Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-16


I'm consequences OF being frequently compelled. in
the d.sclargeofthe duties OF my office. TO enforce
the penalties OF the law regulating the Inspection of
Flour, against persons Offering -four for inspection
who have failed to comply with lie acquisitions, and
in consequence also of that the Flour
Inspector of NcwY ork Ito which city large portion
of our -four is sent is very strict in imposing every
possible penalty and onerous expense on our flour,
deem IL proper 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 endeavor to induce merchants TO
pay particular attention to having -four shipped good
order, by remedyng defects which occur after II has
been inspected.
Sec 3, requires all oled wheat -four brought any in
spec,ion for expoaon shall be mechanlabe
other grain than wheat, under penalty condemnation and
dollars for each barrel recoverable nspec-
tor ten days notice IN OF Tccord the -four be
sold by the Inspector for the beueht the Commonwealth
Sec l. requires all flour barrels expectation to be we'll
made, of seasoned materials with hoops nailed
nails in each chine hoop and nails in each bge hoop
under penalty of ~ cts The barrels be 27chcs IN length,
m The slaves and the head "a inches in diameter hall barrels
- inches IN length and the diameter of the head l2 inches
SEC s. requires the bls t., be branded witt, the and
weight, under penalty OF ~ cts.
Sec s, requires each barrel OF -four contain 1876 pounds
and each half barrel W ponnd under penalty of
every pound deficient under s. aud Of II cts for every pou
over j
Sec requires barrels weighed and the sre marke,
thereon Ii any shall PIT false wrong on
the disadvantage OF the purchaser he shall forfeit SO
the inspector upc, suspicion the request purchaser
sna unpack the barrel and there less quantity OF hou
than above directed the shall pay tbs charges of un
packing and epockngs and above the other penalties
IL will be seen by 3, that if the Inspector as
eertans that flour OF other grain than whea, has beer
mixed with the wheat Hour the is subject to q
penalty of ten dollars for each barrel, besides forfeit
my the flour Farmers and millers should therefore
he particularly careful sepn rate We corn oats and
all other gram from wheat before grinding il.
| The failure to comply with that part of the law
which requires the barrels TO be made OF seasoned
materials, is the cause OF nearly ali the other penal
ties that incurred.
iS pial in, ,I,..,
seasoned, penalty r short weight almost certain
TO be incurred if 1t is not Immediately inspected for
although the full quantity OF flour may have been put
IL them il will be found in short time that the bar
res from the evaporation OF the sap have lost several
pounds
And should it be inspected Immediately after pack
ing, while Tie weight holds ont, the merchant who
buys 1t would sustain the loss, its being renspect-
cd in the place TO which he sends The interest of
the merchant, therefore, requires the strict enforce
ment of this part of the law, well of those which
prescribe the manner in which barrels are TO be hoop
ed and nailed, and their dimensions
trust that those conceined viii be carefu hereaf
ter To comply with all the acquisitions of the law
Should any person. however from cause fail TO
do so, If is my imperoCs duty TO enforce the penal
ties, whether incurred from fraud, careessness or IT,
norance, the law leaves me no discretion ON the
subject.
would recommend to those who have -four 10 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-
greeab bic duty ol enforcing it,
Merchants who purchase flour for shipping and
the captains who receive II, seldom pay sufficient at
tenon to the order III which the barrels are in when
shipped.
IT frequently happens, when -four comes TO be ship
ped that has lam III store alter being in
spected, that tue barrels from being properly sea
scned when the -four put i'll them are found to
have shrunk, and become nfnn, that in getting
them out OF the Store transporting them to the vessel
and ShI
remedied will subject the merchant expenses on be
ing relnspected The hoops get knocked off:-the
heads fall out and spill the flour which Is partly lost
and what is put back is mixed with dirt, that may
cause 1t to be refused being offered for reinspec
tlon besides being liable penalty for short weight
10 prevent this, merchants shipping flour should be
careful to have all barrels requiring recoopered aud
to seeing that the draymen laborer and sailors han
die the barrels careiuy and they should also he par
cular IN having flour that has lain anyfine in store
after being Inspected weighed before Shipping il
These precautions will save them from ncurring bur
densOme and veXateus expenses whcnth he flour comes
to be relnspected.
Captains who sign bills of lndng fur flour as being
shipped IN good order when it is not in good order
(which they frequently do should be held bound for all
damages that may ne incurred by its benr found
IN good order at the port Of delivery much as If the
damage had been incurred after they received it, II
is their duty to refuse signing bills OF ading for flour
as being IN good order when is not and the respo-
sibility should fall on them for doing.
1t impossible for the Inspector to prevent -four
being shipped in bad order even if he had the power
to do so, which he has nOt0 where the injury oc-
ours after it has passed inspection. NV dity am
determined strictly 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
IN every requisites that those interestcdy lea
ous Of the high character it holds and who seek to
depreciate the price by burdening it with onerous
expenses, with the view of enabling their -four better
to compete with IL in their markets may seek in
vain for pretexts to do 80.
EDMUND WALLIS
FlOur Inspector, Ricbmond