Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-18
Flour Inspectors Notice.

II IN consequence OF being frequently compelled, in
the penalties OF the law regulating the Inspection of
against persons Offering flour for inspection
VINO nave Jailed to comply with lis reouisitions and
IN also of understanding that tho Flour
Inspector of New York Ito which city large norton
OF our flour is sent is very strict in imnos,ng over,
possible penalty and onerous expense ON our fmr I
deem proper to call the attention of all concerned
to the following provisions of the law ON the subec,
and to urge the necessity of their being strictly com
Piled with also TO endeavor To induce mercbnn,s 10
pay particular attention TO having flour shipped in GOOD
order by rcn'edyng defects which after il has
been inspected.
SEC 3 requires that AL bo,ed wheat -four brought to ,nv IN
sc'on for cSpora,on shall be mcrchanabe ouc hne,ess
other grain than wheat under pspay of condemnation ana
ten doif for each barrel by OF the spec
sold by the Inspector for the benefit of the Commonwealth
SEC a. requires all flour barrels for expectation TO bc wc
made OF seasoned materials viii, hoops nailed with of
nails in each chine hoop, and nails IN each bgo hoop
cera penalty OF d. cts The barrels be inches in length
~ the siayes and the head III inches in diameter half barrels
- inches IN length aud the diameter the ia inches
Ne D requires the bls t" be branded with the aud nett
weight, under penalty OF II CTS
SEC O. reqnres each barrel of -four contain 1876 pounds
every pound & 90 pounds under penalty of cents io
over O'"'e"' 0i''r' and OF i'es for every pound
Sec =, requires the barrels 10 be yve;,I,ed and ,ho,,,
tnotSo u any person shall pat or wrong tare On ~,
The disadvantage OF the purchaser he shall forfeit "a az
the Inspector upon suspicion or al the request Of the an
shall pack the barrel if there is less oan,v ~ &
man above directed the shall pay the CHARGES of 49,,
hacking and packns, and above the other PENALTIES VII
IL Will be seen by }, that if the Inspector nc.
cetans that Hour OF other grain than wheat has becn
miXcd win the wheat flour, the owner is subject To
penalty OF ten dollars for each barrel besides forfeit
ing the flour. Farmers and millers should tb,rof,
be particularly careful separate I've corn o,ts GA
all other grain from wheat before grinding il
| Inc 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 nennj
ties that are incurred. f
Where flour is packed in barrels that are not VOL,
seasoned, penalty for short weight is almost certain
TO be incurred If it is not Immediately inspected for
although the full quantity of -four mny have beeb mn,
IL them, will be found in short time that tho bn,
pounds.
And should 1T be inspected Immediately after pocl,
ing. while the weight holds out, the merchant ,vbo
buys 1t would sustain the loss, on its bcnp reinspec,
ed IN the place to which he sends it. The interest ne
the merchant, therefore, requires the strict enforce
nent Of tins part OF the law, well of those which
prescribe the manner in which barrels are to he boon
| cd and nuilcd, and their dimensions
trust that those concerned will be careful hereaJ
Ter To comply with all the acquisitions of the law
ShouId any person, however, from any cause fail TO
do SO, 1t is my inperious duty enforce the penal
ties, whether incurred from fraud carclesspes nr 10
norance, as the law leaves ne no discretion ON he
subject. " vac
! would recommend to those who have -four TO In
spect that has lain any time after being packed and
weighed, to re-weigh it immediately before .uhn,;,
ting for inspection. This would save them in MANI
cases from mourning penalty, and me from the disa.
greeable duty of enforcing it,
Merchants who purchase flour for sbinnrc, ,I
The captains who receive it, seldom paw sficien, az
tention to the order Ill which the barrels ere in hen
shipped. " "''@A
IL frequently happens, when flour comes 70 he sb,
pea thdt has lam III store some time after being in
spcctcd that the barrels from not being properIv sea
sohed when the flour was put IN them, are found to
| nave shrunk, and become so mfirm that i'm petting
them out OF the Transporting them To tho vessel
and shipping thcm, they sustain INJURY which if NOT
rcmedled will subject the merchant to expenses on ba
| ing relnspected. The hoops get Knocked oH;-tho
hcads TALL out and spill the flour which is partly lost
ana what is put back IS mixed with dirt that NAV
catse it TO be refused being offered for reinspec
ton besides being liable penalty for short weight
L" prevent this, merchants shipping flour should be
careful to have all barrels requiring rccoopered and
TO seeing that the draymen laborers and sailOys han
die the barrels carefully; and they should also bc mar
tcuar III having flour that has lain any time in store
utter being inspected, reweighed before shippinv Z.
nose precautions will them from incur ring bur
| TO be rcnspected
Captains who sign bills of lading for flour as heino
! shipped III 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 its not beinp fonnd
IN good order at the port Of delivery as much @ Tho
damage had been incurred after they received H. n
Is their duty to refuse signing bills of ladng for -four
us ocng III good order when 1t is not and the respon-
slDity should fall OH them for doing.
IL Is impossible for the Inspector to prevent -four
oehg shipped IN bad order, (cvon if he had the power
10 do So which he has not1 where the injury oc-
ours alter 1t has passed inspection. My duty ON
determined 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 our flour
IN every requisite; that those ntercstedy lea
ous OF the high character it holds and who seek to
deprceiate the price by burdcning it with oHerous
expenses with the view of enabling their flour better
TO compete with II in their markets, may seek in
vain for pretexts to do so.
EDMUND WALLSI
Flour Inspector, Richmond.