Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-05-01

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ren to cut theirs. The Mexcuns Under the mill
'ary yoke OF Guerrero, had no objection 10 have
their mislortnnes lighsend by company.
Flour Inspectors Notice.
consequence Of being frequently compelled, in
the dscharge OF the duties of my office, to enforce
the pcnaitics Of the law gulatinp the Inspccon OF
Flour, agalnst persons offering iorx for inspection
who have failed to comply with lis acquisitions and
IN consequence also of understanding that the Flour
Inspector OF Now York Ito which city large portion
Oh our Hour Is sent Is very strict in imposing every
possible penalty and onerous expense on our Hour,
deem ID proper to call tho attention of all
TO the following provisi ions of the law the subject
and to urge the necessity Of their being strictly CEN
piied wIth also to! glleavor to induce merchants tc
pay particular attention to having ourshppei in ooo
ORDER by ,reuedyng defects which occur after il has
! been inspected.
Sec 3, requires that al holle.i wheat norir., 10 anv in
sPccion for expectation, shall merhantac OF due ue1,s
ana without mixture of cQlrsor our or the oar Of ans
ten dollars FOR each BARREL by nonn of the
or, 90 ten days notice in oil record te flour 10 be
soiu py the Inspector Tor the lme of the Commonwealth
Sec i, requires all flour barrels expectation 10 be we'll
aa OF seasoned materials, With hoops nailed with four
under penalty cts The barrels 10 be ~ mes s n aoaP'
IN the stayes and the head II. inches diameter bali harel
INCHES III length and the diameter of tho head I2 inches
Sec D requires the bbls branded with the tr and e
weight, under penalty of II
sec. requires each bael of -four contain I96 hounds
ami each half barrel So pounds under penalty Of cents Tor
every pound dcjice'it nnGer and of II Tor every pond
Sec requires the barrels and the are marked
thereon person shall put false wrong aIe on TO
te Inspector upon ssrcio the request Of the purchaser
shall Psck the barrel and if is less quantity of aou,
tai above directed, the SHALL pay of un
packing and relEcking and above the other penalties
1t viii be seen by ), that if the Inspector as
certaus that flour OF other grain than wheat has been
mixed with the wheat flour the owner is subject To a
penalty of ten dollars for each barrel besides forfeit
ing the nour. Farmers and lil.lers should therefor,
DE particularly careful to separate rye, corn oats, and
all other grain from wheat before grinding it,
The future to comply with that part OF tho law
which requires the barrels to be made of seasoned
materials is the cause Of nearly all the other penal
ties that ncnrreh.
Where -four is packed 10 barrels that arc not vel!
seasoned, penalty for short weirht rs almost ccrta;u
to be Incurred if it is immediately inspected for
although the full Quantity OF ;tour may have been nut
IL them will be found in short time that the bar
rels from the evaporation OF the sap have lost several
pounds
And should it be inspected Immediately after pucl
ing. while the weight holds out, the merchant who
buys would sustain the loss its being renspect
ed III the place TO which he sends it. The interest of
tile merchaDt therefore, requires the strict enforce
ment of this part of Tie law, a.; well rs of those which
prescribe the manner IN which barrels are to De hoop
ed and nailed and their Dimensions.
trnst that those concerned will be careful hereaf-
ter 10 comply with ali the reQusitions of the law
Should any person, however, from any .canse fail to
do it Is my imperious dnty to enforce the penal
ties, whether incurred from fraud carees1css or To-
porancc, as the law leaves discretion OH the
subject.
] would recommend to those who have -four TO IN
spcct, that has lain any time after being packed and
weighed, to re-weigh it immediately before submit
ting ii for inspection. This would save them in many
cases from mourning penalty, and Inc from the disa
greeable duty OF enforcing it.
| Merchants who purchase flour for Shipping and
the captains who receive it, seldom pay sufficient at
tcnon to the order in which the barrels ere in when
: shipped
n FREQUENTLY hannnns whom f,,,r cn,os - ~ .I,;
ned that has lop in store time after BEING in
speced that the barrels from not being properly sea-
soned when the flour put in them, are found to
have shrunk, and become infirm. trJt in getting
them out of the Transporting thcn the vessel
and shipping them, they sustain injury, which if not
rcmeed will subject the merchant to expenses on be-
ing reinsnected. The hoops get knocked ofT-the
heads fall out and spill the flour. which Is partly lost
aud what rs puk back is mixed With dirt that may
it to be refused being offered for reinspec.
ton besides being ube to penalty for short weight.
To prevent shis, merchants shipping -four should DO
careful to have all barrels requiring recoopered aud
to seeing that the draymen, labores and sailors ham
die the barrels carefully; and they sboud also be par
ticuar in having -four that has lain any time in store
after being inspected. reweighed before shipping it.
These precautions will them from ncuTring bur
densome and vexatous expenses WbGp the flour comes
to be reinspected.
Captains who sign bills of fading for Gouv as being
shipped in good order, when 1t is not in good order
(which they frequently dol should be held bound for al
damages tuat may De lnCufco ny It's noL Dclng IounC
in good order Mt the port Of delivery much if th
damage had been incurred after they received it.
f their duty to refuse signing bills Of ladng for lou
being in good order when it is not and the respon
h sibity should fall on them for doing
It is impossible for the Inspector 10 prevent hou
being shipped in bad order (oven he had the povc
n to do so, which he has uot) where the injury oc
: ours after it has passed inspection. Ny duty a.
etermined strictly to execute; and it is tho duty
TN Farmer, Merchant, Miller, and all others concern
j. cd to aid me in sustaininr the character Of our o
in every requisite; that those iterestedy jea
lous of the high cbaracter it holds, and who seek
L deprecate the price by burdeniug 1T with onerou
expenses with the view Of enabling their -four bette
y to compete with it in their markets, may seek
d vain for rretcxts to do so.
], EDNIINn WALLS