Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-11
Nour Inspectors Notice.


tho discharge Of tho dutios of my Office to enforce
the pcnstcs Of the law regulating the Inspection OF
Flour, against PERSONS Offering Hour for inspection
who have failed to comply with IFS requisitions, and
in consequence also of understanding that tho Flour
Inspector Of New York ito which city large portion
of our Hour Is sent is very strict in imposing every
possible penalty and oncrous expense on our Hour,
deem proper to call tho attention of all concerned
20 the following provisions of the law the subject
and urge the necessity of their being strictly com.
piled with; also to endeavor To induce merchants to
paw particular attention to having flour shipped i'm good
order, by remedyng defects which occur after Il has
been Inspected. ID anfli.s e.u .,t a F.. t.lf
3 requires that all bottled whoa, -four bro,,sh, TO any in
scc,o for cxPoratuu shall be mechantablc OF due fnce
wo, any mixture of four or the -four of any
other than wheat under penalty Of condemnation and
dollars each BARREL by motion Of the nspec
to days notice IN court of record; the -four
spd the Inspector for tho benefit Commonwealth
made Of seasoned materials with ten hoops nailed viii, four
nails each chine hoop, and three nails each bsc hoop
under penalty of ~ The he ~ inches in
IN slaves and the head Ia inches dane,et; half
- inches in length, and the diameter ia inches
Nc requires the b6ls tn he branded with the tare and
weight. under penalty ofis cts. -t.,-l
Sc g. cquires each barrel Of aour to contain 1876 pounds
and each half barrel SO pounds penalty cents for
pound dccen, under B. and of I3cs for every pound
overs ~ rlr -
Sec T. requires the barrels TO be and the marked
hceon Ii any sbal put false wrong on
the disadvantage of the purchaser he shall forfeit S3c,s and
the Inspector upon suspicion OF a. the Iel1e. Of the puchsser
than above directed the owner shah pay the charges of
packing and raekns over and above the other penalties
II will be seen by sec. 3, that if the Inspector
ccrains that flour of other grain than wheat has been
mixed with the wheat -four, the owner is subject to
penalty of ten dollars for each barre besides forfeit
ing the -four Farmers and mllcrs should therefore
be particularly careful to separate rye, 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 II the cause of nearly all the other penal
Ties that incurred.
Where Hour il packed in barrels that are not vel
seasoned, penalty FOX short weight is almost certain
to be incurred if II is not immediately inspected; fol-
although the full quantity OF -four may have been pu
tx them il will be found in short time that the bar
rcs from the evaporation of the sap have lost scvcra
rounds.
And should it be inspected Immediately after pack
ing. while the weight holds out, the merchant whc
buys would sustain the loss, on its being renspect
cd ip the place which he sends il, The interest OF
he merchant therefore, requires the strict enforce
of this part OF the law, well of those which
prescribe the manner in which barrels are TO be hoop
ID and nailed, and their dimensions.
trust that those concerned will be careful hereac
cr To comply with all the acquisitions of the law
Should any person, however, from any cause fail e
10 So is my nIperious duty 10 enforce the penal
les whether incurred from fraud carelessness or p-
norance, the law leaves me no discretion on the
subject.
l would recommend 20 those who have -four TO in.
spect, that has lam any time after being packed and
weighed, to rc-veigh it Immediately before submit
ing it for inspection. This would them in many
cases from mourning penalty, AID me from the dsa-
Ereeablc duty OF enforcing II.
Merchants who purchase flour for shipping, and
the captains who receive il, seldom pay sufficient at
tenton the order in which the barrels are in when
shipped. ~
1t frequently happens. when -four comos to be ship
ped that has lam time after telrp m
spected that the barrels from being properly sea-
soned when the flour put in them, are found to
lave shrupk, and become infrlp, that In getting
them out ofthe sorc transporting them to the vessel
and shipping them, they sustain INJURY which IF not
rcmedied viii subject the merchant expenses on be-
ing reinspected. Tho hoops get knocked off:-the
heads fall out and spill the -four which is partly lost
and what is put back is mixed with dirt, that NAV
cause it to be refused being offered for reinspec-
ton, besides being liable penalty for short werht
To prevent this, merchants shipping -four should be
careful TO have all barrels requiring il recoopcred and
TO seeing that the draynen, aborcTs and sailors ham
Gle the barrels carefully and they should also be par
ticular in having -four that has lain any time in store
after being inspected reweighed before shipping it.
These precautions will them from mourning bur
densome and vexatious expenses when the our comes
% be reinspectcd.
Captains who sign bills of lading for -four as being
shipped in good order, when It is in good order
which they frequently do should be held bound for all
damages that may be incurred by its being found
good order at the port of delivery, much as If the
damage had been incurred after they received il. II
their duty to refuse signing bills of lading for -four
being in good order when is not, and the Yespon-
fihlity should fall on them for doing
II Is impossible for the Inspector TO prevent -four
bcng shipped in bad order, (even fhc had the power
10 do so, which he has Hot) where tho injury &C.
ours after it has passed inspection. Ny duty am
determined strictly to execute; and it Is tic duty OF
The Farmer, Merchant, Miller and III others concern
I'd, to aid noe in sustaining the character of four
N every requisites that those iutcresedly ca-
Ous Of the high character it holds, and who seek to
Hepreciate the price by burdening it with onerous
expenses, with the view Of enabling their -four better
10 compete with II IN their own markets, may seek in
vain for Dre:exts 20 DO so.
EDMUND WALLS,
Hour Inspector, Richmond.
liay Isl, 1879
NHONSIEUH JONSON will stand tie ensuIng season
fA at Tree Hill, Richmond. His will comnence
e frs, Of February and terminate the first of July lie