Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-22
Flour Inspectors Notice.

~ consequence oil being frequently compelled 10
the discharge of the duties of my Office To enforce
Inc penalties OF the law repuIa,ins the Jnsnec,;o,, M
riour' against persons offering -four for inspection
VINO nave iaiied to comply with It's requisitions and
III Consequence also of understanding that the Flour
Inspector oi ork Ito which city large portion
possible penalty and oncroas expense on or flour
deem proper to coll the attention OF all concerned
10 ,he touowng provisions of the law on the subject
anu toMrge the necessity of their being strictly com.
Pheu "iIh also to cndeavor To induce merchants To
pay particular attention to having flour Skinned i'm rood
order, by remedyn. defects which occur after \, has
been inspected.
Sec J. requires that all holted wca, flour brousb, IN any IN,
eSnon Tor expors'on shall be mcrchantsbip, hces
"'ooo any mNtrc iouT the -four OF any
other gam than wheat penalty of condemnation and
ten collars Tor each 'rc recoverable by of the spec
VI" ON zen Gays notice In of record the -four 10 be
soin oy the Inspector for the benefit o the Commonwealth
SIC q requires oil -four barrels expectation TO he well
mae vi seasoned materials with hoops nailed with four
nails IN each chine hoop and three nails in each b, moan
unera pcosly - The barrels TO be- ~ inches IN
M the slaves, and the head IA inches in diameter
70 inches IN length, the diameter of the head l2I inchc
c D requires the bjls be branded with the are and nett
weight, under penalty of ~ cts
c u, requires barrel of -four to contain log pords
and each half barrel rs pounds uuucr penalty Of cents for
every pound deficient undrr ), and of IL every pound
Nc = requires The barrels be weighed aud the tarc marked
thereon IL person shall PIT false wrong tarc on io
we upon supcion or a, the request OF tine purchaser
shau unPaek the barrel and if there less quantity OF flour
ot
packing and rcacSns, and above the penalties
II vii! be seen By ), that If the Inspector as
certans that 0our ofoher grain than wheat has been
mixed with the wheat flour the owner is subject to
penalty OF ten dollars for each barrcl besides forfeit
ing the flour Farmers and millers shonld therefore
be particularly careful to separate Iye corn oats and
al 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 Is the cause of nearly all the other penal
ties that are incurred.
Where flour is packed in barrels that are not wei,
seasoned, penalty for short weight is almost certain
To ne incurred If is not immediately Inspected for
although the full quantity of flour may have been pat
III them II viii be found III 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 the weight holds out, the merchant who
buys It would sustain the loss, it's being reinspec-
ed IN the place 10 which he sends it. The interest of
the merchant therefore, requires the strict enforce
mcnt of this part of the law, well us OF those which
prescribe the manner i'll which barrels are to be hoop
ed and nailed and their dimensions.
trust that those concerned will be careful hercat
Ter 10 comply with all the acquisitions of the law
Should any person, however, from any cause fail TO
do So 1t is my imperious duty to enforce the penal
ties, whether incurred from fraud careiessness or i
norance, as the law leaves me no discretion on the
subject.
would recommend to those who have -four 70 in.
spect that has lain any time after being packed ard
weighed, to reweigh it immediately before submit !
ting 1t for inspection. This would save them in many
cases from mourning penalty, and me from the dsa
sreeable duty ofentorcng it..
, Merchants who purchase -four for sipping and !
The captains who receive it, seldom paw sufficient at
ention TO the order in which the barrels are in wien
shipped.
tfrequently happens, when flour comes 10 he ship
ped that has lain III store time after beinr IN
pected that the barrels from not being pronery sea
tbp flour 81, A.
have shrunk, and become so nfrm that in pcttinr !
hem out OF the store, transporting them 10 the Vessel
md shipping them, they sustain injury which if not
emedled VIII subject the merchant to expenses on be-
ne reinspected The hoops get knocked ofI-the
leads fall out and spill the flour, which is pary lost
ind what is put hack is mixed with dirt, that may
ause 1t to be refused on being offered for rcispec-
oh besides being liable to penalty for short weight
10 prevent this, merchants shipping flour should be
arciu to have all barrels requiring recoopered aud
seeing that the draymcn, laborers and sailors han
he the barrel. caretuly and they should also be par
lcular IN having -four that has lain any time IN store
Tier beng inspected, weighed before shippIr IT,
these precautions Will save them from mourning bur
ensome and vexntlous expenses whcnthe flour comes
o be reinspected.
Captains who sign bills of ladinr for no,r os Lo;,,
hlpped IN good order, when it is not in good order
which they frequently do should be held bound for ali
ainages that may be incurred by its not beng found
good order at the port of delivery, as much as fhe
bccH HlCuIItu AMER tieY received NJ.
their duty TO refuse signing bills of Iadinp for -four
being in good order when it is not, and the respon
Utility should fall OH them for so doing.
II Is impossible for the Inspector to prevent four
eng shipped III bad order, even if he had the power
D do so, which lie has not,) where the injury &C.
urs after 1t has passed inspection. My duty am
eternined strictly to execute; and il is the duty of
he Farmer, Merchant, Miller, and all Others concern
d. to aid me in sustaining the character Of our flour
every requisites so that those interestcdy ca-
JUS OF the high character 1t holds, and who seek TO
epreciate the price by burdcning it with onerous
expenses with the view of enabling their flour better
compete with it in their own markets, may seek in
ain FOX proteXts to do so,
EDMUND WALLIS
Flour Inspector, Richmond.
IN CIIANCERY,-Ata court held for Louisa COUNTY a,
the eourhogse, on Monday, May the Iith 1929 Robert
lche pf against Robert g. Willis administrator of James
Iicc jr dec, Matthew Niche, John Niche Joseph Niche
ennes Niche, Sally Niche, and Robert g. Willis and Eliza
is wife, dts
The defendants Matthew Micie and John Niche not hav-
entered their appearance aud given security according to
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