Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-10

~ consequence at being frequently compelled. in
inc uscharge OF duties OF my Office, to enforce
the penalties oil the law regulating the Inspection of
Flour, against persons Offering -four for inspection
who have failed to comply with its reQusitions and
IN consequences also If Understanding that the Flour
Inspector OF York ito which city large portion
OF our Hour IS sent is very strict in imposing every
possible penalty anj eroi,s expense OH our -four
deem 1t proper to call the attention of all concerned
TO the following provisions of the law the subject
and to urge the necessity of their being strictly
piled with; also cndeavor to induce merchants to
particular attention to having flour shipped in good
order, by remedyng defects which after it has
been inspected.
Sec 3 requires that all bol,c wheat nDur brought TO any in
spccon, coaton shall be merchan,ablc nenes
and without mixture of -four, the -four
other grain than wheat under penalty of condemnation and
dollars for each barrel recoverable by Of the spcc.
tor on ten days notce in of ecor the -four
SoS ny ue sPec'o, 10, Ie oeneht ~ the Commonwealth
made, of Seasoned materials with hoops nailed with four
chine hoop and three nails In each bile ho,
penalty II cts The barrels to be ~ inches in es
in the slaves and the head Ia inches in diameter habae!s
:" INCHES III Iehs ana ,ne diameter oi the head ia inches
SIC y requires the bbs o be branded with the aud nett
weight under penalty OF ~ cts.
Sec. G. requires each to contain 1876 pounds
and each half barrel 20 pounds under penalty of
every pound deccn under 3 and Of II Cts Or crery pound
SIC = requires the barrels weighed aud the tse mar
thereon Ii any person shall put false on,
he OF the purchaser he shall forfeit BSetS and
shall uTpaek The barrel and il there quantity flour
than above directed 'e Owner shall pay the changes of
packing and repackiRg and aboyethe OTHER penalties.
1t will be by sec. ,, that if the Inspector
certainS that flour otother grain than wheat has been
mixed with the wheat flour, the is subject
penalty of ten dollars for each barrel besides forfeit
lug the flour. Farmers and merS should therefore
DE 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 made Uf seasoned
materials is the OF rsary all the other penaS
ties that incurred.
Where ilour is packed in barrels tina, arc not well
seasoned penalty for short weight is almost certain
TO be II urred If 1t is rot immediately inspected; for
although the full quantity of flour may have been put
il them, ii viii be found shor; that the bar
rels from the corporation u the sap have lost several
pounds.
And should it BE- Inspected Immediately after pack
ing. while the weight holds out, the merchant who
buys 1t would sustain the loss its being reilfspect-
ed in the place TO which he sends it. The interest of
the merchant theretOse, requires the strict enforce
of this part ofthe law as wen as of those which
prescribe the III which barrels ure 10 be hoop
ed and nailed, and their dimensions.
trust that those concerned will be careful hercaf-
ter to comply with ali the acquisitions OF the law
Should any person, however, from any fail To
do SO, Il Is my imPSrious duty enforce the penal
ties, whether incurred from fraud carcCsness or ir-
norance, as the law leaves discretion on the
subject.
| would recommend TO those who have -four 20 in
spect that has lain any time after being packed and
weighed, to re-weigh it Immediately before submit
ting 1t for inspection This would save them in many
cases from mourning penalty and from the disa-
greea5ie dCty of enforcing it.
Merchants who purchase -four for shipping and
tile captains who receive il, seldom pay sufficient at
tenon TO the order IN which the barrels in when
shipped.
Ii frequently happens when -four comes to be ship
ped that has lain in store time after being IN
spectcd that the barrels from being properly sea-
soned when tho -four put ~ them, are found to
nave shIunk and become so infirm, that in getting
cn out OF the store, transporting them to the vessel
and shipping them they sustain injury which If not
rcmedled will subject the merchant 10 expenses on no
ing reinsPected. The hoops get knocked of-fhn
heads iaA out and spill the four, which il partly lost
and what is put back is mixed with dirt, that NAV
cause 70 be refused being offered for reinspec-
ton besides being liable penalty for short weight
10 prevent this, merchants shipping flour should be
careful TO nave all barrels requiring recoopered aud
10 seeing that the draymen aborers and sailors han
die the barrels careiuy and they should also be nar.
cuiar III having -four that has lain any time in store
after being Inspected weighed before Shipping H.
these precautions VIII save them from mourning bur-
desome and vexa;!ous expenses wlent he -four comes
TO be reinspected
Captains who sign bills Of ladng for -four as being
shipped IN good order, when it is not in GOOD order
winch they frequently do should be held bound r ali
damages that may be incurred by its not being found
III good order at the port Of delivery os much as if the
damage had been incurred after they received it, 1t
Is their duty to refuse signing bills of ladDg for -four
as Dehg III good order when 1t is not, and the respon-
sibility should "a! Oh them for so doing.
1t is impossible for the Inspector 10 prevent flour
being shipped in bad order evcn irhe had the power
to do so, which he has not,) where the injury &C.
ours after it has passed inspection. Ny duty I am
Determined strictly to eXecute and it is the duty of
the Farmer Merchant, Miller, and all others concern
ed to aid me in sustaining the character of our flour
~ every requisites that those ntercs,cdlv lea
ohs ot.the high character it holds, and who seek to
depreciatc the price by burdening it with oncrous
expenses, with the view Of enabling their -four better
20 compete with II IN their markets, may seek in
VAN for preteXts to Do SO.
EDMUND WALLS1
Fiour IaspecLoy Richnond