Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-26
Flour Inspectors Notice.

UCIIlg TCVWentIV COmpcIIed,
the discharge ofthc duties OF my office, to enforce
the penalties of the law regulating the Inspection of
Flour, against persons offering flour for inspection
who lave failed to comply with lis requsitions and
IN consequence also of understanding that the Flour
Inspector of Now York Ito which city a large portion
OF our flour IS sent is very strict in imposing every
possible penalty and onerous expense on our flour,
deem proper to call the attention OF all concerned
70 the following provisions of the law on the subect
and To urge the necessity of their being strictly
piled with also to endcavor 10 induce merchants to
pay ocular attention to having flour shipped i'll good
order, 10y remedyng defects which occur after 1t has
boon inspected.
seoon for eNpOaon shall be merchantabc, fncness
sud without mixture of four the Of any
o'he gram than wheat under psnay of condemnation, and
ten dollars tor each barrel recoverable by motion of the nspcc-
t ten days notice any Of record the -four be
sold by The Inspector for the benefit OF The Commonwealth
Sec d. requires all -four barrels for expectation well
mae of seasoned materials with hoops, nailed with four
Under penalty Of a. CTS The barrels to he y in engR
la the slaves and the head ia inches diameter
% inches III length and the diameter of the head I2i inches
Sec D. requires the Obs o be branded with the tare and nett
weight, under penalty of 10 cts.
Sc g. requires each barrel of -four contain 1876 pounds
and each half barrel 90 pounds under penalty
every pound deficient under B. and of II for every pound
Sec T. requires the barrels weighed and naked
thereon 1t any person shall put false wrong on,
e Inspector suspcon the request the purchaser
snail unpack the barrel and if there is less quantity flour
aackiue and rcpacking above the other penalties
1t will he seen by ). that if the Inspector
CNrtulrS tlnt Hour oil other gram than wheat has been
loiXed with the wheat four the owner is subject TO
penalty OF ten dollars for each barrel besides forfeit
ing the Hour. Farmers and millcrs should therefore
LC particularly careful to separate fv corn oats and
all other grain from wheat before grinding il.
Tie fa,iurc to comply with that part OF the law
which requires tie barrels to he made Of seasoned
materials Is the cause of nearly all the other penal
tics that aro incurred.
Where flour is r,sked in barrels that arc not wei.
seasoned, penalty for short weight isalmost certain
to be incurred II 1t Is not immediately inspected; for
although tho full quantity of -four may have been pvt
~ them, IL will be found III short time That the bar
rcIs from tho evaporation OF the sap, have lost several
pounds.
And should it be inspected Immediately after pack
Iao. while the weight hollis out, tho merchant who
Guys It woud sustain the loss, onts being renspect-
cd IN the place which he sends Is The interest Of
hc merchant, therefore, requires the strict enforce
nnt Of this part OF the law rs we'll rs ofthos6 which
prescribe the in which barrels are 20 DC hoop
ed and nailed, and their dimensions.
trust TINT those concerned will BE- careful hercaf-
ter to comply with all the acquisitions of the law.
Should any person, however, from any cause fail 10
do so, is my nperious duty to enforce the penal
tes whether incurred from fraud, carelessncsS, w
norance, the law leaves no discretion the
subject.
/ would recommend to those who have -four 10 in
epect, that has lam any time after being packed and
weighed to rc-wcigh it immediately before submit
ting for;nspCction. This would save them in many
cases from inc':rring penalty, and me from the dis;-
grcoablc duty Of entorcingit It.
Merchants who purchase -four for shipping, and
ilc captains who receive II. seldom pay sufficient at
tenon 10 the order III which the barrels ere III when
shipped.
Ittrequontly happens, whom Gour comes 60 be ship
ped that has lain in store some time after beng in
SPECIFIED, that the barrels tro. not beng properly sea
soned when the flour put IN them, found %
have shrunk, and become 81 il.TM, that in rcttuu
them out ofthe store, transporting them the vessel
and shipping them, they sustain llJury, which If not
remedied viii subject the merchant expenses on be-
ing reinspected The hoops get knocked of-the
md he IL
and what is put back is mixed with dirt, that may
cause to be refused OF being offered for renspec-
ton, besides being liable penalty for short weight
To prevent this, merchants Shipping -four should De
careful to have all barrels requiring rcCoOpercd and
seeing that the draynen ahorels, aud sailors han
de the barrels carefully; and they should also be par
ticular in having -four that has lain any time in store
after being inspected weighed before shipping It.
These precautions will save them from incurring bur
densome and vexatious EXPENSES wAcnthe flour comes
u be reinspcCted.
Captains who sign bills of adiug for flour ms being
shipped in rood order when il Is not in rood order
(which they frequently do should be held bound for all
damages that may be incurred by lis not being found
in good order at the port OF delivery, much if the
damage had been incurred after they received it. j.
is their duty to refuse signing bills Of lading for -four
being in good order when !tisnOt and the respon-
aIbility should fall on them for so doing.
1t Is impossible for the Inspector ~ pre,cn: -four
being shipped in bad order levcn IL he had The power
% do SO, which he has not) where the injury oc-
ours after it has passed inspection. Ny duty am
determined strictly TO executes ana it is the duty of
the Farmer, Merchant Miller, and al others concern
Cd TO aid me in sustaining the character Of lour
every requisites that even those intcrcstediy leu
lous Of the high character it holds, aad who seek to
depreciate the price by burdenng it with onerous
expenses, with the view Of enabling their Hour better
TO compete with it in their markets, may seek in
vain for pretexts 10 do So
EDMUND WALLIS
Flour Inspector, IGchu0aj.
nay Isl, 1923