Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-26
Flour Inspectors Notice.

7 n consequence of being frequently compelled. in
the discharge orshe duties vt my oiice, 10 enforce
be penalties OF the law regulating the Inspection Of
flour, against persons Offering -four for inspection
Who have failed to comply with its acquisitions, and
n consequence also of understanding that tho Flour
Inspector OF WORK ito which city large portion
Of our ar is scnt is very, strict in imposing every
possible penalty and onerous expense our Hour,
deem proper to call the attention of oil concerned
to The following provisions Of the law on the subject
aud to urge the necessity of their being strictly
piled with also To cndeavor to induce merchants 10
pay particular attention having flour shipped in good
order, by rcmedyng defects which occur atcr it has
been irspsctetl.
Sec 3 requires that all ho,icd whoa, -four brought TO any In
sccion FIR cSpora,on shall be nelchantabc
aud woot any ,nx,urc of -FOUR or the flour of any
other grain than wheat under penalty of condemnation aud
ten dollars for each hc recoverable by motion of the lnspcc
days notice any Iccor tue -four TO be
SOLD by the Inspector for the the Commonwealth
Nc requires all flour barrels for expectation be well
nails each chine hoop, three nails in each bie hoop
Under penalty o IL The barrels inches length
slaves and the head IA inches in diancer hall
% inches III length and the diameter of the head I2L inches
Sec requires tho bills tn be branded with the ,ae and nett
weight under penalty Of IL cts.
Sc g. requires each barrel of -Four Contain lgs pounds
aud each half barrel 81 pounds, under penalty OF
every pound deeSn under 3 and Of II every pound
Sec requires the barrels nc weighed and the are marked
thereon II any shall rnt false wrong on
the Inspector upon suspicion request the purchasers
hau urpack the barrel and there is quantity of flour
packing aud cpackins, aud above other ponacs
II Will be seen by 3, that If the Inspector
certans that flour of other grain than wheat has been
mixed with the wheat flour the owner is subject TO
penalty of ten dollars for each BARREL besides forfeit
Ing the Hour. Farmers and milers 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 the law
which requires the barrels to be mnde of seasoned
materials. Is the cause of nearly all the other penal
ties that are incurred.
Where flour is packed in barrels that nrc not wei.
seasoned penalty for short weight is almost certain
to be incurred II is not immediately inspected for
although the full quantity OF flour may have been put
IL them, 1t will be found in short time that the bar
rcis from tho evaporation Of the sap have lest several
pounds.
And should it he inspected Immediately after uack-
ing. while the weight holds out, the merchant who
buys would sustain the loss, its being reinspcct-
cd IN the place TO which he sends il. The interest of
the merchant, therefore, requires the strict enforce
inent ii this part Of the law, we'll Of those which
prescribe thc manner III which barrels ure to be hoo-
ell and nailed, and their Dimensions.
trust that those concerned will be careful herruf-
ter TO comply with NIL the acquisitions of the law
Should any person, however, from any cause fail to
do SO, it is my mperious dnty to enforce the penal
ties, whether incurred from fraud carelessness or g
norance, as the law leaves 10 discretion on the
subject.
would recommend to those who have flour TO in
Spect thaf he's lam any time after being packed and
ting 1t for inspection This would save them in many
cases from incurrnga penalty, and me from the ds-
grceabe duty of enforcing it.
Merchants who purchase flour for shipping and
the captains who receive it, seldom pay sufficient a.
tenon to the order i'll which the barrels ere in when
shipped.
II irequently happens when flour comes to be ship
ped that has lain in store time after being in
spected That the barrels from not being properly
sonet when the flour put in them, are found to
have strunk, and become so infirIn, that in pettmp
them out ofthe transporting them to the vessel
and shipping them, they sustain injury, which if not
icmcded VIII subject the merchant to expenses on be-
ing reinspected. The hoops ge, knocked of:-tIle
heads fall out and spill the flour, which is partly lost.
and what Is put back is mixed with dirt that NAV
cause 1t TO be refused on being offered for reinspec-
tlon besides being liable to penalty for short weight.
10 prevent this, merchants shipping flour should bn
careful to have all barrels requiring it rccoopere and
TO seeing that the draymen, aborersa sailors han
die the barrels carefully and they should also be par
fIcu!ar In having flour that has lain any time in store
after being inspected, re-weighed before SHINING il
These precautions will save them from incurino bur
densome and vexaous expenses when he flour comes
TO be reinspected.
Captains who sign bills of lading for flour as being
snipped IN good order, when 1t is not in good order
(which they frequently do) should be held bound for all
damages that may be incurred by its not being found
III good order at the port of delivery as much as if the
damage had been incurred after they received it. II
is their duty to refuse signing bills Of ladng for -four
as being III good order when il is not and the rcspon
slblity should fall on them for so doing.
1t Is impossible for the Inspector TO prevent flour
being shipped in bad oder feven if he had the power
to do so, which he has not0 whore the injury oc-
cuTs alter 1t has passed inspection. NY duty nm
determined strictly to execute; and il is the duty of
the Farmer, Merchant, Miller and all Others concern
ed, to aid me in sustaining the character Of our flour
in every requisite; that even those interestedy len
lous OF the high character it holds, and who seek TO
depreciate the price by burdening il with onerorrs
expenses, with the view on enabling their flour better
to compete with il in their own markets may seek in
vain fox prctcXts TO doto.
EDMUND WALLSJ
Elom Inspector, Richmond.
IN CHANCERT--At court held for Louisa cnlpiy AZ
n the courthouse on Monday May tire IIth 1922 Irnry
Lawrence, executor Of Sarah Wood decd plaintiff against
David Niche and Sally his wife, Lucy Richards Molly Alu
lnF, James Mce Jonathan Niche, John Niche William,
Meh, Bezeeel Brown and Belsey bis wife, Edmund Brown