Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-05-19
Flour Inspectors Notice.

the penalties of the law regulating the Insnecton n
FiouT against persons offering -four for inspection
VINO nave iahed to comply with its requsitions and
III consequences also Of understanding that the Flour
inspector OF New York Ito which city larue norton
OF our Hour IS sent is very strict in imposng every
possible penalty and onero,rs expense on our flour
oeein proper to Gull the attention of all concerned
to the following provisions of the law ON the subject
and to urge the necessity of their being strictly com
phed with; also to cndeavor to induce merchants to
pay particular attention to having flour shipped in rood
ORDER by remedyng defects which occur after it has
been inspected.
SEC 3, requires that all bol,ed whoa, flour bouyh, to any IN
sPo! Tor exPotaton shall he meIchantabe ofdue nencs
and without mixture of four or the aour of any
other grain than wheat. pSnalty of condemnation ana
zen collars Tor each barrel recoverable the fnspec-
or on ten days notice in any record the flour TO be
sold by the Inspector for the benefit the
requires all flour barrels for expectation TO be wei.
made OF seasoned materials, ten hoops nailed with ior
nails IN each Chine hoop and nails IN each bIse boon
undera penalty AZ cts The barrels to be ~ inches in
IN te slaves aud the head Il inches ianete half barrels
- inches length and the diameter of the Ied ia inches
Hse D. requires tue bb be with the ,are and nett
weight, under penalty of AZ "
Sec Requires each barrel of -four to contain 1876 pounds
anu eacn nan oarreI 98 pounds, under penalty of cents Cor
every pound deficient underS and ut Il Tor every pound
Sec z requires barrels to be weighed aad the ,ae
Tie disadvantage of the purchaser, he sh forfeit So cs and
ue Inspector upon suspicion, the request the purchaser
snail unpack the barrel, aud if there less quantity of ou,
than above directed the shall pay the CHARGES of I'M
aAckns and fepckng. over and above the other penalties
II VIII be seen by sec s. that if the Inspector as
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mixed with the wheat -four, the owner is subject To
penalty OF ten dollars for each barrel besides forfeit.
ing the Hour Farmers and Inllers should therefore
ne careful TO separate I'VE, 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 OF nearly all the other penal
ties that are incurred.
Where flour is packed in barrels thst ore No. ,,o,,
seasoned penalty for shor-weight is almost certain
10 ne incurred II 1t is not immediately inspected for
although the full quantity of -four NAV have been mt
IL them 1t will be found in short time that the bar
rcs, from the evaporation of the sap have lost several
pounds.
And should it be inspected immediately after uact.
ing, while the weight holds out, the merchant vho
ouys II would sustain tue loss on its being reinspect
ca III the place to which he sends it. The interest of
the merchant therefore, requires the strict enforcr
neht OF TINS part OF the law, we'll of those which
prescribe the manner IN which barrels are to be hoop
cd and nailed, and their dimensions
trust that those concerned will be cnref be,,f
ter 70 comply with all the acquisitions of the law
should any person, however, from any cause fail 20
DO so, 1t Is my imperious duty to enbrce the penal
ties, whether incurred from fraud careessness or o
norance, as the law leaves me discretion ON the
subject. 49, ~
would recommend TO those who have florr 10 in.
speet that has lain any time after being packed and
weighed, to re-wegh it immediately bes,re submit
e,,ig II Tor inspection. This would save them in many
cases from mourning penalty, and me from the dsa
grceable duty of enforcing it..
merchants who purchase -four for SHIPPING. and
the captains who receive it, seldom pay sufficient at
shipped. -''' VIC III "hen
frequently happens, when -four comes to he shin
peu that mas IAN In store some time after BEING in.
epected that the barrels from not being properly sea
soheu When the hour was put in them are found tn
have siirunk and become so intirm TINT in o,e,,;r
then out OF the store transporting them to the
and shipping them, they sustain injury which e not
isloeoied WI subject the merchant to expenses on be-
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heads fall out and spill the -four which IS partly lt
ana what IS put back is mixed with dirt that NAV
cause to be refused being offered for rensnec
ION hcsdes being liable 10 penalty for short weight
70 prevent this merchants Shipping flour should ho
careful to have all barrels requiring # ,ecoonaraJ md
10 seeing tna the draymen, laborcrs and sailors har
die the barrels carefully and they should also be
entar IN having flour that has lain any time in store
atef pelns inspected. re-weighed before shipping IT,
These precautions will them from incur rng bar
densomc and Vexatious expenses when the -four comes
to be reinspected. sN
Captains who sign bills Of ladng for flour as BEING
shipped IN good order when it is not in good order
(which they frequently do) should be held bound for Mi
damages that may be incurred BY it's not being fopnd
III good order Mt the port of delivery as much M tho
aainage mad been incurred after they received it. It
IS ther duty to refuse signing bills Of ading for flour
as being in good order when It is not and the
sloihty should fall on them for so doing
IL Is impossible for the Inspector to prevent four
shPped IN bad order, (even if he had the power
10 90 So Which ne has not) where the injury &C.
ours alter II has passed inspection. NV duty am
oeteImIned strictly to execute; and is the duty of
the Farmer, Merchant, Miller, and all Others concern
ed TO aid me IN sustaining the character of orr -four
III every requisites that even those interestedv ica
ous of the high character it holds and who seek 70
depreciate the price by burdening it with onerous
expenses with the view of enabling their flour better
70 compete with it in their markets. may seek in
vain for pretexts TO DO SO.
EDMUND WALLIS
Flour IHspeciar, RichDlonA
TO THE PUBLIC.