Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-14
Elour Inspector's Notice.

N consequence of being freoueutlv eompellcd. an
the d,scharge ofthe duties OF my office to enforce
the pehaies OF the law regulating the Inspection OF
Flour. against persons Offering flour for Inspection
VINO nave iailed to comply with its requisitons, and
IN consequence also of understanding that the Flour
Inspector OF New DIRK ito which city large portion
W our hour Is sent,l very strict imposing every
possible penalty and expense on chr flour,
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 com
phed with also TO cndeayor induce merchants to
pay particular attention to having flour shipped in good
order, by remedyiDg defects which after has
been inspected.
SEC 8 REQUIRES that all bol,ed hea, -four brou,l, In any in;
and without any Of -four the -four of any
other grain wheat, penalty of condemnation and
dollars barrel by motion of the Inssc
tor on ten days notice in :. record; to be
sold by the Inspector for the benefit tue Commonwealth
Sec l. equies all ou barrels or expora,ion to be- well
mae OF seasoned materials with hoops nailed with four
under penalty Of AZ et Tn. bacs w - sa1 psG
IN the slaves and the head la inches diameter half
p inches eug,h an, the diameter of the he'll ,r
otS D, requires the bbs tn be branded with the aud
weight, under pcnalty f4l cts.
SEES, requires EACH of -four to contain les pounds
anu each ah barrel S3 poinds under penalty cen
sery pound deficient under3 and OF every pound
over ,, -
Sec q requires 10 weighed and the a,e
hereon II any person shall pn false wrong on, e
the disadvantage OF the purchaser he shall t,r,c,, &
ue Inspector suspicion the request the pur ser
shall upack the barrel and if there less guam, ty OF ior
packing ana Tepackns over and above tine other penalties
1t viii be by 3, that if the Inspector as
certas that flour oil other grain than whcaI has been
mixed with the wheat -four the owner is subject 10
peh6y al ten dollars Cor each barrel besides forfeit
my tFc flour. Farmers and ml.rs should therefore
DE particularly careful to separate rye. corn oats and
al other grain from wheat before grinding it.
The failure to comply with that part of the law
Witch requires the barrels TO be made uf seasoned
materials, Is the cause OF nearly all tie other renal
ties that are incurred.
Where flour is packed in barrels that are not well
seasoned penalty for short weight Is almost certain
to be incurred it il is not immediately jrsprc,cd: fur
although the full quantity OF flour may have been put
IL them, viii be found short time that The bar
rcs iFo the evaporation OF the sap have lost
pounds.
And should il be inspected immediately after pncl
ing, while the weight holds out, the merchant who
buys it would sustain the loss on it,, being r,inspect
ed IN the place TO which ne sends il. The interest of
The merchant therefore requires the strict enforce
ment of this part OF the law well as of those which
prescribe the in which barrels ure to be lruop
ed and nailed and their Dimensions
trust That those concerned viii be curelirl horcat
ter to comply with ali the acquisitions of the law
Should any person, however from any cause iu 10
do So it is my impcrious luyto enforce the pcnal-
ties, whether incurred from fraud careessncss or To-
norance, as the law leaves me no discretion ON lL.
subject.
| would recommend to those who have. four to IN
sPect, that has lain any time after being racked and
weighed, to re-weigh 1t Immediately before submit
ting 1t forinSpcc'iun This would save them in unnIv
eases from mourning penalty,
greeabc duty OF enforcing it,
Merchants who purchase flour for shippiup and
he captains who receive it, seldom pay sufficient at
ention to the order i'll which the barrels are in when
shipped.
1t frequently happens, when -four comes to be slim
led that has lain III store seine time after being in
'pected, that the barrels from being propory sea
s0ned when the Hour put In them are found TO
have shrunk ami become 50 infrn, that in getting
them out OF the transporting them the vessel
and shipping them, they sustain INJURY which if not
rcmcdlcd will subject the chant 70 expenses on be-
ing reinspected. The hoops get knocked off-thc
heads ia out and spill the flour. which is partly lost
ana what Is put back Is mixed with dirt that NAV
cause 1t to be refused being offered for rcnspec-
tous besides being liable To penalty for short weight
10 prevent this, merchants shipping flour should he
cafei 20 nave all barrels requiring 1t recoopcred aud
to seeing that the draymen aborersand sailors han
die the barrels carefully; and they should also be par
ticular III having flour That has lain any time in store
after being Inspected, weighed before shipping it,
These precautions will save them from mourning bur
lensome and vcXaous expenses when he flour comes
% be rcinspectcd.
Captains who sign bills Of ladng for flour as being
shipped IN good order, when it Is not in good order
which they frequently dol should be held bound for all
damages that may be- incurred by its being found
good order at tie port of delivery, much as ii the
damage had been incurred after they received it. 1t
is their duty to refuse signing bills Of ladhg Tor -four
as being good order when is not and the respon-
sbiilty should fall on them for so doing.
IL ID impossible for the Inspector TO prevent -four
being shipped in bad order (evcu if he had the power
to do so, which he has notO where the injury oc-
ours after 1t has passed inspection. Ny duty am
strictly TO execute; and it the duty of
the Farmer, Merchant Miller and all others CONCERN
ed, TO aid me in sustaining the character of -four
every requisite; that those nteTestedly lea
lous Of the high character it holds, and who seek to
deprecote the price by burdening it with onerous
expenses, with the view of enabling their flour better
to compete with it IN their own markets. may seek in
vain for preteXts TO DO so.
EDMUND WALLIS
F2OHr Inspector, Ricti1Ond.