Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-25
Flour Inspectors Notice.

II IICVuVUtfy
tho discourage OF tho duiics of my Office, To enforce
the penalties of the law rcyule,ng the Inspection Of
Flour, against persons offering flour Tor inspection
who have failed to comply with lis rcquistions, ami
IN consequence also of understanding that the Flour
Inspector OF Now York ito which city large portion
of our flour IL sent is very strict in imposing every
possible penalty and generous expense Hour,
deem IL proper To cali the attention Of all concerned
to the following provisions of the law the subject
and 10 urge the necessity OF their being strictly COM
piled with also To vndcavcr induce merchants TO
pay particular eut;on TO having -four shipped IN good
order, by renedying defects which after il has
been inspected.
Sec s. requires that all hol,rl vhca, hnu brought any
scc,io exporaon shall be nchan,ablc due fncncss.
aud without any mixture o. eor the -four Of any
other grain than wheat, under penalty Of condemnation, and
ten dollars r EACH barrel cradle by motion OF the insec-
tor on ten days notice any Of record the -four to DC
sold 10y the Inspector for the hUnsh oil the Commonwealth
Sc a, requires all nour bacls for oxpor,9,on 10 he wei
mnc ofscsned materials with hoops, nailed with four
mails IN each chime hoop, aud three rails N each b,sr hoop
IA tho s,avcs aud tho head III inches diameter halt barrels
- inches IN length aud the diameter OF the head ls inches
See O. requires the bbls Ia DO branded with The tae and nett
Se. 4, requires each barrel iru' oonoi 1876 pounds
and each half barrel 30 pounds, under penalty OF cents f
every pound deficient under D. and OF l. cts for every qoanc
SEC requires the barrels TO be weighed and the married
Thereof" II amy person shall PIT false wrong
the disadvantage Of the purchaser he shall forfeit SO and
c Inspector upon suspicion or at the request oi the pucater
shall uapat the barrel, end there less quantity of 1ou
han above directed the owner snl pay the charges of I'm
packing and reackrg and above tho other penalties
II VIII be seen by s. that If the Inspector rs
certains that -four oothcr grain than wheat has beer
mixed with the wheat -four, the issubject TO
penalty ci ten dollars for each barrel besides forfeit;
ng the -four Farmers and nlllers should therefore
be particularly careful To separate rye corn OATS ant
all other grain from wheat before grinding it.
The future to corply with that part OF the law
which requires the barrels to be made of seasoned
materials, is the Of nearly al the other penal
tics that are incurred,
Where flour is packed IL barrels that arc not wei
seasoned penalty for short weight is almost certain
a ~, ..a.
although the full quantity Of -four piay have been put
liz them it viii be found in short time that the bar
rels from the evaporation Of the sap have lost several
pounds.
And should l. hc inspected Immediately after Pack.
ing. while the weight holds out, the merchant WHO
buys i world sustain The loss, It's being reinspcct
ed IN the place to which he sends it. Tho interest OF
the merchant, therefore, requires the strict enforce
Of this part of the law, well rs ofthose which
prescribe the manner in which barrels arc 10 be hoop
| cd and nailed, and their dimensions.
trust TINT those concerned viii be careful hcrcaf-
tcr To comply with all tho acquisitions of the law
Should any person, however, from any cause fail to
DO il is my imperious duty enforce the penal
ties, whether incurred from fraud carclessness or ir-
norance as the law lcGres Inc no discretion on the
subject.
wonld recommend to tiicsc who Lave -four 10 in
spect, that has lain any time after being packed and
weighed, to Fc-weigh il Immediately before submit
ting II for inspection. This would save them in many
cases from mourning penalty, and me from the disa-
grecable duty of enforcing il.
Merchants who purchase -four for shipping, and
the captains who receive it, seldom pay sufficient at.
tention to tie order III which the barrels in when
shipped.
Il frequently happens, Yhcn 1our comes 20 he ship
ped that has lain in store some time after bc;nr IN
Spected tct the barrels from being properly sea-
soncd when the Hour was put in them, found to
have shrunl, and become 90 inirm, that in getting
them out otthe store transporting them 20 the vessel
and shipping them, they sustain injury, which if not
rcmeded VIII subject the merchant 10 expenses on bc
my reinspccted. The hoops get Knocked olT.-the
heads fall out and spill the flour. which is partly lost
ana what is put back is mixed with dirt that nav
cause 1t 10 be refused being offered for rcinspec
ton, besides being liable to penalty for short weight
10 prevent this, merchants shipping -four should be
careful to have all barrels requiring recoopercd aud
20 seeing that the draymen aboreIs.and sailors han
die the barrels carefully; and they should also be par
tcular IN having -four that has lun any time in store
after beng Inspected re-we,ghed before shipping it
hesc precautions viii cave them from incurring bur
dens0me and vcXaIlous expenses whonhe -four comes
10 be rcin>pccted.
Captains who sign bills oflading for -four as being
;lPPe" IN good order, when 1t IS not in good order
(Which they frequently do) should be held bound for oil
damages that may be incurred by it's not bcDr found
IN good order at the port OF delivery much rs if the
damage bad been incurred after they received II. 1t
is the duty to refuse signing bills Of ladug for -four
as beng in good order when it is not and the respon
slbiiity should fall on them for so doing.
II Is impossible for the Inspector To- prevent -four
being shipped III bad order eyen if he had the power
L" W 90, WhlCI nc mas not,) where the injury oc-
cuTa oher 1t has passed inspection. My duty am
determined strictly To executor and it is the duty oil
the Former Merchant, Miller, and I'll others concern
cd TO aid me in sustaining the character of orr flour
IN every requisite; so that even those nterestcdy ica
lo5 OF The high character it holds, and who seek 10
dcpTccate the price by burdenng it with oncrous
expenses, with the view of enabling their -four better
to compete with 1t III their markets may secl, In
vain for pretCXtS 10 do so.
EDMUND WALLSd
Hour Inspector, Eich,nond
IN CIIANCEHf-At a court held Tor Louisa county Al
N the courthouse Monday, May the nth, 1879 Henry
aWTence executor ol Sarah Wood decd, PLAINTIFF against
DAVID Niche aud Sally his wife, Lucy Richards Aoly kul
ms James Niche, Jonatian Miche John ficie William,
hcme Bezeeei Brown and 5eey his wife Edmund brown
end Ihe9dosia his wife, Nancy hchic Polly Niche David
Michc RANGES Mlciiie, Sarah Michc Robert T. Nliclis
auh I'll IT