requisitions an,
in consequence also of understanding that the Flon
Inspector ct Ncw-Hork 10 which city u large portion
~ our Hour Is sent IL very strict in imposing every
possible penalty and onerous expense our flour,
deem II proper cali the attention of all concerned
20 the following provisions of the law the subject
and to urge the necessity of their being strictly com
plfcd with; also to sRdeavor to induce merchants e
paw particular attention having flour shipped in poot
order, by rcmcdyng defects which occur after It ha
been inspected.
SEC requires that al holtcd wheat -four brought any in
pccon, Tor cXpoaion shall be uerchanabe due hnenes
and without ANY mixture of -four, the -four of am
Other gram than wheat under penalty of Condennato anC
ten dollars for each barrel recoverable by motion OF the Ispcc
tor on ten days notice IN any court OF Fecord The flour b
sold 10y the Inspector for the benefit Of In
Sec. requires all flour barrels for expiration to wei
made, OF seasoned materials with hoops nailed with iou
nds III ecn chime hoop and three nails IN each bisc hoop
undera penalty IL c The barrels to be l7nches in length
the slaves ana the mead ia inches IN diameter half barrel
% inches length and the diameter Of the head -, inches
See requires the bbls ia be branded with the and
weight under penaltyof4 cts
Sec t. rcqureS each barrel Of flour contain a6 pounds
and each half barrel 81 pounds, under penalty cents 70
overs '''' % "''' VI Il ''2 ''' every pO0'
Sec requires the barrels weighed and the arc make
thereon Ii person shall put a false or wrong tare ON
the DISADVANTAGE of the purchaser he shall oriei, cts an
the nseeior upon Suspicion the request OF the puIchae
Shall unpac the barrel and if Ihrfe is less quantity of nou
than above directed the shall nay charges ur
packing and ~luckms and above the other penalties
1t will be BY 5, that if the Inspector as
ccrans that -four OF other grain than wheat has bee
mixed with The wheat flour the owner is subject TO
penalty of dollars for each barrel besides forfeit
ing the flour. Farmers and millers should therefor,
be- particularly careful To separate rye. corn, oats,
all other gram from wheat before grinding it,
The failure to comply with that part OF the law
winch requires the barrels TO be made of seasoneC
materials, Is the of nearly all the other penal
tics that arc incurred.
Where flour Is packed in barrels that arc net wei
seasoned pcma.ty for shO.' weight is almost certain
60 be incurred Il is not immediately inspected. fo
although the iu! quantity of -four NAV have been pu
H them, it will be found III short time that the bar
rcs, from the evaporation Of the sap have lost srvora
pounds
And should il be inspected Immediately after pack
ing, while the weight holds out, the merchant whit
buys would sustain the loss on It's being reispec
ed in the place to which he sends it, The interest
the merchant, therefore requires the strict enforce
mint of his part Of the law, well MS of those which
prescribe the in which barrels are to be hoop
Cd and nailed, and their dimensions
trust that those concerned will be careful hcrcaf
ter to comply with all the acquisitions Of the law
Should any person, however, from any cause fail t,
do sn, II * my HnperIous duty to enforce the i,nal
ties, whether incurred from fraud carclessness or i
norance, os the law leaves me no discretion on In,
subject.
world recommend to those who have -four To- in
spcct, tlra has lain any time after being packed ana
ting hr inspection. This would save them in nany
Gases from lncnrring penalty, and from tie disa-
gyocabc duty OF enforcing IL
Merchants who purchase -four for shipping. and
the captains who receive it, seldom pay sufficient at
tcnon to the order in which the barrels are in when
shipped.
It frequently happens, when -four comes to he shin
ped that has lam IN store time after bong in
sPeCGd, that the barrels from not beDg properly sea-
sorcd when the -four put in them, are found TO
have slrunk. and become so infirm, that in pettinr
them out of the store transporting them TO the vessel
md shipping them, they sustain injury, which if not
cmcdled viii subject the merchant to expenses on be-
ing reinsrCcted The hoops get knocked oif.-the
ncads fall out and spill the -four which is partly lost
and what - put back Is mixed with dirt, that NAV
cause it TO be refused being offered for rcinspcc-
uon besides being liable TO penalty for short weight.
20 prevent this, merchants shipping -four should bp
careful to have all barrels requiring recoopered and
seeing that the draymen laborers and sailors ham
die the barrels carefully and they should also be par
ocular IN having flour that has lain any time in store
after being inspected, re-weighed before shipping it,
These precautions will save them from ncurrinq bur
dcnsOlDe and veXatious expenses when the -four comes
70 be reia yected.
Captains who sign bills of lading for -four es being
shipped IN good order, when 1t 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
good order at the port of delivery much as if the
damage had been incurred after they received it. 1t
their duty to refuse signing bills Of ladBg for -four
DeIhS III goOu Oloer Whcn IL is not, and the TCSpOn-
sibity should fall on them for so doing
II Is impossible for the Inspector 70 prevent -four
BENG shipped N bad order, even if he had the power
30 do so, which lac has not0 where tho injury oc-
fuTs after it has passed inspection. Ny duty am
determined strictly to execute and it is the duty Of
Ire Farmer, Merchant, Miller and all others concern
d to aid me ID sustaining the character Of our -four
"a every requisite; so that those interestedy5eT-
.ons OF Che high character il holds and who seek to
daPreciate the price by burdcning it viih onerous
expenses, with the view Of enabling heir -four better
t' compete with 1t in their own markets, may seek IN
ain for preteXts to doso
EDMUND WALLS.
Efo'a' Inspector, Ricismoa2,
MOrvrIsTt