Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-04
Flour Inspectors Notice

The non liz INC onies OF my Office, to enforce
peN'Iues % tne law regulating the Iuspectiop Of
against persons offering flour for ;nsnect;on
VINO nave hied to comply With us reon;D;,;ps w >
cohse quence eiso OF understanding that the Flow
nsPcctor OF New-fork Ito which city a large nor,;on
,of our -four is sent } is very strict in imnosn @
PosSiDe penalty and onerous expense on our fonr
Deem proper to call tho attention of all
the following provisions of the law on the subect
10 urge the necessity Of their being strictly com
phed WIN; also to endeavor to induce nercbanfs To
pay attention TO having -four Skinned in GOOD
oroef' ny remedying defects which occur af,er n bs
peen Inspected. 1850 y "1
&c requires that all botsd wheat four brou,h m Ann q,
s!eeton Tor expectation snail merchanlabI. asdns s
"hoti any mixture Of -FOUR or ihe so,,r ~ 49,
ten collars foe each barrel y motion of The J.
On Ten Gays notice IN OF record N. sour to ea
~ u's ihsPec'oi io the benefit of tne Commonwealth
se requires all flour barrels for exrortaiiop TO ba van
or Of seasoned maarisls ton hoops nailed vim Ss
under penalty Of ~ eta The barfes to be 27ncbe IN Jers
IN the slaves and the head ia in diameter
eeS IN length and the diameter the IL. inches
SIC s. requires the bills 20 be branded with the "a nj -
weight under penalty NJ ~ cts ~ o 'A0 ''s'
requires each barrel OF four contain Is pounds
and each half barrel % pounds under renay of dsn, 20,
vey Pound deficient under Il cts Tor every ponna
See requires the barrels he weighed and tho taIe aed
any person shall put false vtoss tare o. 20
Inspector upon sSpSion request purchaser
shah unpack the barrel end there quantity of aou
man above directed The shall pay the charges of on
Packns and eaeknE, over and above the other penalties
II VIII be seen by s. that if the Inspector as
certans that flour of other grain than whea; has been
mixed with the wheat -four, the is subject to
penalty OF ten dollars Tor each barrel besides forfeit
ing the -four. Farmers and nillers should therefore
be particularly careful to separate we corn oats and
all 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 oil the other penal
tics that incurred.
Where -four is packed in barrels that are not well
seasoned penalty for short weight IS almost certain
I n &c mi INN Eoh,-
although the full quantity of -four may have been Du
~ them. It will be found in a short time that the bar
rolls from the evaporation OF the sap, have lost scvefa
pounds.
And should be inspected immediately as,e- nsc
ing, while the weight holds out. the merchant who
buys 1t would sustain the loss on lis being reinspcct-
ed IN the place TO WHICH he sends it, The interest OF
the merchant therefore, requires the strict enforce
nent OF TINS part OF the inw Well of those which
prescribe the manner III which barrels are to be hoon
ed and nailed, and their dimensions.
trust that those concerned will be careful hereac
ter to comply with all the acquisitions of the law
StouiL any person, however, from any cause fail to
DO SO, It 10 my nnperious duty to enforce the penal
ties, whether SECURED from ffaud careessness or ig
horance as the law leaves no discretion on the
subject.
/ / would recommend to those who have Aonr IN in .
sPect, that has lam any time after being packed and
weighed, TO re-wcIgh It immediately before submit
ting 1t for inspection This would save them 10 many
cases from mourning penalty and me from the disS
greeable duty OF eniorcing it,
Merchants who purchase -four for shipping and
the captains who receive it, seldom pay sufficient at
'enon 10 the ordoT IN which the barrels in when
shipped.
1t frequently happens, when -four comes to be shin
ped that has lain In store some time after bsing in
Spected that the barrels from not being properlv
s"ned ~hen the Hour was put IN them, are found TO
nave shrunk. and become infirm that i'm pettinr
them out of the store, transporting them to the vessel
and shipping them, they sustain injury which if NOT
remeoed VIII subject the merchant 10 expenses on be-
ing reinspected. The hoops get knocked off-the
heads fall out and spill the -four which is partly lost
and what is put back is mixed with dirt that NAV
cause It to be refused being offered for renspec,
tiou besides being liable penalty for short weight
10 prevent this, merchants shipping -four should be
careful to have all barrels recurring n recooperod an
TO seeing that the draymen, aborers and sailors han
do the barrels carefully and they should also be par
ticuar IN having -four that has lain any time IN store
alter being inspected. re-weghcd before shipping IL
These precautions will save them from incurrinr bnr
densoue ana vcxatous expenses when the flour como.
20 be rcinspccted.
Captains who sign bills ladng for flour as benin
shipped in good ORDER when il is not in good order
(which they frequently do should be held bound for ali
damages that may be incurred by its not being found
IN good order at the port Of delivery, much if the
damage had been incurred after they received IT, Il
is their duty to refuse signing bills Of ladng for ou
as being in good order when IT is not, and the rcsyon
ability should fall on them for so doing.
II Is impossible for the Inspector to prevent hoIr
being shipped IN bad order, cven if he had the powc
! to do So which he has not) where the injury DC
ours after IT has passed inspection Ny duty en-
determined strictly to exccutc aud il is tho duty
the Farmer, Merchant Miller and oil others concern
cd, ~ aid ne in ouStO', tho character of hou
IN every requisite; that those nterestedly lea
lous Of the high character It holds, and who seek
dcpreciate the price by burdeniDg il with ouerou
expenses with the view Of enabling their -four bette
to compete with il IN their own markets NAV ssek
vain for pTetoxts To doso.
a EDMUND WALLS,
? Thar Inspector, RichmoHS
.Hay LIST, 1920.
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