Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-27
Flour Inspectors Notice.

I'll consequence OF oclng frequently compelled. in
the discharge of tho duties oil my Office To enforce
the penalties of the law regulating the Inspection OF
Flour, against persons offering flour for inspection
who have failed TO comply with its roquisitons and
IN consequence also of understanding that the Flour
Inspector OF York to which city large portion
o' our hour IL sent Id very strict in imposing every
possible penalty and oncrous expense on our -four
deem 1t proper To call the attention of all concerned
to the following provisions OF the law OH the subject
anu 10 urge the necessity of their being strictly con-
pilea with; also TO endeavor induce merchants to
pay particular attention to having -four shipped in good
order by remedying defects which occur after It has
been inspected
Sec requires that all bocd wheat -four broug, TO any in
specnon Tor eSpor,aion shall be mcrchaniabe nees
and without OF -four or th. -four of amy
oe gram than wheat under penalty of cond, mnaon, and
ten dollars ior each barrel recoverable by the lnspcc-
tor on ten days notice IN OF record to- be
sold by the Inspector for the benefit of the
Sec nqures all flour barrels for exportatios TO be well
maize, OF seasoned materials with hoops uale with four
mans IN each ehhe hoop and three nails IN each bige hoop
in the slaves and the head "A inches in tianeic halrbs
IS inches IN length and the diameter OF the head i2l inches
zee D REQUIRES tho bills To be branded with Inc and
weight, under penalty OF - cts
Nc 6, requires each barrel of -four cnnta 1876 pounds
ana each hall barrel 20 pounds under penalty of for
very POM" decet unde.3, and o IL Tor every pound
over J. ~ r0
Sec requires the barrels be weighed and the ,src marked
thereon If person shall put false or wrong ,ae on TO
e disadvantage OF the purchaser lie shall oriei, 80 cts; and
upon sucio at the request of the purchaser
Than above directed the shall pay the charges of I'm
packing and repackns and above the other penalties
1t VIII be seen by sec. 3, that if the Inspector as
certuns that flour OF other grain than wheat has been
mixed with the wheat flour, the owner is subject TO
penalty of ten dollars for each BARREL besides forfeit
ing the flour Farmers and millers should therefore
ne particularly careful to separate Iye corn oats and
all other grain from wheat before grinding it.
The failure to comply with that part of tho law
which requires the barrels to be made of seasoned
materials, is the Of nearly all the other penal
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 II It is not immediately Inspected for
although the full quantity OF -four mny have been mt
IL thcin 1t will be found IN short time that the bar
reis 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 would sustain the loss It's being rcinspect-
cd IN the place to which he sends it. The interest of
the merchant, therefore, requires the strict enforce
mept OF tins part of the law, well those which
prescribe the i'll which barrels are to be hoop
cd and nailed and their dimensions.
trust that those concerned will be careful hereac
Ter TO comply with all the acquisitions of the law
Should any person, however, from any cause fail TO
Go So 1t is my mperious duty to enforce the penal
ties, whether incurred from fraud carelessness or TO-
norance, as the law loaves no discretion on tile
subject.
l would recommend TO these who have flour 10 in
spect that has lain any time after being packed and
weighed, to re-weigh 1t Immediately before submit
ting 1t for inspection This would save them i'm pnnv
cases from mourning penalty, and me from the disa-
greeable duty of enforcing it.
Merchants who purchase -four for SHINING and
the capaiuS WHO receive it, seldom pay sufficient at
tenon to the order in which the barrels are in when
shipped.
il frequently happens when -four comes to be shin.
ped that has lain in store some time after beinr in
spcccd, that the barrels from not being properly sea-
soned when the flour was put in them are found to
have shruDk, and become infirm, that in gettinr
them out ofthe store, transporting them to the vessel
ana shipping them they sustain injury, which if not
remeied will subject the merchant TO expenses on be-
ing rclnspected. The hoops get knocked of-tbe
heads fall out and spill the -four which is partly lost
and what Is put back is mixed with dirt that may
cause II TO he refused on being offered for reinspec
ton, besides being liable penalty for shor, weight
To prevent this merchants shipping flour should be
careful TO have all barrels requiring it rccoopered and
20 seeing that the draymc, laborers and sailors han.
die the barrels carefully; and they should also be par
ticuar in having flour that has lain any time in store
after beng inspected re weighed before shipping it.
ihesc precautions will save them from mourning bur
dens0mc and vexa:ious expenses whent nc -four comes
to be ren@pccted.
Captains who sign bills of ladinr for flour &c heinz
shipped in good order, when it is not in good order
winch they frequently do) should he held bound for all
damages that may be incurred 10y its not bcinn found
in good order at the port of delivery rs much as if tho
damage had been incurred after they received it, II
:. s' ~ 7'e,'l'iS DiLS Vi Iuulng TOT hOur
as hcIng IN good order when is not and the rcspon-
slbIllty should fall on them for so doing
IL Is impossible for the Inspector 70 prevent -four
beng shipped in bad ORDER (even if he had the power
TO do so, which he has not,) where the injury oc-
ours after it has passed inspection. Ny dnty am
determined strictly to execute; and it IS tho duty of
Inc Farmer, Merchant, Miller and all others CONCERN
ed, to aid me in sustaining the character of our -four
N every requsite that even those intcrcstedly ion
Gus Of the high character it holds and who seek 70
lcpreciate the price by burdeniug it with onerors
expenses with the view Of enabling their flour better
o compete with 1t IN Their own markets, may seek in
vain for preteXts TO do 30.
EDMUND WAII.SJ
Fiotr Inspector, PichmorA
n CHANCEHE--At = court held Tor Louisa county AZ
a the courthouse, on Monday May the 1th 1899 Henry
Lawrence, executor Of Sarah Wood decd pliptg oooas,
Micbic HE ,y;c =.