Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-16
Flour Inspectors Notice.

Inc pohaies OF the aw regulating the Inspection of
TOUT, against persons Offering flour for inspection
VINO nave Jailed to comply with its requisitons and
IN consequence also of understanding that the Flour
inspector OF New ork Ito which city arpc norton
OF our hour Is sent IS very strict in imposing every
possio!e pehaty ana oncrous expense our flour,
ueeih IL proper 10 call the attention of al concerned
TO the following provisions of the law on the subject
ana 10 urge the necessity Of their being strictly com
pied with; also to endeavor to induce merchants TO
pay particular attention to having flour shipped in rood
ordcr, ny remedying defects which occur after II has
been inspected
Sec g. requires that all bolted wheat -four brought to anv in
peco o exporta'o shall be nlerchantahc due ncness
ana wout any mixture of coarser -four, -four of any
other grain than wheat under penalty Of conformation and
Ten dollars Tor each barrel recoverable by the Inspec
o ON Ten Gays notice IN any OF record the -four to- be
500 by The inspector tor the benefit of the Commonwealth
Sec requires all -four barrels for expectation to be well
hae OF seasoaedsnaierals. with hoops nailed with flr
mails IA each chine hoop and nails in each blge hoon
Ecsr penalty OF Cts The barrels be 81 inches in length
IN the slaves aud the head l7 inches diameter half barrels
. nches in length and the diameter the he, lea niche
See requires the bls be branded ,are aud net,
weigit, under penalty Of cts
Sect requires each barrel Of -four n Contain log mounds
ahH each hall barrel SO pounds Under penalty OF cents for
over 8. N'' y - ''' ''' every pound
Sec T. requires 10 lie weighed and the tore marked
thereon Ii any person shall PIT false or wrong are or 70
the disadvantage OF the purchaser he shall fe SO cts and
upon suspicion OF Al the request OF the purchaser,
shs!i unpack The barrel and there less quantity of flour
than above directed, the owner shall paw the cbaes Of M
packing aud reackin and the other penalties
II Wi! be seen by sec. B. that if the Inspector as
! hPpn
mixed with the wheat -four, the owner is subject 10
penalty OF ten dollars for each BARREL besides forfeit
ing the Hour Farmers and millers should therefore
De particularly careful to separate Iye corn oats and
All other gram from wheat before grinding it,
The failure to comply with that part of the law
winch requires the barrels to be nude of seasoned
materials IS the Of nearly all the other penal
! ties that are incurred
Where flour Is packed in barrels that are not wei,
seasoned, penalty for short wcirht is almost certain
20 be incurred if it is immediately inspected FOR
although the full quantity flour may have been uu
IL them, II Will hcfound in short time that the bar
rcS, from the evaporation of the sap have lost several
pounds ,
And should it be inspected immediately arer ,,c,,.
ing, while the weight holds out, the merchant who
buys would sustain the loss, on III beinr reirspec
ed IN the place to which he sends it. The interest os
the merchant therefore, requires the strict enforce
inent Of TINS part OF the law, well as ofthose which
prescribe the manner in which barrels are 10 be hoop
ed and nailed and their dimensions.
trust That those concerned will be careful hereaf-
Ter tn comply with all the acquisitions Of the law
Shouid any person, however, from any cause fail 10
do So 1t Is my mpcrious duty TO enforce the penal
ties whether incurred from fraud carelessness or y
norance, as the law leaves no discretion on the
.su5lect
would recommend to those who have -four 10 in
spec that has lain any time after benu hacked and
weighed, to re-weigh it immediately before submit.
ting Tor inspection. This would save them in many
cases from incurringa penalty, and me from the Cis1
grecable duty of enforcing il.
Merchants who purchase -four for shipping and
the captains who receive it. seldom INV sntIcient NJ
tention to the order in which the barrels are in when
shipped.
lttrequently happens, when -four comes to be shin
ped That has lain in store time after being in
Spected Thar the barrels from being properv SEA
- soned when the -four was put in them are found to
have shrunk, and become intirm. that in cettipr
them out otthe store, transporting them to the vessel
nnd shipping them, they sustain injury which If not
I Nod 1nH xastll esYi1 - q Il
ing reinsnected. The hoops ret knocked ofT-tb,
heads fall out and spill the flour which is partv lost
ana what IS pat back Is mixed with dirt that ma,
cause 1t to be refused on being offered for reinspec
Ion besides Deng liable to penalty for short weight
10 prevent this, merchants shipping -four should h,
caTen TO have all barrels requiring rccoopered IN,
tn seeing that the draymen aborcrs and sailors han
d.' the barrels carefully; and they should also be par
tcular III having flour that has lain any time in sore
alter beng inspected re-weiphed before shinniu,r u
These precautions will save them from incu,rincr bnr
dcnsome and veXatious expenses when the -four Como
70 be renspected.
Captains who sign bills flading for -four as be;rc
'3hpPGu ~ Soou OTSer, when 1t is not in good order
winch they frequently 6o) SHOULD be held bound for al
damages that may be incurred by r rot hei1u, Cunf
u good order at the port of delivery as much as If ~
damage had been incurred after they received II. i
is their DUTY to refuse signing bills Of ladne for o
as oeng III GOOD order when 1t IS not, and tie respon
slbility should fall on them for so donu.
IL Is impossible for the Inspector to prevent Iou
being shipped in bad order (oycn if he had the move
to do so, which he has not) where the injury oc
ours alter 1t has passed inspection. Ny duty an
determined strictly to execute; and Z. is tho Ji,, .
the Farmer, Merchant, Miller, and all others concern
Ito aid me in sustaining the character of our nou,
IN every requisite; that even those iricrcstc oa
ious OF the high character It holds and WHO seek tr
deprecatc The price by burdcninr il with ororou,
expenses, with the view of enabling their flour bette
TO compete with It in their own markets may seek il
vain for pretexts 70 doso
EDMUND IVALLSJ
l Flour Inspector Richmond.