Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-29
Flour Inspectors Notice.

Ii N consequence OF being frequently compelled, in
the discharge OF the duties OF nv Office o. cnlorcc
me penalties OF the law regulating the Inspection OF
Flour, against persons offering -four tor inspe elton
who have failed to comply with lis requisitons and
IN consequence also of standing that the Flour
Inspector of New ork ito which city large portion
OF our Hour 10 sen is very strict imposing every
possible penalty and orrerous expense flour,
deem proper to cal the attention Of oil concerned
to the following provisions OF the law the subject
ana TO urge the necessity of their being strictly
Piled with also cndcavor to induce me rchants tn
pay particular attention to having flour shipped in good
order, by remedying defects which occur after II has
been inspected
Sec requires that all bottled wheat nour brought to suy in.
sccton for cSporioton shall be merchan,ablc
and without any mixture of Hoor, tho flour any
other grain than wheat under penalty of condemnation, aud
ten dollars for each barrel recoverable by nspec-
tor ON ten days notice IN court of record; tho -four
sold 10y tie Inspector Tor the b1ieht oil the Commonwealth
See requires all -four barrels for expectation to well
made OF Reasoned materials with hoops, nailed four
mans IN each chine hoop aud btco nails each bige hoop
under penalty - cts The barrels TO be ~ inches in
~ the and the head ia inches IN diameter habancls
y lpces M length and the diameter the head l2l inches
fe requires the bbls I" 5n banded with the aud
weight, under penalty OF =. cts.
Sec g. each barrel of -four
ana each half barrel 98 pounds under penalty OF for
every pound dehcen, under }, aud Of Il every pound
Sec requires tho barrels bcwci.hed and the tare
hceon Ii any person shall put false wrong on
he disadvantage of the purchaser Inc shall forfeit 81 cs aud
me Inspector upon suspicion nj the request Of the purchaser
shah unPack the barrel and if there quantity OF flour
nan above directed, the shall pay the charges un.
king and repocsns. and above the other penalties
IL VIII be seen by sec. ,, that If the Inspector
certans that flour other grain than wheat has been
mixed with mo wheat -four the owner is subject to
penalty OF ten dollars for each barrel besides forfeit
ing the flour TURNER'S and millrrs should therefore
be particularly careful TO separate rye, corn oats and
all other grain from wheat before grinding IL.
The failure to comply with that part of tho Law,
which requires the barrels to be made of seasoned
Materials is the cause of nearly Nil the other penal
ties TINT are incurred.
Where flour is pnccd in barrels that nro not VOL,
ia r.o;,,
10 he incurred if it is immediately inspected; for
although the full quantity of -four have been put
IL them, 1t will be found III short time that the bar
rels from the corporation of the sap, huve lost several
pounds.
And should it he inspected Immediately a1er pack.
ing, while the weight holds out, the merchant who
onys 1t would sustain the loss, it's being renspect-
eli IN tho place to which he sends IT, The interest of
the merchant, therefore requires the strict enforce
ent al this part of the law well of those which
prescribe the nnnncr IN which barrels TO be hoop
ed and nailed, and their dimensions
trust that those concerned will be careful hc-c,E
Ter to comply with all the acquisitions of tho law
Should any person, however, from any cause fail Tn
Go so, It Is my imperious duty enforce the ponnl-
ties, whether incurred from frnud. carelessness OF ig
norance, as the law leaves me no discretion on tho
subject.
would recommend to those who have -four 10 in
spect, That he's lam any time after being packed and
weighed, to re-weigh it Immediately before submit
ing 1t for inspection. This would save them in many
cases from mourning penalty and me from the dish
greeable duty Of enforcing il.
Merchants who purchase flour for shipping, and
The captains who receive IT, seldom paw sufficient at
tention 10 the order i'll which the barrels SIRE in when
shipped.
II frequently happens, when flour comesto be shin.
pea tb@t mas lam IN store some time after being in
Pected that the barrels from not being properly sea
soncd when the flour was put in them nrc f,und IN
have shrunk and become so infirm that in nettinr
them out Of the slore Transporting them TO The vessel
and shipping them, they sustain injury which if no,
rcneded VIII subject the merchant TO expenses on be-
nr Tenspected. The hoops ret knoc,nd 9th.
heads fall out and spill the flour which is partlv lost
ana what IL put hack is mixed with dirt that may
cause to be refused being offered for rcinspec
loh besides being linble TO penalty for short werht
10 prevent this, merchants Shipping flour shoul3 no
careful to have all barrels requiring il md
10 seeing that the droymen, laborers and sailors ham
die the barrels carefully ard they should also be par
lcuar ia having flour that has lnin any time in store
after being inspected, weighed before shpcirr it.
These precautions will save them from incutrny bur
fensome and vexaous expenses whcn;he flour comes
10 he rcinspected.
Captains who sign bills of lading for flour rs being
shipped in good ORDER when il is not in rood order
which they frequently do) should be held bound for ali
damages that may be incurred by It's not bcng found
IN good order Mt the port Of delivery as much as If tho
damage mad been incurred ocr they received it, 1t
IS their duty to refuse srnnr bills OF ladno for 9o,r
as being III good order Wien it is not and the respon
5lblhty should fall on them for so doing.
II ID impossible for the Inspector to nrcvcnt flour
ocg shipped IN bad order, (even if he had the power
70 do so, which me has not) where the injury oc-
,uts aiteF II has passed inspection. My duty am
determined strictly to execute; and il is the duty of
Inc Farmer, Merchant, Miller, and oil others concern
cd to aid me in sustaining the character of our four
N every requisite; so that those interestedly lea
uns OF tie high character 1t holds, and who seek to
ieprecinte the price by burdcning IT, with onerous
expenses with the view Of enabling their -four better
20 compete with 1t IN their markets, may seek IN
vain for PreteXts TO dOs so.
EDMUND WALLS5
Hour Inspector, Richmond.
B CHANCERN-A court held FOR Louisa county AZ |
Tue courthouse, on Monday May the I1th 1922 HenTv
Lawrence executor OF Sarah Wood, decd paing npain
OdVd Nchts and sally h7 wife, Lucy Richards Molly Nlu
s James Miche, Jonathan Niche, John Mch- William
Ssps, Bszeleel Brown and Bcey his wife, Edmund Brown