Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-22
Flour Inspectors Notice


IN consequence of being frequently compelled, in
~ the discharge ofthc duties of my office, to enforce
the penalties OF the law regulating the Inspection of
-Four against persons offering flour for inspection
vho nave Jailed to comply with lis requstions and
m consequence also Of understanding that the Flour
Inspector Of NewYor ito which city large portion
OF our Hour is sent very strict in imposing every
possible penalty and onerous expense ON our Hour,
deem proper call the attention of all concerned
20 the following provisions Of the law on the subject
and urge the necessity of their being strictly COM
piled with; also endeavor to induce merchants to
pay particular attention having -four shipped in rood
order, by remedying defects which occur after il has
been inspected.
g. requires that all holtet wheat -four BROUGHT 70 any in
specon for cxpotaon shall be merchantabe due neness
aud without any mixture coarer -FOUR or the -four of ann
other grain than wheat, under penalty condemnation and
ten dollars r each bae recoverable by motion of nspec-
on en DAYS notice IN any court of records the flour be
sold by the Inspector for the benefit of the Commonwealth
Sec 4, requires all -four barrels for expectation to well
made OF seasoned materials with, hoops nailed with
nails in each chime hoop and three nails in each bge hoop
IN the slaves, aud the head Ia inches diameter half barrels
% inches in length, aud the diameter ia inches
Sec requires the bb tn be branded with the and nett
Sec s. requires each barrel OF -four contain l96 pounds
and each halt barrel VI pounds, under penalty of
overs
Sec requires the barrels weighed and the ,ac marked
uereon any person shall put false wrong
the disadvantage Of the purchaser he forfeit $50 cts and
the Inspector Suspicion request purchaser
shall unpack the barel and If there quantity OF -four
than above directed, the shall pay the charges of up.
aackh's and packns, and above the other penalties
1t Will be seen by g. that if the Inspector as
certas that flour of other grain than wheat has been
mixed with the wheat flour, the is subject 10
penalty ut ten dollars for each BARREL besides forfeit
ing the -four Farmers and milers should therefore
be particularly careful to separate I've 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 of nearly all the other penal
ties that are incurred.
Where fo,1r iS arLn inb or,oIS -, ~.
seasoned penalty for short weight almost certain
to be incurred If it is not Immediately inspected; for
although the full quantity of flour may have been put
IL them will be found i'll short time that the bar
reis, from the evaporation of the snp hive 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 on its being reinspect-
ed in the place which he sends il. The interest of
the merchant, therefore requires the strict enforce
ment of this part of the law, well of those which
prescribe the in which barrels are to be hoop
ed and nailed, and their dimensions.
trust that those concerned will be careful hcreac
ter to comply with all the acquisitions of the law
Should any person. however, from any cause fail 70
do So 1t Is my imperous duty to enforce the penal
ties, wehsr incurred from fraud carelessncss or io
norance, as the law leaves nc 10 discretion on the
subject.
would recommend to those -rho have flour 70 ~
spect, that has lain any time after being hacked and
weighed, to re-vcigh it immediately before submit
cases from mourning penalty, and me from the ds
greeable dirty of enforcing il.
Merchants who purchase -four for shipping and
the captains who receive It, seldom pay sufficient at
tention TO the order iii which the barrels re in when
shipped.
1t frequently happens, when -four comes to be ship
ped that has lain in store some time after being in
speced that the barrels from not being properly sea-
soned when the flour put in them, are found to
have shrunk, and become mfrrn, that in getting
them out oihe store transporting them to the vessel
and shipping them, they sustain injury, which if not
remedied will subject the merchant TO expenses on be-
ing reinspected. The hoops get knocked off-tbe
heads fall out and spill the -four which is partly lost
and what is put back is mixed with dirt, that NAV
cause 1t 70 be refused being offered for reinspec-
ton, besides being liable 10 penalty for short weight
10 prevent this merchants shipping -four should be
careful 10 have all barrels recurring recoopered and
10 seeing that the draymen laborers and sailors han
die the barrels carefully; and they should also be par
ticuar in having -four that has lain any time in store
after being inspected re-weighed before shipping it.
These precautions viii them from mourning bur-
densome and vexatious expenses when the flour comes
to be reinspected
Captains who sign bills OF lading for -four being
shipped in good order, when it s 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. 1t
is their duty to refuse signing bills of ladGg for -four
being in good order when is not and the respon-
sibiy should fall on them for so doing
II is impossible for the Inspector to prevent flour
being shipped in bad order (even if he had The power
to do so, which he has notO where the injury oc-
ours after 1t has passed inspection. Nv duty am
determined strictly to executor and it Is the duty of
the Farmer, Merchant, Miller, and all others concern
ed to aid inc in sustaining the character of orr -four
in every requisite; that those nteresedly ea-
lous Of the high character it holds and who seek to
deprecate the price by burdening it with onerous
expenses, with the view of enabling their flour better
TO compete with it in their markets. NAV seek in
vain for preteXts 10 do so.
EDMUND WALLIS
Flour Lnspector' Richmond.
May lk, 1929.